Election Commission: In a matter related to a complaint concerning an alleged violation of Model Code of Conduct in a speech by PM Narendra Modi in Wardha, Maharashtra on 01.04.2019, Commission is of the considered view that in this matter no such violation has been noticed.
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Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Candidates, Campaigns & Rallies on April 30, Live News Updates: PM Narendra Modi Gets Clean Chit From Election Commission; No Violation of Model Code of Conduct
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30 Apr, 20:44 (IST)
The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday barred Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan from election campaigning for 48 hours starting from 6 am tomorrow, for violating Model Code of Conduct (MCC). He was banned from campaigning after a case was registered against the SP leader for violating the MCC at a rally in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur on April 25.
30 Apr, 17:47 (IST)
Maharashtra CM writes to CEC requesting him for some relaxation in Model Code of Conduct in the state for drought relief works. Total 151 talukas of Maharashtra have been declared drought hit & centre has passed a budget of Rs 4714 crore for drought relief in the state.
30 Apr, 17:28 (IST)
PM Narendra Modi in Barabanki: Those people who till a few days ago were playing "Kaun Banega Pradhan Mantri" with each other, are now playing hide and seek after the 4th phase of voting concluded....Ab janta ne inke saare sapno ko chaar charan mein choor choor kar diya hai.
30 Apr, 16:21 (IST)
The Supreme Court has rapped Congress president Rahul Gandhi for showing "no complete regret" in his 22-page apology. The Gandhi scion is asked to file a fresh affidavit on May 6.
30 Apr, 14:50 (IST)
"The whole of India knows that Rahul Gandhi is an Indian. People have seen him being born and grow up in India. Kya bakwaas hai yeh (What nonsense is this?," asked Priyanka Vadra on MHA notice to Rahul Gandhi over citizenship.
30 Apr, 13:23 (IST)
TMC writes a letter to Election Commission alleging violation of the Model Code of Conduct by PM Narendra Modi, "encouraging horse trading, by hinting that the members of the AITC will cross over to the BJP, and using this lie to influence the voters and using this lie to persuade the voters."
30 Apr, 11:34 (IST)
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh met Lucknow Eidgah Imam Maulana Khalid Rasheed Firangi Mahali and Shia clerics Maulana Agha Roohi and Maulana Yasoob Abbas in Lucknow. The BJP veteran seeks re-election from the constituency, which he had won with a resounding mandate in 2014. The Lucknow seat goes to polls in this round of the elections on May 12, in the sixth phase of the polls.
30 Apr, 10:28 (IST)
Rs 785.26 crore in cash, and liquor worth Rs 249.038 crore seized during the fourth phase of polls, the Election Commission said.
30 Apr, 09:21 (IST)
The Congress has released the list of star campaigners for the polls in Punjab and Chandigarh, set to be held in the final phase of Lok Sabha elections 2019.
30 Apr, 08:35 (IST)
The Bharatiya Janata Party's Jadavpur candidate Anupam Hazra met Trinamool Congress' Birbhum district president Anubrata Mondal.
New Delhi, April 30: Around 64 per cent turnout was recorded in the elections for 72 seats held on Monday in the fourth phase of Lok Sabha polls. The 7 high-profile seats of Maharashtra witnessed a three-decade high turnout, whereas, the 17 constituencies across the state witnessed a cumulative turnout of 57 per cent. Stay tuned here for the live news updates of Lok Sabha elections candidates, campaigns and rallies. Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Phase 4: 64 Percent Voter Turnout Recorded, Says Election Commission.
The most heated round of polling was witnessed in West Bengal, where 8 seats were contested yesterday. Violence was recorded in some poll-bound constituencies, including Asansol where miscreants vandalised the car of sitting BJP MP Babul Supriyo. Despite the clashes, the state recorded the highest voter turnout of 76 per cent.
An FIR was also registered against Supriyo, after the Commission found him of violating the norms by unauthorisedly entering into a polling booth while the voting was underway.
With the conclusion of fourth phase polls, only three rounds of elections are remaining. So far, 375 seats have been contested. Polling in 1 constituency has been cancelled -- leaving 167 constituencies to be contested in the remaining three phases.
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