Election Commission
- India
In one of largest reshuffles, West Bengal transfers 527 officers amid SIR rollout
Kolkata: The West Bengal government on Monday announced the transfer of over 500 bureaucrats amid the rollout of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state. In one of…
- India
Rights groups hold protest rally in Kolkata against SIR
Kolkata: Rights groups including Association for Protection of Democratic Rights (APDR) on Saturday held a protest rally against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls planned in West Bengal by the…
- Hyderabad
58 candidates in fray for Jubilee Hills assembly bypoll in Telangana
Hyderabad: As many as 58 candidates are in the fray for the November 11 bypoll to Jubilee Hills assembly constituency in Telangana after the withdrawal of nominations on Friday. While 211 candidates…
- India
Raj Thackeray accuses EC of making 96 lakh fake voter entries in Maharashtra
Mumbai: Raj Thackeray, the founder and President of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), on Sunday, made serious allegations against the Election Commission, asserting that nearly 96 lakh fake voters have been incorporated into…
- Hyderabad
Jubilee Hills bypoll: Case filed over ‘fake news’ on voter list circulating online
Hyderabad: Authorities have registered a criminal case following the circulation of “false and misleading information” on social media platforms regarding the voter list of the Jubilee Hills Assembly Constituency. Based on a…
- India
SIR in Bihar: EC terms the exercise ‘accurate’
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Thursday termed the Bihar SIR “accurate” and told the Supreme Court that the petitioner political parties and NGOs are merely content with making “false allegations” to…
- Hyderabad
Jubilee Hills bypoll: EC dismisses BRS’ ‘bogus votes’ allegation
Hyderabad: Hyderabad District Election Officer (DEO) RV Karnan, on Monday, October 13, stated that an inquiry was conducted into allegations by Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leaders regarding the mass issuance of voter…
- India
Defer SIR in Maharashtra until local polls are held: SEC urges EC
Mumbai: Citing upcoming elections to local bodies, the Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC) has requested the Election Commission to defer its plan, if any, to roll out Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Jubilee Hills by-poll notification issued
Hyderabad: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday issued the gazette notification for the Jubilee Hills assembly by-poll, scheduled for November 11, formally initiating the process for filing of nominations. As…
- India
ECI issues notification for bypolls to five Assembly seats
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday issued notifications for the bye-elections to five Assembly constituencies across the country. The polling is scheduled for November 11, and the counting…
- India
SC seeks response of Centre, EC on PIL for giving voting rights to undertrials
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday sought responses of the Centre and the Election Commission on a PIL seeking recognition of voting rights for nearly 4.5 lakh undertrial prisoners lodged in…
- India
EC officials threatening Bengal govt officers: Mamata
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday launched a blistering attack on the Election Commission, alleging that its officials were “threatening” officers of her government and “acting under political influence”…
- India
SIR in Bengal may lead to deletion of 1.2 crore ‘illegal voters’: Union minister
Bongaon: Union minister and BJP MP Shantanu Thakur on Thursday claimed that around 1.2 crore “illegal voters” could be removed from West Bengal’s electoral rolls through the EC’s special intensive revision (SIR),…
- India
Bihar polls: EC identifies 14K voters over the age of 100
Vaishali (Bihar): With wrinkles on her face and her frail body wrapped in a multicoloured sari, Sona Devi sits alongside her centenarian husband, Rameshwar Das, in Dullalpur village. Eager to vote in…
- India
Nearly 8.5 lakh election personnel to be deployed for Bihar polls: EC
New Delhi: Seeking to ensure smooth conduct of assembly polls in Bihar, the Election Commission will deploy nearly 8.5 lakh election personnel, including 2.5 lakh police officials. The poll authority said on…
