Election Commission
- India
Opposition leaders protest against SIR in Parliament complex
New Delhi: Several MPs of the INDIA bloc parties protested in the Parliament House complex on Tuesday against the Election Commission’s voter roll revision in Bihar, and demanded its rollback. Ahead of…
- India
Election Commission starts process to elect new Vice President
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday announced the commencement of the election process for the Office of the Vice President after Jagdeep Dhankhar resigned from the post. Dhankhar…
- India
Nitish Kumar, Tejashwi Yadav clash over SIR of Bihar voter list
Patna: On the third day of the Bihar Assembly’s monsoon session, the House witnessed heavy uproar as a heated exchange erupted between Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav…
- India
Election Commission justifies SIR of electoral rolls in Bihar
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India has justified its ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar saying it adds to the purity of the election by “weeding out…
- India
Forms from 90.12 pc electors have been collected: ECI tells SC
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has told the Supreme Court that, pursuant to its Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in Bihar, enumeration forms from 90.12 per…
- India
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…
- India
Over 35 lakh names to be removed from revised Bihar voter list: EC
As the heat builds ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections, the Election Commission (EC) on Monday, July 14, released an updated voter list, revealing over 35 lakh names are set to be…
- India
EC prepares for possible pan-India voter list revision from next month
New Delhi: The Election Commission has activated its poll machinery across states for a possible roll out of pan-India special intensive revision (SIR) next month just like the one being carried out…
- India
Tejashwi accuses EC of being ‘BJP’s agent’ over voter list revision
Patna: Leader of the Opposition in Bihar Assembly, Tejashwi Yadav, on Thursday, alleged that the Election Commission appears to be working as an agent of the BJP. Speaking to the media persons…
- India
Congress welcomes SC’s suggestion to revise Bihar voter rolls
New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday said the Supreme Court’s suggestion that the Election Commission (EC) should allow Aadhaar cards, voter-ID cards and ration cards in the Special Intensive Revision of the…
- Politics
Mayawati urges EC to take cognisance of violent incidents in Bihar
Lucknow: BSP chief Mayawati on Monday said the Election Commission should take cognisance of incidents of violence in Bihar, including the murder of Patna-based businessman Gopal Khemka, for the conduct of peaceful…
- India
No change in instructions for SIR in Bihar, says EC after advertisement leads to confusion
Patna: The Election Commission on Sunday asserted that Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar was “being implemented smoothly at the ground level” and “there is no change in instructions”.…
- Hyderabad
Telangana CEO seeks report on 13 political parties over de-registration
Hyderabad: The Telangana Chief Electoral Officer on Friday, July 4, sent show cause notices to 13 Registered Unrecognised Political Parties (RRUP) with regard to the status of their registration. The political parties…
- India
INDIA bloc expresses concerns over EC’s special intensive revision Plan
New Delhi: Leaders of several INDIA bloc parties met the Election Commission over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar and raised concerns over its timing, alleging that over…
- World
Elections in Bangladesh will be held early next year: Yunus
Dhaka: Bangladeshi interim government’s Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has sought US support for the country’s democratic transition and reaffirmed that elections would be held “in the early part of next year” during…