-The Times of India LUCKNOW: Learning a lesson from the lavish anniversary bash of the United Progressive Alliance, which had a number of exquisite food items, the Aam Aadmi Party decided to invest less on food items served during the December 28, 2013 swearing-in ceremony of Arvind Kejriwal held at Delhi's Ramlila Ground, and settled for Rs 405 per head, while the overall expenses stood at Rs 6,33,802. This is in stark...
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Gender-Wise Composition of the Indian Electorate
-Press Information Bureau (Election Commission) The electoral data as per the final publication of summary revision 2014 released by the Election Commission of India on 14th February, 2014 shows that out of a total of 814,591,184 electors in the country, male electors constitute 52.4%, female electors 47.6% and electors belonging to the category "Others" constitute 0.0035%. Among the 28 states and 7 union territories, 21 states/UTs have a higher proportion of...
More »A Snapshot of the Indian Electorate for the 2014 General Elections
-Press Information Bureau (Election Commission) The electoral data as per the final publication of summary revision 2014 released by the Election Commission of India on 14th February, 2014 shows that there are a total of 814,591,184 registered electors in the country. Out of this, the 28 states together accounts for 98.27% of electors while the 7 Union Territories together accounts for the remaining 1.73%. Among the UTs, the National Capital Territory...
More »CIC summons Delhi Chief Secretary on destruction of files
-PTI Taking cognisance of reports on destruction of files by officials, CIC today issued summons to Delhi Chief Secretary to present their inquiry report into the alleged incident before it and barred destruction of any record held by any GNCT department till further orders. Information Commissioner M Sridhar Acharyulu also directed the Chief Secretary D M Spolia to initiate criminal action against officials, who were found to be involved in the destructions...
More »NPR rolls on, regardless -T Ramakrishnan
-The Hindu The Supreme Court's latest order on Aadhaar card seems to have little bearing on the ongoing enrolment in the National Population Register (NPR). The reason is simple: it has no link with entitlements. The Supreme Court's latest order on Aadhaar card seems to have little bearing on the ongoing enrolment in the National Population Register (NPR). The reason is simple: it has no link with entitlements. Also, it is business as-usual...
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