11 h. ago Petition Sought Regular Special Intensive Revision. Poll Body's Response

The Election Commission (EC) has told the Supreme Court that any direction to conduct special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls at regular intervals throughout the country would "encroach"...

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27 h. ago Pawan Kumar Sharma New Deputy Election Commissioner, V. Lalithalakshmi, Joint Secretary

Sharma is a 1999-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Madhya Pradesh cadre and Lalithalakshmi is a 2008-batch officer of the West Bengal cadre.

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6 d. ago Aadhaar Valid As 12th Document For Special Revision Of Voters: Supreme Court

The Election Commission must accept the Aadhaar as proof of identity, and include it on list of 11 other documents deemed 'valid' for re-verification of voters ahead of the Bihar Assembly election...

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7 d. ago Top Court To Hear Pleas Against Poll Body's Bihar Voter Roll Revision Tomorrow

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a batch of pleas, including those of political parties, challenging the June 24 decision of the Election Commission to conduct Special Intensive...

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1 week ago Congress Says 89 Lakh Complaints Filed In Bihar, Electoral Officer Disagrees

After Congress party said that they submitted close to 89 lakh complaints to the election commission regarding the voter lists in Bihar, the state's Chief Election Officer (CEO) responded by saying...

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1 week ago Congress To Conclude Its 1,300 Km Voter Adhikar Yatra In Patna Today

The Congress' ongoing 'Voter Adhikar Yatra' in Bihar will conclude in Patna on Monday with a symbolic padyatra (foot march) at Gandhi Maidan, marking the final leg of its campaign to raise awareness...

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2 w. ago "Tejashwi Yadav Will Form Next Bihar Government": Akhilesh Yadav

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday said the Election Commission, which has ordered special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, has itself been subjected to "SIR" by...

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2 w. ago "Defeated By Fraud In 1991": Siddaramaiah's 'Vote Chori' Check For Congress

The Congress - which has accused the BJP and Election Commission of 'collusion' to commit voter fraud before the Bihar election - faced an internal check on those protests Friday after Siddaramaiah...

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2 w. ago In Bihar, 3 Lakh Voters Sent Notices Over "Discrepancies": Sources

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has issued nearly 3,00,000 notices to electors after discrepancies were found in their voter identification documents during the ongoing Special Intensive...

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2 w. ago "Do Not Be BJP's Lollipop": Mamata Banerjee Cautions Election Commission

Mamata Banerjee had a simple request to the Election Commission: "Do not be BJP's lollipop".

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3 w. ago Why India's Election Commission is facing a test of credibility

Why India's Election Commission is facing a test of credibility  BBC

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3 w. ago Election Commission: Why India's polling monitor is facing a test of credibility

Election Commission: Why India's polling monitor is facing a test of credibility  BBC

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3 w. ago Aadhaar Valid For Voter Roll Revision, Top Court Tells Election Commission

Bihar voters challenging their exclusion from the electoral roll before an election later this year can present the Aadhaar as proof of residence, the Supreme Court said Friday afternoon.

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3 w. ago After Poll Body Order, Bengal Suspends 4 Officials, But Doesn't File Cases

The West Bengal government has partly complied with the Election Commission of India's directive by suspending four officials of the Moyna and Baruipur Purba Assembly Constituencies for alleged voter...

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3 w. ago "Those Left Out Can Submit Aadhaar To Include Their Name": Poll Body On Bihar Draft Roll

The Election Commission said people who have been left out of Bihar's draft voter list can submit a copy of their Aadhaar to include their name in the electoral roll, after the Supreme Court directed...

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3 w. ago Opposition Likely To Bring Impeachment Motion Against Poll Body Chief: Sources

Amid its face-off with the Election Commission over allegations of vote fraud, the INDIA Opposition bloc is considering bringing a motion to remove Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, sources...

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4 w. ago Why Several Voters' Homes Listed As "House Number 0"? Poll Body Clarifies

Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Sunday said instances of a person holding multiple voter identity cards arise due to migration or administrative lapses and the poll authority is working...

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4 w. ago "BJP's Vote Theft Has Been Caught, Poll Body Left Embarrassed": AAP Leader

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has backed the INDIA bloc's allegation of vote theft against the BJP, slamming the Election Commission (EC) for failing to uphold free and fair polls in the country.

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4 w. ago "Insult To Constitution": Poll Body On Rahul Gandhi's 'Vote Fraud' Charge

Coming out strongly against senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's allegations of 'vote fraud', the Election Commission of India has said that using "improper words" such as "vote chori" amounts to...

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4 w. ago Election Commission To Hold Press Conference On Sunday Amid Opposition Allegations

It is unusual for the poll authority to convene a formal press conference on issues other than announcing election schedules.

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