Elections
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Rahul Gandhi warns against vote theft in Bihar elections
Katihar: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday alleged that attempts were being made to “steal” votes of the people in Bihar by the ruling BJP at the Centre in collusion with the…
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EC rolls out 28 reforms in 6 months to clean up voter rolls, boost voter ease
New Delhi: Under fire from the opposition over a variety of issues, the Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday said it has taken 28 initiatives in the last six months to strengthen the…
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Parties failed to object during proper roll period: Election Commission
New Delhi: Seeking to counter opposition parties’ allegations of fudging in voter data, the Election Commission (EC) on Saturday said it seems that some political parties did not examine the electoral rolls…
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Over 70 pc polling in by-election for 2 ZPTC seats in Jagan’s constituency
Amaravati: More than 70 per cent voters cast their votes for the by-elections to Pulivendula and Ontimitta Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituencies (ZPTCs) in YSR Kadapa district on Tuesday, while alleging large-scale irregularities…
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Aadhaar not conclusive proof of citizenship, needs verification: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said including or excluding citizens and non-citizens from electoral rolls was within Election Commission of India’s remit as it called the Bihar special intensive revision…
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Congress rolls out Vote Chori portal to demand transparency in voter rolls
New Delhi: Upping the ante over Rahul Gandhi’s poll rigging claims, the Congress has launched a web portal for people to register and demand accountability from the poll panel against what it…
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9 days since Bihar draft rolls published, no party filed objections: EC
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Sunday said that since the Bihar draft voters’ list was published on August 1, no political party has approached it for inclusion or deletion of names…
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EC delists 334 registered unrecognised political parties
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Saturday said it has delisted 334 registered unrecognised political parties which have failed to fulfil the essential condition of contesting even a single election for six…
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EC junks as ‘baseless’ Tejashwi’s claim that his name missing from draft electoral rolls
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Saturday dubbed as “baseless” claims of RJD leader Tejaswi Yadav that his name was missing from the draft electoral rolls of Bihar. Officials said that in…
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Rahul Gandhi’s remarks completely baseless, he is yet to respond to June 12 letter: EC
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has hit back at Rahul Gandhi over his repeated allegations about irregularities in the Maharashtra Assembly elections held in 2024, asserting that the Congress…
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7.24 cr forms received in Bihar, EC to publish draft roll on Aug 1
New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC) asserted on Sunday that the draft electoral roll to be published in Bihar is not the final voters’ list, saying a month’s time will be available…
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Political parties deployed 1.5L booth agents for SIR in Bihar but oppose it in SC: ECI
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India has claimed all major political parties were “involved” in Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and deployed over 1.5 lakh booth level agents to reach…
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Bihar: ECI gives 12 political parties list of 43L electors not found at their addresses
New Delhi: The ECI has given 12 major political parties the details of over 29 lakh electors who have not returned Enumeration Forms (EFs) under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the…
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SIR: Forms of 41 lakh Bihar electors yet to be received back by EC
New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC) on Friday said it is sharing lists of Bihar electors who have probably died or have permanently shifted and have enrolled at multiple places with political…
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EC finds large number of foreigners in Bihar voter list
New Delhi: Field-level functionaries of the Election Commission have found “a large number of people” from Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar during house-to-house visits made for the ongoing intensive review of the voters’…
