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BJP leaders turned into EC spokespersons: TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee
Kolkata: Claiming a nexus between the BJP and the Election Commission, Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Monday alleged that leaders of the ruling party at the Centre have become…
- News
EC seeks details after Rahul Gandhi flags voter deletions in Bihar
Patna: The Election Commission on Monday sought details of a group of people in Bihar who, during Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Vote Adhikar Yatra’, claimed that their names were wrongfully deleted from…
- India
‘Vote chor, gaddi chhor’: Opposition protests against SIR outside Parliament
New Delhi: Several opposition MPs of INDIA bloc parties held a protest in the Parliament House complex on Monday against the Election Commission‘s voter roll revision in Bihar. Led by Leader of…
- India
EC to hold press conference on Sunday amid ‘vote theft’ allegations
New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC) will hold a press conference on Sunday amid allegations of “vote theft” levelled by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and relentless protest by opposition parties over the…
- India
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…
- Hyderabad
Congress’ Almas Khan condemns detention of INDIA bloc MPs
Almas Khan strongly condemned the detention of INDIA bloc MPs in the national capital. Referring to the deletion of over 1 lakh votes in Karnataka and a staggering 58 lakh votes in…
- India
‘ECI cancelled one of my voter IDs without informing me’: Tejashwi
Patna: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday said that the Election Commission of India (ECI) cancelled one of his Elector Photo Identity Card (EPIC) numbers without conveying it to him. “I was…
- India
Tejashwi Yadav again threatens to boycott Bihar elections
Patna: Leader of Opposition in Bihar Assembly Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday reiterated that he may boycott the upcoming state elections, accusing the Election Commission of large-scale irregularities. Tejashwi announced that from August…
- India
SC says Bihar’s special voter roll revision ‘voter-friendly’
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday, August 13, said the 11 documents required to be submitted by an elector for Bihar’s special intensive revision (SIR) of the electoral roll, as opposed…
- India
Tejashwi alleges Election Commission lacks transparency
Patna: Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday alleged that the Election Commission of India was not functioning transparently and has removed the names of a large number of voters in…
- India
No one has sought permission, says Delhi Police ahead of oppn protest march
New Delhi: Ahead of the opposition’s march to the Election Commission over “poll fraud”, Delhi Police on Monday said no one has sought permission for holding the protest. Opposition INDIA bloc MPs…
- India
Rahul Gandhi to lead INDIA bloc’s 300-MP march to EC on Monday
New Delhi: Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, will lead a protest march of around 300 MPs from the INDIA bloc to the Election Commission of India (ECI)…
- India
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…
- India
INDIA bloc to put up joint candidate for VP polls
New Delhi: The INDIA bloc will put up a joint candidate for the vice presidential polls and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge is reaching out to opposition parties to explore names and reach…
- India
Bihar draft roll: No voter name deletion without notice, reasoned order, says EC
New Delhi: The Election Commission has told the Supreme Court that there would be no deletion of any voter’s name from the draft electoral roll in Bihar without issuance of prior notice,…
