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New Delhi, Several political parties declined to share details of electoral bond donors citing various legal provisions, while others said they received the funding instruments through "drop box" or by post without any name. The DMK, which received most of its donations from a lottery firm, reached out to its donors to seek details of the electoral bonds as demanded by the <keyword id="19895345" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="supreme-court" source="keywords">Supreme Court</keyword> in 2019. The BJP cited the amendments to the Representation of People Act, 1951 and the relevant portions of the Reserve Bank of India Act and the Income Tax Act for not revealing its donors. "It is duly submitted that the electoral bonds were introduced with the aim of bringing only accounted for funds in political funding while protecting the donors from any consequences, therefrom," the BJP said in its letter to the <keyword id="19895782" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="election-commission" source="keywords">Election Commission</keyword>. The <keyword id="19895371" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="congress" source="keywords">Congress</keyword> shot off a letter to the <keyword id="19934368" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="state-bank-of-india" source="keywords">State Bank of India</keyword> (SBI) seeking details of donors of electoral bonds, the amount, the bank account in which it was credited and the date. The SBI responded to the Congress that the details of the electoral bonds were available with the political parties and shared the statement of the bank account which was shared with the Commission. The Samajwadi Party shared details of bonds of relatively smaller amounts of Rs 1 lakh and Rs 10 lakh, but merely mentioned that 10 bonds of Rs 1 crore each were received by post without any name. The DMK, which received almost 77 per cent of its funds from lottery king Santiago Martin's Future Gaming, said it had reached out to the donors of the party to get details of the donations they had made. "The scheme also does not require the details of the donor to be furnished to the donee. ... Be that as it may, following the directions of Hon'ble Supreme Court, we contacted our donors and we were able to collect the details from them," the DMK said. The <keyword id="19910625" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="telugu-desam-party" source="keywords">Telugu Desam Party</keyword> mentioned "not readily available" in the column for listing out the names of donors. The <keyword id="19968095" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="trinamool-congress" source="keywords">Trinamool Congress</keyword> said the electoral bonds were sent to the party office and were "dropped in the drop box". The party said some bonds were sent through messengers from various persons who wished to support the party, many of whom prefer to remain anonymous. The NCP, then led by Sharad Pawar, expressed inability to furnish details of donors against each bond as the party had not maintained details or issued any receipts. The letter by the NCP to the Election Commission said several of its office-bearers were busy with the election campaign. "Wherever possible we have indicated the name of the person through whom bonds were received by the party," the NCP said. The Goa unit of the Congress reached out to its donor V M Salgaonkar and Brothers to get details of the electoral bonds worth Rs 30 lakh given by them to the party. The RJD said the details about donations worth Rs 1.5 crore were not readily available. The Nitish Kumar-led Janata Dal (United) has told the Election Commission that someone delivered to its office an envelope with electoral bonds worth Rs 10 crore in 2019, which were redeemed by the party.

Electoral bonds dropped at office, received by post, say political parties

New Delhi, The <keyword id="19895345" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="supreme-court" source="keywords">Supreme Court</keyword> on Thursday struck down the electoral bond scheme, saying it violates the right to information and the freedom of speech and expression under the Constitution. In a landmark judgement that will have wide ramifications, it ordered the <keyword id="19934368" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="state-bank-of-india" source="keywords">State Bank of India</keyword> to disclose to the <keyword id="19895782" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="election-commission" source="keywords">Election Commission</keyword> the names of the contributors to the six-year-old scheme. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice <keyword id="19936357" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="d-y-chandrachud" source="keywords">D Y Chandrachud</keyword> delivered two separate and unanimous verdicts on the pleas challenging the scheme, delivering a major blow to the central government. Pronouncing the verdict, the CJI said the scheme is violative of freedom of speech and expression under Article 19(1)(a) of Constitution. The bench said the fundamental right to privacy also includes citizens' right to political privacy and affiliation. It also held as invalid the amendments made in various laws, including the <keyword id="20592932" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="representation-of-peoples-act" source="keywords">Representation of Peoples Act</keyword> and the Income Tax laws. It directed that the issuing bank shall stop issuance of electoral bonds and the State Bank of India shall submit details of electoral bonds purchased since April 12, 2019 till date to the Election Commission. The top court had on November 2 last year reserved its verdict in the matter. The scheme, which was notified by the government on January 2, 2018, was pitched as an alternative to cash donations made to political parties as part of efforts to bring transparency in political funding. According to the provisions of the scheme, electoral bonds may be purchased by any citizen of India or entity incorporated or established in the country. An individual can buy electoral bonds, either singly or jointly with other individuals without disclosing the identity. Critics have said this eliminates transparency in electoral funding and gives an edge to the ruling parties.

SC strikes down electoral bond scheme, terms it unconstitutional

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The father of Fulton County DA Fani Willis testified in his daughter's defense at a Friday court hearing.</li><li>John Floyd III said Willis was dating a DJ in 2019. Willis' ex-pal claimed that's when Willis was dating Nathan Wade. </li></ul>The father of Georgia's <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/fani-willis-stand-legal-experts-split-effectiveness-georgia-trump-2024-2">Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis</a> was called to testify Friday at a court hearing over accusations that his daughter had an <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/fulton-county-district-attorney-fanis-willis-nathan-wade-donald-trump-2024-2">"improper" relationship with the special prosecutor</a> she hired to lead the state's 2020 election interference case against former President Donald Trump and his allies.Willis' dad, retired lawyer John Floyd III, said in his testimony that Willis was dating a DJ nicknamed "Deuce" in 2019 — which is the same year that an <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/fani-willis-nathan-wade-testimony-fulton-county-georgia-2024-2">ex-pal of Willis' testified</a> a day earlier that she started dating <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/nathan-wade-testifies-fani-willis-fulton-county-district-attorney-2024-2">Nathan Wade</a>, the attorney Willis appointed in 2021 as special prosecutor in the high-profile criminal case.<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-da-fani-willis-fights-back-on-the-stand-im-not-on-trial-2024-2">Willis and Wade spent hours on the witness stand</a> Thursday as part of a contentious evidentiary hearing in Fulton County Superior Court, fighting back against the accusations and testifying that their relationship began only after Willis brought Wade on to the election interference case. Willis and Wade both testified that they stopped dating in the summer of 2023.While on the stand on Friday, Floyd said that he never met Wade until 2023 and learned only that his daughter had a romantic relationship with Wade seven weeks ago. "I just found out when other folks found out," Floyd said.When questioned whether Willis had kept her relationship with Wade a "secret" from Floyd, he replied, "Correct."The court hearing — which could derail Georgia's election interference case and result in Willis and Wade's disqualification from it — comes after a lawyer for co-defendant, Mike Roman, a former Trump campaign advisor, accused Willis in a motion of benefiting financially from hiring Wade because he paid for them to take extravagant vacations.The motion alleged Willis had an "improper" romantic relationship with Wade that began while he was married and before she appointed him as special prosecutor. Defense attorneys for Trump and other co-defendants have joined in on the motion.<div type="image" title="Fulton County DA Fani Willis testifies at a hearing Feb. 15 in Atlanta on her relationship with Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade." height="3818" width="5727" msid="107763842" hostid="261" sizebytes="439846"></div><h2>Floyd testified Willis was forced to move out of her house over threats</h2>While on the stand Friday, Floyd said that he moved into Willis' home in 2019 and "often" saw her DJ boyfriend nicknamed "Deuce" coming and going."He was a disc jockey of some kind. I think he had a government job during the day, I don't know what it was, but apparently he would do weddings," Floyd said, adding, "All his stuff was always in the way and I always had to push it aside."Floyd testified that shortly after Willis was sworn in as the district attorney of Fulton County in January 2021, Willis faced racist threats that forced her to move out of her home.In February of 2021, Floyd said, a group of people had shown up outside Willis' home early in the morning "cursing and yelling and calling her the B-word and the N-word.""It was bizarre," the dad testified, noting, "I hadn't seen anything like it before."Floyd said he feared for Willis' safety as death threats rolled in."They said they were going to blow up the house," he said. "They were gonna kill her. They were gonna kill me. They were gonna kill my grandchildren. I mean on and on and on, I was concerned for her safety."Willis had testified that at that time, she moved out and took over the lease of her ex-pal, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/fani-willis-nathan-wade-testimony-fulton-county-georgia-2024-2?mrfhud=true">Robin Yeartie</a>, who testified on Thursday that she had "no doubt" in her mind that from 2019 to the last time she spoke with Willis in March of 2022, Willis and Wade were in a romantic relationship.Floyd said he didn't know where Willis moved to and "intentionally" didn't want to know in case anyone "stuck a gun" to his head to find out where his DA daughter was living."This is very hard for me to say, but during the period my daughter left I've only seen my daughter 13 times because I can't and we've never seen each other more than maybe three hours because of, you know, the nightmare threats against her and me," Floyd testified.The father also said it was not common for Willis to confide in him about her romantic life. "I haven't confided in her about mine when I had one, okay," Floyd said.<div type="image" title="Fulton County Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade testifies during a hearing at the Fulton County Courthouse on February 15, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia." height="4000" width="6000" msid="107763844" hostid="261" sizebytes="753100"></div><h2>On keeping cash in the house, Floyd says, 'It's a Black thing'</h2>During his testimony, Floyd did back up his daughter's claims that he always told Willis to keep "six months" worth of cash in the house at all times."I'm not trying to be racist, okay, but it's a Black thing," Floyd said. "I was trained and most Black folks, they hide cash or they keep cash. I was trained you always keep some cash."Both Willis and Wade have testified that any vacations the pair took together, they split the cost, with Wade largely booking the vacations and Willis paying him back in cash."I've always kept cash. You know, and I've told my daughter you keep six months worth of cash always," Floyd said during his testimony.While being questioned by Chris Kachouroff, an attorney for Trump's co-defendant Harrison Floyd, about how he knew cash "was going to be an issue in this testimony," Floyd replied, "Because I was asked for it and I was prepped by the lawyers and they asked me about it."

Fani Willis' dad testifies his daughter was dating a DJ nicknamed 'Deuce' in 2019

New Delhi [India], June 4 (ANI): The mammoth exercise to count votes polled for the Lok Sabha seats in the 2024 elections will begin at 8 am on Tuesday, with trends and results following shortly thereafter. Results of the <keyword id="6372146" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Assembly-elections" source="Orion">Assembly elections</keyword> in Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh were held simultaneously with voting for the 543-member Lok Sabha. Results of 175 Assembly constituencies in Andhra Pradesh and 147 Assembly constituencies in Odisha and results of bypolls in 25 Assembly constituencies will also be declared today. Here're the LIVE results: <div type="javascript" title="Custom" contenttype="Infographic"><cdata><![CDATA[]]></cdata></div> Strict security has been put in place for the smooth conduct of counting of votes for over 8,000 candidates in this general elections. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will seek a third consecutive term in government, while the Congress-led opposition aims to unseat them. Most <keyword id="43771" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="exit-polls" source="Orion">exit polls</keyword> have predicted a return of PM Modi to power, a development which will make him the first Prime Minister since Jawaharlal Nehru to secure a third successive term in power, Meanwhile, a delegation of Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc leaders met with the Election Commission of India urging it to ensure that postal ballots are counted and their results declared before the outcome of the EVMs is announced. Earlier, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar had said that a "very robust system" has been put in place. "There are around 10.5 lakh booths. Each booth will have 14 tables. There are observers and micro-observers. Nearly, 70-80 lakh people are involved in the process," he said. The national capital is all set to witness the battle. With tight security arrangements in place, Delhi is well-prepared to watch the results of the 2024 <keyword id="19923279" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Lok-Sabha-Elections" source="keywords">Lok Sabha elections</keyword>. Around 70 companies of the security forces will be deployed at all seven counting centres across the national capital as part of the elaborate security arrangements made by the Delhi Police for today. Delhi traffic police issued a fresh advisory ahead of the counting of votes scheduled for Tuesday, listing key roads where traffic restrictions and diversions will start from 5 am onwards to ensure smooth vehicular movement. Prime Minister Modi's hometown, Gujarat, is also preparing for the vote-counting day as security forces rehearse and perform drills for the effortless conduct of D-day. Exit polls have predicted the return of the BJP to power. Various exit polls have given the BJP more than 64 seats in Uttar Pradesh. The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance is poised for a hat-trick win in Lok Sabha polls with a massive majority. Exit polls were predicted on Saturday and indicated that the ruling party at the Centre would improve its performance in several states ruled by other parties. A few exit polls predicted that the BJP-led NDA could reach the goal of "400 paar" stated by BJP leaders in the run-up to the Lok Sabha polls. The exit polls predicted that the ruling BJP-led NDA is poised to improve its performance over its 2019 record when it won 352 seats. Two polls predicted the BJP would also improve its numbers from the 303 seats it won in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. In the 2019 elections, NDA wrested 353 seats, of which the BJP won 303 alone. The Opposition's UPA got only 93 seats of which the Congress got 52. The Lok Sabha elections were conducted in seven phases- on April 19, April 26, May 7, May 13, May 20, May 25 and June 1. The counting trends and results, as per data entered by RO/ARO for AC/PC will be available on the ECI website as well as on the Voter Helpline App, both iOS and Android Mobile Apps, according to the ECI. The Voter Helpline App can be downloaded from the Google Play Store or Apple Play Store. Users can use the available filter to find out the winning/leading or trailing candidate details, along with the constituency-wise or State-wise results from the Voter Helpline App. The local display of the trends and results by the CEOs/ROs/DEOs may also be done through the Digital Display Panels, it said.

Lok Sabha elections 2024 results: Mammoth vote-counting exercise set to begin at 8 am, amid high security

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Full polling schedule by state and constituency

The State of Assam has 14 seats to give for the Parliament. The Election Commission has declared that the polling for 2019 Lok sabha Elections in Assam will happen in three phases during the first, second and the third phase of polling across the country. The dates of polling for the various constituencies in Assam will be April 11, April 18 and April 23. The counting of votes will happen on 23 across the country for all constituencies and the results will be declared on the same day. Names of Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam Tezpur, Kalibor, Jorhat, Dibrugarh, Lakhimpur, Karimganj, Silchar, autonomous district, Mangaldoi, Nawgong, Dhubri, Kokrajhar, Barpeta, and Guhati The present status of constituencies in Assam In 2014 General elections for the Lok Sabha, BJP had secured 7 seats in the state. The Indian National Congress and the All India United Democratic front had got 3 places each. When compared to the 2009 elections, the BJP had got 3 seats more in the state while the Congress had got 4 seats lesser. Countrywide predictions show BJP could bag more number of seats this time in the state. All the parties are fervently working forward to grab as many seats as possible from the state for the Lok Sabha this time.

Election 2019: Lok Sabha Seats in Assam

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: know your state

New Delhi, The <keyword id="19895782" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Election-Commission" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Election Commission" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Election Commission">Election Commission</keyword> on Friday said it has identified 266 <keyword id="20809469" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="parliamentary-constituencies" source="keywords">parliamentary constituencies</keyword>, including 215 in rural areas, with <keyword id="21207154" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="low-voter-turnout" source="keywords">low voter turnout</keyword> and is planning <keyword id="21207534" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="targeted-intervention" source="keywords">targeted intervention</keyword> to enhance <keyword id="19973117" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="voting-percentage" source="keywords">voting percentage</keyword> in the upcoming <keyword id="19912155" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Lok-Sabha-polls" source="keywords">Lok Sabha polls</keyword>. Municipal commissioners from major cities and select district election officers from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh discussed enhancing voter engagement and participation in identified urban and rural Lok Sabha seats. At its conference on low <keyword id="20108198" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="voter-turnout" source="keywords">voter turnout</keyword> here, the EC said 266 parliamentary constituencies -- 215 rural and 51 urban -- with low voter turnout have been identified. Eleven states and Union territories - Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Telangana, Gujarat, Punjab, Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir and Jharkhand - had a voter turnout lower than the national average of 67.40 per cent in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. Addressing the participants, <keyword id="19998985" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Chief-Election-Commissioner" source="keywords">Chief Election Commissioner</keyword> Rajiv Kumar stressed that 'one size fits all' approach will not work and different strategies have to be worked out for different areas and segments. Polling for the seven-phased Lok Sabha polls begins on April 19. Kumar emphasised on a three-pronged strategy of providing facilitation at polling stations, such as queue management, sheltered parking in congested areas; targeted outreach and communication; and involvement of critical stakeholders including RWAs, local icons and youth influencers to persuade people to come to polling stations on voting day. He told officials to prepare a booth-wise action plan for enhanced participation and behaviour change. He asked the participants to prepare different strategies for urban and rural areas and plan interventions accordingly for different target audiences. Discussions were centred on critical issues such as optimising queue management at polling stations and facilitating voting in high-rise buildings. Urban specific hurdles to increased voter turnout were identified and targeted city-specific interventions were planned. The officers were encouraged to develop tailored, region-specific outreach programs that resonate with the unique needs and demographics of their constituencies. The Commission recalled that nearly 29.7 crore eligible voters did not vote in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections "underscoring the scale of the problem which calls for proactive measures". In the last Lok Sabha elections, of the 50 seats with the lowest voter turnout, 17 were in metropolitans or major cities. It said recent elections across various states have highlighted trends of urban apathy towards the electoral process, warranting targeted interventions and collaborative endeavours.

EC identifies 266 Lok Sabha seats with low voter turnout, mostly in rural areas

Meghalaya, literally translated as the abode of clouds, is a beautiful state located in the North Eastern India. The state of Meghalaya has two Lok Sabha constituencies in total. Hence two Parliamentary candidates will be elected from the state in 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The Election Commission has declared that the parliamentary elections will happen in Meghalaya in a single phase on April 11. This will be during the first phase of elections in the country. The counting of the votes will happen on May 23 and the results will be announced on the same day before evening. Names of Lok Sabha constituencies in Meghalaya The names of the two Lok Sabha constituencies in Maghalaya are Shillong and Tura. The present status of constituencies in Meghalaya Following the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the Indian National Congress holds 1 seat in the state. The other seat is held by the National People’s Party. In the 2009 elections for the parliament, the Congress could bag 1 seat from here. Following the vigorous campaign of the BJP here, it appears the party has bright prospects of winning both the seats from here. Anyway, we will have to wait till May 23 to see the actual outcome of the polls.

Lok Sabha Election 2019: Total seats in Meghalaya

Chennai, Tamil Nadu's ruling <keyword id="19897149" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="dmk" source="keywords">DMK</keyword>, a key constituent of the INDIA bloc, in its manifesto released on Wednesday promised to repeal the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 if the opposition alliance wins the <keyword id="19895394" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="lok-sabha" source="keywords">Lok Sabha</keyword> polls. Restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir and holding polls there, scrapping the New Education Policy 2020, slashing fuel prices, annulling Article 361 of the Constitution that provides protection to governors from legal action and appointment of Governors following consultation with Chief Ministers, were among the key promises made by the DMK. The recommendations of the M S Swaminathan committee will be adopted to ensure that MSP for agricultural products "is set at total production cost plus 50 per cent," the DMK said. Also, it announced that if voted to power, the INDIA bloc will withdraw the Agnipath scheme and reintroduce "permanent recruitment service" in the Indian Armed forces. "From now on, population census, including caste-wise census and census concerning people below the poverty line, will be conducted by the Union government once every five years simultaneously." The DMK will firmly insist on the removal of Article 356, which allows the dismissal of duly elected state governments and imposition of President's rule. The Congress party's ally in Tamil Nadu said that "new constraints" on States' borrowing capacity, imposed by the union government beyond the limits in each state's FRBM-equivalent Act will be eliminated. "A recommendation to share cess revenues with states will be made. It will be proposed that the Finance Commission increase the horizontal devolution of tax revenue (to all States together) from 42 per cent to 50 per cent." The Union government's financial contributions to states will be based on the income tax and GST collected in those states. Thus, financial contributions will be assured based on the taxes collected within each state. The finance provided to states will be permanently determined based on the 1971 population. A 33 per cent reservation for women in Parliament and legislative assemblies will be implemented immediately. "DMK will insist that the Union government enact a law providing menstrual leave to women, emphasizing the journey towards gender equality." Petrol and diesel prices "will be set at Rs 75, Rs 65 (per litre)" and cooking gas cylinders shall be made available at Rs 500 (per cylinder). "The introduction of the Uniform Civil Code will be strictly prevented" to preserve India's secular nature as stated in the Constitution's preamble. "The 2019 CAA law will be repealed, and all minorities will be treated equally without any discrimination. The recommendations of the Sachar Committee for the improvement of the lives of Muslims and other minority communities will be implemented." Facilitation will be provided for <keyword id="21027983" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="sri-lankan-tamil" source="keywords">Sri Lankan Tamil</keyword> refugees to get Indian citizenship. Assistance will be provided to those who wish to return to Sri Lanka. Also, the manifesto said efforts will be made to implement reservation for minorities at the all-India level, similar to Tamil Nadu. "The financial assistance previously provided to minority educational institutions has now been stopped. Action will be taken to resume this assistance." For "political" reasons, funding from foreign countries to non-governmental organisations (NGOs) has currently been stopped. "The Foreign Exchange Regulation Act will be properly amended, and measures will be taken to ensure these financial aids continue to reach NGOs without any problems." The proposal of 'One Nation, One Election' will be abandoned, and for the allocation of Lok Sabha seats to states, the current practice, based on the 1971 census will continue. All "people-unfriendly" laws introduced by the BJP government over the last 10 years will be reviewed immediately by the INDIA alliance government. The "labour-hostile laws" introduced by the BJP government will be "reformed." Through the Employees' Provident Fund (EPF), the Union government will ensure a minimum pension of Rs 5,000 per month. The number of working days under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act will be increased from 100 to 150 days. "A wage of Rs 400 will be provided across states/ union territories nationwide." Disbanding the current NITI Aayog, set up by the BJP regime and establishing again the Planning Commission to draft plans based on the requests of state governments is another assurance the DMK has made. "Measures will be taken to reclaim Kachchatheevu to ensure India's security and to protect the welfare of the fishermen." A mandatory "cooling-off period" of 2 years will be introduced for retired judges and secretaries before they could join private companies or political parties, the manifesto said. Waiving loans and interests for farmers in nationalised and scheduled banks, waiver of educational loans for students, monthly entitlement of Rs 1,000 for all women in every state and formation of <keyword id="21027984" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="state-development-council" source="keywords">State Development Council</keyword> by including Chief Ministers were among the promises made by the DMK. Exemption for Tamil Nadu from the NEET exam and complete removal of toll booths on national highways, forms part of poll promises of the Dravidian party. Further, the DMK said amendments will be made to relevant laws to ensure that state governments, elected by the people, appoint Vice-Chancellors to state-run universities, rather than Governors. Stopping government's divestment from public sector enterprises, implementing the Sethusamudram project, law to ban online gambling, setting up a <keyword id="19895345" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="supreme-court" source="keywords">Supreme Court</keyword> branch in Chennai, providing statehood for <keyword id="19901639" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="puducherry" source="keywords">Puducherry</keyword>, equal funding for all state languages including Tamil, were among the host of other promises made by the DMK. Establishment of Tamil departments in varsities and stopping construction of <keyword id="19950851" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="mekedatu" source="keywords">Mekedatu</keyword> dam were also promised by the DMK. "The <keyword id="19996334" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="vishwakarma-scheme" source="keywords">Vishwakarma Scheme</keyword>, introduced by the BJP government to encourage caste-based occupations, will be restructured on the basis of social justice."

DMK vows to repeal CAA if INDIA bloc is voted to power

The third smallest state in India, Tripura is located near Bangaldesh in the Northeastern part of India. Tripura has only 2 Lok Sabha Constituencies and hence it can send two MPs to represent the state in the parliament. As per the Election Commission’s notice published on March 10, 2019, the state of Truipura will go for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections polling in two phases on April 11 and April 18 during the first and the second phase of elections for the 543 constituencies of the country. The counting will happen countrywide on May 23 and the results will be declared on the same day. Names of Lok Sabha constituencies in Tripura The names of the 2 Lok Sabha constituencies in Tripura are Tripura West and Tripura East. The present status of constituencies in Tripura The Marxist Communist Party of India enjoys a stronghold in the state of Tripura for so long. During 2014 parliamentary elections, the party secured a good margin and won both the seats from the state. The same party won during the 2009 Lok Sabha elections also. The present tend reveals that the NDA can hope to have its luck this time. We will have to wait for the actual results to know the outcome of polling.

Lok Sabha Election 2019: Total Seats In Tripura

Lok Sabha Elections voting will be held in Punjab in single phase. The date of polling in Punjab will be on May 19, 2019. On this day, the rest of the country will see the seventh and the last phase of polling. Along with the rest of India, votes will be counted in Punjab on May 23 and the results will be announced on the same day. On May 29, the constituencies of <a href="https://eci.gov.in/">Punjab that will vote</a> for <keyword id="4287364" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Lok-Sabha-elections-2019">Lok Sabha elections 2019</keyword> are Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Khadoor Sahib, Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, Anandpur Sahib, Ludhiana, Fatehgarh Sahib, Faridkot, Firozpur, Bathinda, Sangrur, Patiala. 2014 Lok Sabha election results for Punjab In the Lok Sabha Elections 2014, Punjab voted from its 13 constituencies. The BJP won from 2 places and the Congress bagged 3 seats. Aam Aadami party and Shiromani Akali Dal won 4 seats each. Some important points related to election The election commission of India has announced that the public must beware of social media fake news that those who have a passport will be able to vote online for 2019 elections. Overseas electors need to visit the polling booth on the date of polling and produce his or her passport as the identity document for being able to vote. All the electors need to carry electors photo identity card of any one of the eleven specified photo identity documents approved by the Election Commission. Also, photo voter slips will never be considered as a stand-alone identity documents. With some changes happening with regard to the rules and regulations, the 2019 Lok Sabha election results of India are awaited by the world curiously.

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: polling date for Punjab

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: India goes to polls on April 11, here's everything you need to know

One of the smallest states of India located in North Eastern India, Nagaland is situated adjacent to Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Manipur, the state has only one Lok Sabha Constituency. The state can therefore send one MP for the parliament from Nagaland. The Election Commission’s announcement says the state will see the <keyword id="4577611" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="lok-sabha-election-2019">Lok Sabha election 2019</keyword> polling in a single phase during the first phase of elections on April 11, 2019. The counting of votes in the state will happen on May 23 along with the other constituencies of the country. The results will be known in the same day by evening. Names of Lok Sabha constituencies in Nagaland The name of the single Lok Sabha constituency here is Nagaland. The present status of constituencies in Nagaland The state of Nagaland has been the stronghold of Naga’s People Front for so long. At present this party holds the single Lok Sabha seat in the state and it has consecutively won in the 2009 and 2014 Lok Sabha elections from here. As per the predictions, we might expect the same party to continue to hold the parliamentary seat here. However, the other parties are working vigorously in the state to see if they can have their luck this time.

Lok Sabha Election 2019: Total Seats in Nagaland

New Delhi, A petition has been filed in the <keyword id="19895345" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="supreme-court" source="keywords">Supreme Court</keyword> seeking contempt action against the <keyword id="19934368" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="state-bank-of-india" source="keywords">State Bank of India</keyword> (SBI) alleging it "wilfully and deliberately" disobeyed the apex court's direction to submit details of contributions made to political parties through electoral bonds to the Election Commission by March 6. The plea, filed by two NGOs, claimed SBI's application seeking extension of time till June 30 to disclose the details of electoral bonds encashed by political parties has been deliberately filed at the last moment to ensure that details of donor and the amount of donations are not disclosed to the public before the upcoming <keyword id="19895394" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="lok-sabha" source="keywords">Lok Sabha</keyword> elections. A bench headed by Chief Justice <keyword id="19936357" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="d-y-chandrachud" source="keywords">D Y Chandrachud</keyword> on Thursday took note of the submissions by advocate <keyword id="20027334" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="prashant-bhushan" source="keywords">Prashant Bhushan</keyword>, who appeared on behalf of NGOs Association for Democratic Reforms and Common Cause, that he wanted initiation of contempt proceedings against the SBI. Bhushan said the SBI's application is likely to be listed on March 11 and the contempt application should also be heard together with it. "Please send an e-mail. I will pass the order," the CJI said. The SBI moved the top court on March 4 seeking extension of time till June 30 to disclose the details of the electoral bonds that were encashed. In a landmark verdict on February 15, a five-judge constitution bench of the apex court had scrapped the Centre's electoral bonds scheme of anonymous political funding, calling it "unconstitutional" and ordering disclosure by the Election Commission of the donors, the amount donated by them and the recipients by March 13. Ordering closure of the scheme forthwith, the top court had directed the SBI, the authorised financial institution under the scheme, to submit by March 6 the details of the electoral bonds purchased since April 12, 2019 till date to Election Commission (EC), which will publish the information on its official website by March 13. In the contempt plea, the NGOs have said that two days before the expiry of the stated deadline, the SBI has filed an application seeking time till June 30 to comply with the directions. "It is submitted that the said application is mala fide and demonstrates a wilful and deliberate disobedience &amp; defiance of the judgement passed by the constitution bench of this court. It is further a clear attempt to undermine the authority of this court," it said. "The petitioner herein is filing the instant petition seeking initiation of contempt proceedings against State Bank of India for wilfully and deliberately disobeying the order dated February 15 passed by this court... wherein this court directed SBI to submit details of contribution made to the political parties through electoral bonds to the Election Commission of India by March 6," it said. It said the affidavit supporting the SBI's application has neither been sworn by the chairman or the managing director of the bank. It said SBI has the record of the unique number allotted to each electoral bond and the know your customer (KYC) details of its purchaser. "The requirement of the KYC is mentioned in section 4 of the EB scheme itself, therefore, the SBI is well aware of the identity of purchasers of each electoral bond," the plea said. It said as per clause 7 of the electoral bond scheme, information furnished by the buyer can be disclosed when demanded by a competent court. "As per clause 12 (4) of the scheme, electoral bonds have to be encashed within fifteen days failing which the amount of bonds not encashed are to be deposited by the bank to the PM relief Fund. Thus, it is inconceivable that SBI does not have the recorded information readily available within its data base," it said. The plea said electoral bonds are "completely traceable" which is evident from the fact that SBI maintains a secret number-based record of donors who buy bonds, and the political parties they donate to. It said as per information received through RTI, in 30 phases of electoral bonds sale, only 19 out of 29 SBI authorised branches sold electoral bonds and 14 SBI branches encashed them. "The data available as on January 2024 further shows that only 25 political parties had opened their account and are eligible for encashing electoral bonds. Therefore, compiling of this information should not be difficult as the system is already in place," it said. "It is mandatory that SBI furnishes all information relating to electoral bonds within stipulated time frame given by this court as voters will not be able to exercise their informed opinion properly during Lok Sabha 2024 if complete information about EBs is not shared with them," it said. The plea said any form of anonymity in the finances of political parties goes against the essence of participatory democracy and people's right to know enshrined under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution. It said availability of information about electoral bonds will give voters a chance to truly inspect, express and decide their choices. "This defiant approach of the SBI towards citizen's 'right to know' about huge sums of money received by parties through electoral bonds and corporates in a non-transparent and unaccountable manner is reprehensible and betrays its clear motive to stifle citizen's voice and right to audit actions of the political class, and therefore it should be held as serious breach of contempt by this court," it alleged.

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