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High Court rejects case against online election processing

The High Court rejected a case brought by the People's National Front challenging the Election Commission's requirement to use its My Portal system for Local Council Election applications, ruling it inadmissible. The decision came the day after the candidacy submission deadline, with 2,993 candidates having met the requirements for the Local Council Election and the Women's Development Committee Election.

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What happened

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  1. Mon 2 Feb
    The High Court rejected the PNF case challenging online election processing as inadmissible. 2 Feb only The Edition The case that was submitted by the People's National Front (PNF) to the High Court was rejected yesterday

    Word for word from the report in The Edition. Open the report

  2. Sat 4 Apr
    The Local Council Elections are slated to elect members in 225 constituencies. April 4 only The Edition newest The Local Council Elections, slated for April 4, will elect members in 225 constituencies.

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Who said what

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  • It can be said that there is judgement in the High Court's decision in rejecting the case. Where did this decision come from without hearing from both sides of the fence? Is the High Court the lawyer for the EC in this case?,

    Dr. Mohamed Jameel Ahmed The Edition Open the report (The Edition)

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Figures in these reports

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  • 2,993 candidates candidates who met requirements for both elections The Edition As per the EC, 2,993 candidates had met the requirements for the Local Council Election and the Women's Development Committee Election.

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  • 1,610 candidates candidates meeting requirements, Local Council Election The Edition Of that, 1,610 candidates are from the Local Council Election, with 1,383 being from the Women's Development Committee Election.

    Word for word from the report in The Edition. Open the report

  • 1,383 candidates candidates meeting requirements, Women's Development Committee Election The Edition Of that, 1,610 candidates are from the Local Council Election, with 1,383 being from the Women's Development Committee Election.

    Word for word from the report in The Edition. Open the report

  • 225 constituencies constituencies electing members The Edition The Local Council Elections, slated for April 4, will elect members in 225 constituencies.

    Word for word from the report in The Edition. Open the report

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  • The form submission deadline for the Local Council Election was reached. the day before yesterday The Edition While this case was brought to the High Court yesterday, the form submission deadline for the Local Council Election had been reached the day before yesterday.

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