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[Polity] Countermanding Elections, Double Dissolution, NEET Ordinance, Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan & More Current Affairs from May 2016

In 2010, MCI decided to have National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for all India admission in medical and dental colleges' undergraduate seats but Read More...

[RPA] Paid News, Election commission Guidelines, why Amend RPA, Ethics in Journalism

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What is Paid news? Why is it bad for demoractic election process? What has election commission & press council of India done to curb paid-news problem Read More...

[Elections] NR Madhava Menon Committee report on Government advertizements in Media

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In 2014, Supreme court of India setup a Committee under NR Madhava Menon to frame guidelines for Government advertizements in print and electronic media. Read More...

[Parliament] Leader of Opposition (LoP) appointment controversy, 10% Rule, Consequences

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In 16th Lok Sabha, there will be no Leader of Opposition (LoP), because no opposition party managed to get mandatory 10% seats out of the total membership Read More...

[Elections] EVM Totalizer, VVPAT, Form20, Voter Confidentiality, Ballot Unit, Control Unit, Auxilliary Display Unit

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What is Form-20?How does it compromise voter confidentiality?How can EVM Totalizer fix this problem?Why Code for Compulsory costs? What is Pramati Judgement Read More...

[Elections] Indelible Ink, Registered Party, Star Campaigner, Deposit Amount, RPA Section 126, 130

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Indelible ink for elections, is manufactured at Mysore Paint and Warnish ltd. It stains the skin on exposure to ultraviolet light, leaving a mark that is Read More...

[Elections] Voting rights of Defense personnel, Postal Ballot, Proxy Voting, Election Expenditure

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What're the provisions relating Voting rights of Defence personnel in Election in India? What's the difference between Postal Ballot and Proxy Voting? Read More...

[Elections] Twin Nominations, Primaries Method of selecting candidates-why Rahul failed?

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What is twin nomination? What're the arguments in favor and against twin nomination? What is primaries method? Why did Rahul Gandhi failed implementing it? Read More...