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'Godse was a first Hindu extremist' remark: HC refuses to entertain PIL against Kamal HaasanThe petition, filed by Upadhyay, has also sought debarring of candidates and deregistration of parties that "misuse" religion for electoral...
15 May, 2019, 01.59 PM IST
PIL in HC against misuse of religion for electoral gain, refers to Kamal Haasan's remarkHaasan, the president of Makkal Needhi Maiam, had in an election rally speech termed Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse as independen...
14 May, 2019, 05.46 PM IST
People facing trial for serious offences be barred from polls: EC to SCIt said people against whom charges have been framed by a court for offences punishable with at least five years, should be barred from con...
11 Feb, 2018, 06.27 PM IST
Over 1,900 parties in India, 400 never fought polls: ECThe EC has asked state CECs to send it a comprehensive report of lists of registered parties which have never contested an election and als...
08 Dec, 2016, 10.55 AM IST
Asaduddin Owaisi's party AIMIM can't fight Mumbai civic pollsThe All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Musalmeen (MIM) has been deregistered in Maharashtra and will not be eligible to contest in next year's ci...
14 Jul, 2016, 12.28 PM IST
India has 1866 registered political parties: Election CommissionAccording to data complied by the Commission, in the last Lok Sabha election in 2014, 464 political parties had fielded candidates.
09 Aug, 2015, 11.27 AM IST
Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party running malicious campaign: BJPBJP asked the EC to derecognise Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for allegedly running a "malicious and mala fide campaign" agains...
04 Sep, 2013, 10.10 PM IST