Ahmedabad, July 21 (IANS) Election officials, legal experts and international delegates gathered at Nirma University in Ahmedabad on Tuesday for an international symposium on electoral transparency that focused on the role of political parties as “concurrent auditors” of the election process, with discussions ranging from institutional accountability and technology to public trust in democratic systems. The thematic symposium, titled “Electoral Transparency: Political Parties as Concurrent Audit…
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Kochi, April 1 (IANS) In a sharp oral observation with wider electoral implications, the Kerala High Court on Wednesday cautioned against the growing practice of fielding “namesake” candidates to mislead voters, terming it a “massacre of democracy”.Hearing a plea by actor-turned-politician Anjali P. V., Justice P. V. Kunhikrishnan remarked that political parties often exploit similar names to create confusion on ballot papers and Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).”It is only to confuse the voter…