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Pakistan News: Pakistan's election commission extended the deadline for filing nomination papers for the February 8 general elections. The Election Commission of Pak

"Preparations are going as per the schedule which has been prescribed by the ECI. We are all prepared for polling on November 7. We have prepared 1,276 polling stations. We have provided all the assured minimum facilities...The voters list was finalised as per the second special summary revision...We have 174 candidates contesting for 40 assembly seats," Vyas said.

In a bid to address voter apathy among young Indians, the Election Commission and the Ministry of Education on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding to bring electoral literacy to classrooms across the country.

Congress on Friday raised before the Election Commission the issue of duplication in electoral rolls in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh. The poll panel disclosed that it has already removed 11 lakh duplicate names in a bid to present a clean voters' list.

The Election Commission has told the Supreme Court that it would make "clarificatory" changes in its forms meant for adding new voters and updating records of old ones in the electoral roll.

Pakistans election commission has announced that general elections will be held in the last week of January 2024. The decision comes after pressure from political parties to hold timely elections in the cash-strapped country. The electoral body will publish the initial list for the delimitation of constituencies on September 27, and objections from parties will be addressed before the final list is issued on November 30.

India News: Days before both Houses of Parliament discuss the bill for appointment of chief election commissioner (CEC) and election commissioners, nine ex-CECs h

Pakistan's election commission has questioned the neutrality of the country's caretaker government tasked with holding national elections, saying it appears to be aligned with the opponents of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan.

Opposition bloc INDIA (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance) comprising 26 parties was announced at a meeting in Bengaluru Last Month.

Ajit Pawar, leader of the breakaway NCP faction, earlier wrote to ECI as "NCP president" and staked claim to the party name and 'clock' symbol, two days before he joined the Shinde-Fadnavis government with eight party MLAs. NCP Split: Election Commission Directs Sharad Pawar and Ajit Pawar Factions To Share Documents Submitted to Poll Body With Each Other, Confirm Sharing of Papers Within Three Weeks.