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Fact Sheet: Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, 2018
Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, 2018 was held on 28 November 2018 in a single phase. The election resulted in win of Indian National Congress and consequently, senior congress leader Kamal Nath was selected to be Chief Minister of the ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2018
Fact Sheet: Rajasthan Legislative Assembly Elections, 2018
Rajasthan Legislative Assembly Election, 2018 was held on 7 December 2018 in a single phase. The election resulted in win of Indian National Congress and consequently, senior congress leader Ashok Gehlot was selected to be Chief Minister of the state. ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2018
Five states celebrates their foundation day
The five states of India – Kerala, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, and Chhattisgarh – have recently celebrated their foundation day on November 1. In Kerala, the day marked the 62nd anniversary of the establishment of the state. Organised on linguistic ..
Seats in Sikkim Assembly
The Home Ministry has proposed an increase in the number of seats in the Sikkim Assembly from 32 to 40. The expansion will be the first since the State merged with India in 1975. This is to give representation to the Limboo ..
8th National Voters’ Day (NVD-2018)
The National Voters’ Day (NVD) is observed every year by India on January 25 with an aim to increase the enrolment of voters, especially of the newly eligible ones. The day is also observed to mark the establishment of the ..
Gujarat to be first big state after Goa to use EVMs with VVPAT
Gujarat will be the second state after Goa to use the Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) system for the Assembly elections. Here, Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) will be equipped with VVPAT. State Chief Electoral Officer and Principal Secretary Mr. ..
New Delhi hosted Chief Electoral Officers’ Conference of all States and Union Territories
The two-day Chief Electoral Officers’ Conference of all States and Union Territories has been inaugurated by Chief Election Commissioner Achal Kumar Joti and Election Commissioner OP Rawat in New Delhi on August 18, 2017. The event is being organised by ..
SC asks government to formalise Election Commissioners’ appointment through Law
The Supreme Court has asked the Union government to formalise appointment of election commissioners through law. Need The Supreme Court has observed that even though the Election commissioners have been so far appointed in a very fair manner, there exists a legitimate expectation in the ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2017
Hamid Ansari re-elected as Vice-President
Hamid Ansari, who was nominated by the UPA for the Vice Presidential election, has emerged a winner again. He defeated BJP candidate Jaswant Singh.
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2012
ECI raises Minimum Vote Limit from 6% to 8% for state party
ECI (Election Commission of India) has recently increased the cap of min. votes a political party must get in Election in order to obtain the position of a State party or uphold it ahead. The new minimum limit is 8% ..