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Lok Sabha Question No. 1074 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-03
Subject: Child Marriage
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Suresh Kodikunnil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 1074

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.12.2021

## CHILD MARRIAGE

## 1074.  SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware of instances of child marriages occurring in the country;
- (b) if  so,  whether the Government is aware of reports of rampant child marriages being solemnized in the State of Kerala and if so, the details thereof along with the number of such child marriages reported between 2018 to 2020; and
- (c) the action taken by the Government in this regard including initiatives taken for creating  awareness  with  support  of  voluntary  and  rights  groups  and  other Government agencies?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a)  &  (b):    The  National  Crime  Records  Bureau  (NCRB)  compiles  and  publishes information  on  crimes  in  its  publication  'Crime  in  India'.  The  published  reports  are available till the year 2020. The State-wise data including that of Kerala is available on the website of National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), https://ncrb.gov.in. As per the information available from the year 2018 - 2020, total 33 cases under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 (18 cases in 2018, 7 cases in 2019 and 8 cases in 2020) have been reported in the State of Kerala.

(c): The Government has enacted the 'Prohibition of Child Marriage Act (PCMA), 2006'. The Government also undertakes awareness drives, media campaigns and outreach programmes and issues advisories to the States/ UTs from time to time to highlight evil effects  of  this  practice.  Further,  the  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development implements  the  scheme  of  'Beti  Bachao  Beti  Padhao  (BBBP)'  in  which  creation  of awareness on matters pertaining to gender equality and discouraging of child marriage is an important focus area.

The  National  Commission  for  Protection  of  Child  Rights  (NCPCR)  also  undertakes awareness programmes and consultations with stakeholders from time to time in this regard.  In  addition,  Government  of  India  has  introduced  CHILDLINE  1098,  a  24/7 telephone  emergency  outreach  service  for  children  in  crisis  which  responds  with suitable  interventions  to  calls  for  any  form  of  assistance  which  a  child  requires, including  for  prevention  of  child  marriages  in  coordination  with  police,  Child  Marriage Prohibition Officers, District Child Protection Units etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1071 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-03
Subject: Promotion of Alternative Fertilizers
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Bhartruhari Mahtab

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS DEPARTMENT OF FERTILIZERS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1071 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.12.2021

## Promotion of Alternative Fertilizers

## 1071 SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

## Will the Minister of CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to liberalise the Market Development Assistance (MDA) policy to promote use of alternative fertilizers;
- if so, the details thereof; () whether the said policy would be able to address the demand and ensure the availability of fertilizer to farmers in the country;
- if the details thereof; SO,
- whether the Government intends to continue with its current   policy which provides MDA of Rs. 1,500 per tonne in the form of subsidy for scaling up production and consumption of city compost made out from city waste; and
- if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE AND CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS (SHRI MANSUKH LAL MANDAVIYA)

- (a) There is no such proposal in the Department:
- (b) to (d): The question does not arise in view of (a) & (b) above.

(e) & (f): The Government had approved the policy on promotion of city compost which had been notified by the Department of Fertilizers on 10.02.2016 wherein Market Development Assistance (MDA) of Rs. 1500/ MT. was   provided for   scaling up production and consumption of city compost the scheme of Market Development Assistance for scaling up production and consumption of city compost has been discontinued after September, 2021 based on the review of the MDA Policy and recommendations of Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC) in its meeting dated 2nd August; 2021. 30th
Lok Sabha Question No. 1070 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-03
Subject: Vacancies of Judges in High Courts and Supreme Court
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Kalyan Banerjee

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1070

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 03.12.2021

## Vacancies of Judges in the High Courts and Supreme Court

## 1070. SHRI KALYAN BANERJEE:

## Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  there  are  over  407vacancies  of  Judges  in  the Supreme  Court  and  otherHigh  Courts  of  the  country,  if  so,  the  details thereof andthe reasons therefor;
- (b) whether the recommendations of the collegiumto fill up the posts for 233 permanent judges posts and174 additional judges posts in the upper courts of thecountry have been implemented; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasonstherefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF LAW AND JUSTICE

## (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a) to (c) : As on 30.11.2021, there is  01  vacancy  in  the  Supreme  Court  and 402  vacancies  in  the  High  Courts.164  proposals  are  at  various  stages  of processing  with  the  Government  and  the  Supreme  Court  Collegium.  For remaining 238 vacancies, recommendations from High Court Collegiums are yet to be received.Government appoints only those persons as Judges of High Courts who are recommended by Supreme Court Collegium.

As per the Memorandum of Procedure, for the  appointment of Judges of High  Court,  the  Chief  Justice  of  the  High  Court  is  required  to  initiate  the proposals in consultation with two senior-most Judges from amongst the eligible candidates from the  Bar and concerned State Judicial Service six months prior to the occurrence of vacancies.Filling up of vacancies is a continuous, integrated and  collaborative  process  between  the  Executive  and  the  Judiciary.  It  requires consultation  and  approval  from  various  constitutional  authorities  both  at  the State  and  Centre  level.  While  every  effort  is  made  to  fill  up  the  existing vacancies expeditiously, vacancies do keep on arising on account of retirement, resignation or elevation of Judges and increase in Judge Strength.

Appointment  of09  Supreme  CourtJudges  and  118  High  Court  Judges have been notified by the Government in 2021 upto 30.11.2021.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1067 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-03
Subject: Dispute Resolution Mechanism to improve Ease of Doing Business
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: M. Selvaraj

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW & JUSTICE

## DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1067

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 3RD DECEMBER, 2021

## DISPUTE RESOLUTION MECHANISM TO IMPROVE EASE OF DOING BUSINESS

1067. SHRI M. SELVARAJ:

Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Ministry has made any suggestion to implement effective dispute resolution mechanism in the country as it is a determining factor to improve and promote ease of doing business; and (b)  if so, the details regarding the same?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF LAW AND JUSTICE (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a)  &  (b):  In  order  to  create  an  environment  conducive  for  investment  and  business, continued  efforts  have  been  made  by  implementing  reforms  to  enable  expeditious enforcement of contracts to improve Ease of Doing Business in India. One of the key reforms undertaken in this direction is enactment of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 to expedite resolution of commercial dispute at a affordable cost to the litigants. The Act was further amended in 2018 to facilitate the fast tracking of commercial disputes by duly  constituted  dedicated  Commercial  Courts  in  all  High  Courts  having  original jurisdiction. The specified value of commercial dispute has been amended to reduce to Rs.  3  lakh  from  the  earlier  Rs.1  crore  in  the  2018  amendment  Act.  To  implement effective  dispute  resolution,  mandatory  provision  of  'Pre-Institution  Mediation  and

Settlement' (PIMS) has also been introduced by the amendment Act to facilitate out of Court settlement and ease the work load of the Courts to deal with cases which do not contemplate urgent interim relief.

The Government has also amended the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, by the  Arbitration  and  Conciliation  (Amendment)  Act,  2019  and  enacted  the  New  Delhi International Arbitration Centre Act, 2019 to promote institutional arbitration in place of ad-hoc  arbitration.  Institutional  arbitration  in  turn  promotes  the  laying  of  uniform standards, make arbitration process more party friendly, cost effective and ensure timely disposal of arbitration cases, by Arbitral Institutions in order to ensure improving and promoting ease of doing business in the country.

Further,  to  facilitate  institutional  mediation  and  arbitration,  some  High  Courts have provided for Mediation and Arbitration centres annexed to the Commercial Courts, while other High Courts are facilitating commercial mediation through ADR/Mediation Centres run by the Legal Services Authority.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1066 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-03
Subject: Coverage under Ayushman Bharat Yojana
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Vivek Narayan Shejwalkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1066 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03 RD DECEMBER, 2021

## COVERAGE UNDER AYUSHMAN BHARAT YOJANA

## 1066.  SHRI VIVEK NARAYAN SHEJWALKAR:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana is being implemented based on criteria of census 2011;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the steps being taken by the Government to cover the deprived/left out people under this scheme;
- (c)  whether the Government has fixed any new criteria for covering the deprived/left out people under this scheme, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether any time limit has been fixed to cover the deprived and needy people under the scheme?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND

## FAMILY WELFARE (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

- (a)  to  (d):  The  beneficiary  families  under  Ayushman  Bharat  -  Pradhan  Mantri  Jan Arogya  Yojana  (AB-PMJAY)  have  been  identified  from  the  Socio  Economic  Caste Census (SECC) data of 2011 on the basis of select deprivation and occupational criteria across rural and urban areas respectively and is implemented based on these criteria. Details are at Annexure.

As  per  Cabinet  approval,  States/UTs  have  been  given  the  flexibility  to  run  their  own health protection scheme(s) in alliance with AB-PMJAY. Cost of additional beneficiaries covered is borne by the concerned State/UT.

## Detailed list of criteria for eligibility under AB-PMJAY as per SECC 2011

## Automatically included:

1. Households without shelter
2. Destitute/ living on alms
3. Manual scavenger families
4. Primitive tribal groups
5. Legally released bonded labour

## Deprivation criteria in rural area:

- D1: Only one room with kutcha walls and kutcha roof
- D2: No adult member between age 16 to 59
- D3: Female headed households with no adult male member between age 16 to 59
- D4: Disabled member and no able-bodied adult member
- D5: SC/ST households
- D7: Landless households deriving major part of their income from manual casual labour

## Occupational criteria in urban area:

1. Rag picker
2. Beggar
3. Domestic worker
4. Street vendor/ Cobbler/hawker / Other service provider working on streets
5. Construction worker/ Plumber/ Mason/ Labour/ Painter/ Welder/ Security guard/ Coolie and other head-load worker
6. Sweeper/ Sanitation worker / Mali
7. Home-based worker/ Artisan/ Handicrafts worker / Tailor
8. Transport  worker/  Driver/ Conductor/  Helper  to  drivers and  conductors/  Cart  puller/ Rickshaw puller
9. Shop worker/ Assistant/ Peon in small establishment/ Helper/ Delivery assistant / Attendant/ Waiter
10. Electrician/ Mechanic/ Assembler/ Repair worker
11. Washer-man/ Chowkidar
Lok Sabha Question No. 1065 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-03
Subject: Waiting period in AIIMS
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh, Kaushalendra Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1065 TO BE ANSWERED ON  3 rd  DECEMBER 2021

## WAITING PERIOD AT AIIMS, DELHI

## 1065. SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH: SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that the patients suffering such diseases like heart disease, cancer, diseases of kidney, liver, brain and other terminal diseases have to wait for at least one to two years for getting treatment in AIIMS, Delhi; if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether it is also a fact that such patients die while waiting for the treatment and if so, the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (c) whether the Government is taking any concrete steps to cope with this situation so that the patients suffering from terminal illness are treated in AIIMS, Delhi itself; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

(a) to (d) AIIMS, New Delhi, which is the oldest functional AIIMS, faces a demand-supply gap in terms of far more number of patients needing hospitalisation vis-à-vis the number of beds  available.  To  minimise  the  waiting  period  of  treatment  of  various  critical  diseases, various projects such as Mother and Child Block, National Centre for Ageing, surgical block and paid Private Wards have been added.  In the casualty/ emergency life-saving situations, all  efforts  aremade  to  admit  the  seriously  ill  patients  in  the  hospital  as  far  as  practically possible. Various clinical departments make their waiting list of patients needing admission according to the patient's condition, the urgency of treatment required and bed availability.

In  order  to  reduce  the  load  of  patients  on  AIIMS,  New  Delhi  and  to  correct regional  imbalances  in  availability  of  tertiary  healthcare  services,  setting  up  of  22  new AIIMS in different parts of the country has been approved under PMSSY.  Six of the AIIMS at Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Jodhpur, Patna, Raipur and Rishikesh are already fully functional. The current patient load is being treated satisfactorily and in a timely manner in these new AIIMS.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1064 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-03
Subject: Development of Greenfield Ports
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy, Kuruva Gorantla Madhav, Chinta Anuradha, Maddila  Gurumoorthy, Midhun Reddy, Reddeppa Nallakonda Gari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PORTS, SHIPPING  AND WATERWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1064

ANSWERED ON 3RD DECEMBER,  2021

## DEVELOPMENT OF GREENFIELD PORTS

1064. SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY, SHRI KURUVA GORANTLA MADHAV, SHRIMATI CHINTA ANURADHA, SHRI MADDILA GURUMOORTHY. SHRI P.V. MIDHUN REDDY. SHRI N, REDDEPPA, wilt the Minister  of PoRTS, SHIPPING  AND WATERWAYS be pleased to state qra-<,  d-o  qftq-fl{  ;fot s-irqr,f {-fr

(a) the details of financial assistance  provided  for the development of the proposed four non-major greenfield  ports of Bhavanapadu Port in srikakulam district, Kakinada sEZ Port in East Godavari, Machilipatnam  Port in Krishna,  and Ramayapatnam  Port in Prakasham  district till date, and

- (b) the details  of funds allocated for developing the lnland waterways network in the State of Andhra Pradesh  as on date?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF PORTS, SHIPPING  AND WATERWAYS (SHRI SARBANANDA  SONOWAL)

- (a) Under Sagarmala Programme,  no financial assistance has been  provided to Government of Andhra Pradesh for development of non-major Greenfield ports of Bhavanapadu Port in Srikakulam  district, Kakinada  sEZ Port in East Godavari, Machilipatnam Port in Krishna and Ramayapatnam  Port in Prakasam District till date'
- (b) Year-wise  funds allocated  (Expenditure  incurred) since 2015-16 to 2021-22 for developing  the inland waterways in the state of Andhra Pradesh  is annexed.

| National Waterway (NW)                                                      | Length (km)   | Expenditure (Rs. in Crore)   | Expenditure (Rs. in Crore)   | Expenditure (Rs. in Crore)   | Expenditure (Rs. in Crore)   | Expenditure (Rs. in Crore)   | Expenditure (Rs. in Crore)   | Tiil October 2021   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------|
|                                                                             |               | 2015- 16                     | 2016- 17                     | 2017- 1B                     | 2018- 19                     |                              | 2020-21                      | 2021-22             |
| Phase-l river Krishna in Vijayawada- Muktyala stretch of NW-4 annual scheme | 82            | 2.57                         | 0.96                         | 14.78                        | 20.8                         | 4.41                         | 3.62 (provisional)           | 0.21                |
Lok Sabha Question No. 1063 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-03
Subject: Waterway in Bundelkand
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: Pushpendra Singh Chandel

## GOVERNMENT  OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PORTS, SHIPPING  AND WATERWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1063

ANSWERED ON 3RD DECEMEBR,  2021

## WATERWAY IN BUNDELKAND

1063. SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA  SINGH CHANDEL. WilltheMinisterofPORTS,SHlPPlNGANDWATERWAYSbepleasedtostate:

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- (a)  whether the Government  proposes  to start waterways through rivers' especially  in the Yamuna and its tributaries  in Bundelkhand' and
- (b)  if so, the deiails  thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF PORTS' SHIPPING  AND WATERWAYS (SHRI SARBANANDA  SONOWAL)

- (a) & (b) Yamuna river stretching  from Jagatpur (6 km upstream  of Wazirabad Barrage)  in Delhi to the confluence  of the Ganga  and Yamuna rivers ai Sangam' Prayagraj in the State of Uttar Pradesh for a length of 1089 km has been declared National Wateruvay-1  10 (NW-1 10) by the National  Waterways  Act' 2016  As  per Detailed  Project Report  (DPR),  the River has not been found viable for cargo movement.  River Betwa (NW-tg)' a tributary  of Yamuna in Bundelkhand  has been declared a NW for a stretch of 67 Km,  As per DPR, the river has not  been found viable.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1061 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-03
Subject: Alternative Medicine
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Thomas Chazhikadan

- (a) No, Sir
- (b) The comparison of projected requirement and allocated funds for this Ministry for the current financial year and last four years are as under :-

## (Rs. In crore)

| Year    |   Projected Demand |   Allocated Demand |   %of allocation w.r.t projection |
|---------|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 2017-18 |            2478.78 |            1428.65 |                             57.64 |
| 2018-19 |            2796.93 |            1626.37 |                             58.73 |
| 2019-20 |            4469.59 |            1939.37 |                             43.4  |
| 2020-21 |            5035.27 |            2122.08 |                             42.14 |
| 2021-22 |            5435.56 |            2970.3  |                             54.65 |

- (c) For  promotion  and  development  of  AYUSH  systems  the  Ministry  of  AYUSH  is implementing  through  its  flagship  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  namely  National AYUSH  Mission  (NAM).  The  State  Government  has  been  supported  as  per  the

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OFAYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1061

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 03 RD  DECEMBER, 2021

## ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE

## 1061.  SHRI THOMAS CHAZHIKADAN:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  body  which  is  purposed  with  developing,  education  and  research  in  the field of alternative medicine, is substantially funded by the Government;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)  the  details  of  the  performance  of  Kerala  in  implementing  the  various  schemes  under AYUSH?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF AYUSH

## (SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

provision of NAM guidelines for development and promotion of AYUSH systems as per the proposal received through their State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs). As per the proposal received from the Government of Kerala, an amount of Rs. 10991.842 lakhs has  been  released  as  Central  Share  from  2014-15  to  2020-21  for  different  activities. Further, as per expenditure reported by the State Government of Kerala, an amount of Rs. 8357.837 lakhs has been utilized i.e., 76.04% of amount released till date.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1057 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-03
Subject: Online Voting Experiment
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Dushyant Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1057 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, 03 rd   DECEMBER, 2021

## ONLINE VOTING EXPERIMENT

## 1057. SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH:

Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware of online voting experiment using smart phone based app conducted by Telangana State Election Commission in the State, if so, the details there of;
- (b)  the  details  of  the  results  and  outcomes  of  the  above  eVoting  experiment and the technology used in building the application;
- (c) whether the Government has any proposal to use eVoting or online voting in upcoming general elections, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government is investing money on research and development of remote or online voting methods, if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government has taken note of use of Block chain technology involved methods for conducting election in foreign countries, if so, the details of such countries and methods used therein?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF LAW AND JUSTICE (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

- (a) : The information sought by the Member is primarily the concern of the State Government of Telangana.
- (b) : Does not arise.
- (c): No such proposal has been received from the Election Commission of India.
- (d): In view of the (c) above, does not arise.
- (e):  The  Election  Commission  of  India  has  informed  that  no  such  details  are available.

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