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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
Salom Zurichishvili elected as first female President of Georgia
Salom Zurichishvili was elected as the first female President of Georgia. She will take charge on December 16, 2018. In recently concluded presidential election, Salom Jurabishvili defeated her rival candidate Grigol Washadze. She received 59.5% of the votes, while Grigol ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2018
Twitter launches #PowerOf18 campaign to boost youth engagement for 2019 polls
Twitter India has launched #PowerOf18 campaign aimed at encouraging youth to contribute in public debates and participate in civic engagement for the 2019 general elections. The initiative was launched by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Maya Hari, Vice-President and Managing ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2018
Term of 16th Lok Sabha is upto 3rd June, 2019
The section 151A of the Representation of the People Act of 1951 mandates the Election Commission of India (ECI) to fill the casual vacancies in the Houses of Parliament and State Legislatures through bye elections within six months from the ..
Model code of Conduct kick in as soon as House dissolved: EC
Election Commission (EC) has announced that Model Code of Conduct comes into force immediately in states where legislative assemblies have been dissolved prematurely. It also held that after dissolution caretaker government as well as the central government is barred from ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2018
2018 International Day of Democracy
The International Day of Democracy is observed every year on September 15 to highlight the values of freedom and respect for human rights as essential elements of democracy. It is an opportunity to look for ways to invigorate democracy and ..
AESF-IV: 4th Asian electoral stakeholders forum held in Colombo, Sri Lanka
The fourth edition of Asian electoral stakeholders forum (AESF-IV) was held Colombo, Sri Lanka to discuss the state of elections and democracy in the region. This was for first time AESF was held in South Asia. It was jointly organised ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018
Election of Rajya Sabha Members
Rajya Sabha the upper house of the parliament is the council of states. The features of the process of the election of members to Rajya Sabha are The members of the Rajya Sabha are indirectly elected by the elected representatives ..
Law Commission of India favours simultaneous elections
Law Commission of India, the government’s highest law advisory body has released draft White Paper recommending holding of simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and state assemblies. The commission, headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice B.S. Chauhan has decided to ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
KP Sharma Oli sworn in as Nepal's Prime Minister
KP Sharma Oli was sworn in as Nepal’s prime minister for the second time. He is the 41st prime minister of Nepal. He was administered the oath of office and secrecy by President Bidya Devi Bhandari. He is known for ..