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Bihar Election: Supreme Court agrees fresh pleas challenging ECI's voter r
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A bench of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Joymalya Bagchi agreed to hear the pleas on July 10, along with other pending petitions. Advocate Vrinda Grover and another advocate mentioned for urgent listing.
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Pawan Khera questions ECI's independence amid revision of electoral rolls
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Congress leader Pawan Khera on Wednesday questioned the independence of the Election Commission amid revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, accusing it of acting in favour of the ruling party.
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Owaisi labels revision of voter list in Bihar as "backdoor NRC"
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"The Bihar backdoor NRC serves two clear purposes: it disempowers the poorest people of Bihar and paves the way for their exclusion from citizenship. In this country, voting is the only real power the poor have. That right cannot be snatched away just because someone doesn't have a specif
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ECI reaffirms commitment to universal adult suffrage amid revision of elec
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
On June 24, the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced that it would begin a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in Bihar ahead of the state's assembly elections. The exercise aims to revise the electoral rolls in the state to include all eligible voters and elim
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Bihar Bandh against "conspiracy" to "de-franchise" more than 2 cores voter
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Hannan Mollah on Wednesday said that the political parties gave a call for "Bandh" against the conspiracy to de-franchise more than two crore voters in Bihar.
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"INDIA bloc, Congress opposes violation of common man's rights:" Congress
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Congress leader Pramod Tiwari on Wednesday said that the part and INDIA bloc opposes the "violation" of common man's right as their alliance held 'Bihar Bandh' protest in the state against ECI's decision to revise electoral rolls ahead of the assembly election.
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"Election Commission has become Godi Aayog": Tejashwi Yadav at Bihar Bandh
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday heavily criticised Election Commision of India for its decision to revise electoral rolls ahead, calling it a "Godi Aayog."
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Rahul Gandhi, Tejashwi Yadav lead 'Bihar Bandh' protest in Patna against e
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Congress MP and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, along with Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav, on Wednesday led the 'Bihar Bandh' protest in Patna against the Election Commission of India's (ECI) decision to undertake the Special Intensive Revision (SIR
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Tejashwi Yadav slams Election Commission amid Bihar Bandh, calls it "wing
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Speaking with ANI, Yadav said, "The Election Commission has become a wing of a political party... Will two people from Gujarat decide which Bihari voter can vote and which cannot?"
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Rahul Gandhi to join 'Bihar Bandh' protests over electoral roll revisions
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday reached Patna to join the 'Bihar Bandh' protests, organised by the INDIA block against the Special Intensive Revision of the voter list by the Election Commission of India ahead of the upcoming assembly polls.
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INDIA bloc calls for 'Bihar Bandh', protests against Special Intensive Rev
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
INDIA bloc on Wednesday took to the streets in protest against the Special Intensive Revision of the voter list in Bihar ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections.
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Bihar SIR form collection touches nearly half-way mark in 14 days; 17 more
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar is progressing well, with 3,70,77,077 Enumeration Forms, which is 46.95% of the total of 7,89,69,844 (nearly 7.90 crore) electors in Bihar, collected (at 6:00 PM) in the first 14 days since the issuance of SIR instructions on June 24.
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