ECI disqualifies five candidates of Punjab 2022 Assembly polls
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has disqualified five candidates, who contested the 2022 Punjab Assembly elections.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has disqualified five candidates, who contested the 2022 Punjab Assembly elections.
Political parties in UP have been waiting for the past four months to go for another test of their electoral prowess after the Lok Sabha polls that witnessed a major debacle for the ruling BJP.
The counting of votes will take place alongside the Maharashtra and Jharkhand Assembly polls on 23rd November.
The petition contends that offering freebies in the run-up to elections unfairly sways voters and calls for such promises to be treated as bribes.
The Election Commission will announce the schedule for Assembly elections for Maharashtra and Jharkhand on Tuesday.
The polling for the constituency was earlier scheduled to take place on 7 May in the third phase of the election.
According to the office of the Chief Electoral Officer Puneet Agarwal, action was taken against the employees for their negligence of election-related duties.
The BJP has complained against this to the ECI, he said adding that "The Congress made every effort to spread confusion among the public by sharing deep fake videos through its official handle."
The Election Commission of India has identified 232 booths as critical and 231 booths as vulnerable in West Burdwan district for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, while so far 1,384 licensed firearms have been deposited throughout the district.
Addressing a press conference here, Atishi said according to the ECI, the song ‘Jail Ka Jawab Vote Se Denge’ shows the ruling party (BJP) and investigation agencies in a bad light.