Supreme Court refuses to stay delimitation of Assam assembly, Lok Sabha constituencies

Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on July 24, 2023
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the delimitation exercise for redrawing the boundaries of 14 Lok Sabha and 126 assembly constituencies in Assam, for which the Election Commission had issued a draft proposal on June 20 under Section 8A of the Representation of the People Act, which is applicable only to Assam,...

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Lok Sabha

Lower house of the Parliament of India
The vagaries of climate change may not have made it to the manifestos of parties in this Lok Sabha election, but drinking water is all set to become a prickly..
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Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra launched a scathing attack on BJP-led NDA govt over inflation and unemployment during a campaign rally for Lok..
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Voter turnout in the second phase of the Lok Sabha election reached 66.7%, as of Saturday evening, for 88 constituencies that went to the polls. There’s..
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Election commission

Body which oversees elections
As per the schedule announced by the Election Commission, the voting day for the Mysore Lok Sabha Constituency is on 26 April ( Phase 2 ).
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Congress called upon the Election Commission to halt the Surat elections, claiming that the BJP orchestrated a "match fixing" due to apprehensions about the..
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is facing a widespread backlash after referring to Muslims as "infiltrators" during a campaign speech over the weekend. 
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Supreme Court of the United States

Highest court of jurisdiction in the United States
Accusing the Centre of “misusing” Enforcement Directorate to “crush” its political opponents ahead of the parliamentary elections, chief minister Arvind..
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that Congress should apologise to the country for making false claims about the Electronic Voting Machines after..
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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal filed his response to the Directorate of Enforcement's (ED) affidavit in the Supreme Court on Saturday and said that there..
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Ranchi Court denies Hemant Soren's interim bail plea for uncle's funeral, prompting a Supreme Court appeal. Soren alleges illegal detention, seeks urgent hearing..
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On Saturday, Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah stated that the Centre has approved Rs 3,499 crore as drought relief and has released only Rs 3,454 crore. He..
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Assam

State in northeastern India
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The second phase has 88 Lok Sabha constituencies including all 20 seats in Kerala, 14 in Karnataka, 13 in Rajasthan, eight in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, five..
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The Met office said high humidity could add to people's inconvenience in Tripura, Kerala, coastal Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Assam, Meghalaya and Goa...
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Self-proclaimed Sikh preacher and "Waris Punjab De" leader Amritpal Singh, detained under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and National Security Act in..
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Arunachal Pradesh

State in northeast India
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Election Commission of India has ordered repolling in eight polling stations in Arunachal Pradesh where EVM damage and violence were reported during polling to..
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In Itanagar, female voters were pleasantly surprised with sanitary napkins for voting, part of an initiative to boost participation and raise awareness about..
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Nagaland

State in northeastern India
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Manipur

State in northeastern India
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The US State Department's report, '2023 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: India" alleged that the ethnic conflict between the Meitei and Kuki..
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