47ᵗʰ B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2005
In the February 2005 elections, which state had a dispute with the Election Commission regarding the date of counting of votes?
aBihar
bPunjab
cJharkhand
dNone of the above✓ Correct
Explanation
In the February 2005 elections, the state of Haryana had a dispute with the Election Commission over its decision to change the already fixed counting date for Haryana from 27 February to 23 February. A three-judge Bench of the Supreme Court, in its decision, directed the Election Commission to begin the counting for the Haryana Assembly elections only on the already scheduled date, 27 February.
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