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Magisterial probe ordered into Assam EVM row
A magisterial probe has been ordered to determine why a polling team in Assam carried an EVM in a vehicle owned by the wife of a BJP candidate, officials said on Saturday. Karimganj District Deputy Superintendent Anbamuthan MP issued an order on Friday night to probe the incident, which has snowballed into a huge controversy […]
4 years ago
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Assam polls: 80.96 per cent voting in 2nd phase according to updated figure
The final poll percentage for the second phase of assembly polls in Assam is 80.96 per cent, 1.03 per cent more than the first phase total of 79.93 per cent, election officials said on Friday. The voting percentage was mentioned as 77.21 per cent at the end of polling Thursday but as per the updated […]
4 years ago
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Amit Shah seeks EC probe into Assam EVM row
Union Home Minister Amit Shah Friday sought an inquiry by the Election Commission after a huge political row erupted over a polling team in Assam being found carrying an EVM in the vehicle belonging to the wife of a BJP candidate. Taking cognizance of the controversy, the poll panel suspended the presiding officer of the […]
4 years ago
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Assam Assembly polls: Congress has become ‘mentally bankrupt’, says JP Nadda
The Congress party has become ‘mentally bankrupt’, said Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief JP Nadda on Friday while hitting out at Opposition parties in Assam for ‘indulging in politics of opportunism’ ahead of the third phase of the state assembly elections. “When I look at our rivals, I say they indulge in politics of opportunism […]
4 years ago
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Assam polls: Congress alleges ‘illegal’ use of EVMs, BJP calls it ‘language of defeat’
A war of words has erupted between the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party after a video surfaced on social media purportedly showing an EVM being found in a BJP candidate’s car in Patharkandi constituency following the second round of polling in Assam. While Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra demanded Election Commission to take […]
4 years ago
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Priyanka Gandhi self-isolates after Robert Vadra tests positive for COVID-19
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra went into self-isolation after her husband Robert Vadra tested positive for COVID-19. She, however, has tested negative. The Congress leader released a video in which she said: “My yesterday’s report has come negative but on the advice of doctors, I will be in isolation for the next few days. […]
4 years ago
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BPF candidate joins BJP in the midst of polls in Assam
Bodoland Peoples Front (BPF) candidate Rangja Khungur Basumatary on Thursday joined BJP ahead of the third phase of poll in Assam when the constituency in which he is a contestant is slated to go to the poll. Basumatary had reportedly gone missing for two days and at around midnight on Wednesday, senior BJP leader Himanta […]
4 years ago
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Assam polls Phase-II voting: 73.03% voter turnout till 5:30 pm
73.03 percent voter turnout have been recorded till 5.30 pm on Thursday across 39 constituencies in 13 districts during the second phase of Assam Assembly polls, according to the Election Commission of India. The second phase of polling for assembly elections in Assam began at 7 am on Thursday and is currently underway. Voting for […]
4 years ago
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Assam polls Phase-II voting: 57.89% polling recorded till 3 pm
Assam recorded a voter turnout of 57.89 percent till 3:10 pm across 39 constituencies during the second phase of the state assembly polls, as per figure provided by the Election Commission of India. The Nalbari constituency has witnessed the highest voting percentage with a voter turnout of 71 per cent till 3.10 pm, while the […]
4 years ago
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Assam polls: Sushmita Dev casts her vote in Silchar
Congress leader Sushmita Dev cast her vote at a polling station in Silchar during the second phase of Assembly elections in Assam on Thursday. Speaking to the mediapersons after casting her vote, Dev said, “Mahajot (grand alliance) is an inclusive alliance. BJP is a communal alliance.” Assam recorded a voter turnout of 22.85 per cent […]
4 years ago