Elections
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Japan’s PM resigns after party suffered historic defeat in summer election
Tokyo: Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced Sunday that he will resign following growing calls from within his party to take responsibility for a historic defeat in July’s parliamentary election. Ishiba, who…
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‘Misleading’: ECI slams Congress video tagged ‘Vote Chor – Gaddi Chhod’
New Delhi: The ECI on Saturday issued a fact-check against a video posted by the Congress party’s official social media handle, dismissing the message tagged ‘Vote Chor – Gaddi Chhod’ as “misleading”…
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SC to hear RJD, AIMIM pleas to extend Bihar SIR filing deadline
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear on September 1 the RJD and AIMIM’s pleas for extending the deadline to file claims and objections in the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral…
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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…
