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"Voter list needs to be updated before every election as part of law": CEC
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
CEC Kumar said opposition parties themselves in the past have complained about issues pertaining to the voter list.
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"It Is the Job of the Opposition to find faults": Choudhary defends EC
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Bihar Minister Ashok Choudhary on Friday came out in strong support of the Election Commission of India (ECI), amid rising opposition allegations that the ongoing voter list update process is biased. Choudhary said that the opposition is merely seeking excuses for its anticipated electoral d
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ECI meets representatives of political parties
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Commission, under the Chairmanship of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar along with Election Commissioners Dr. Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Dr. Vivek Joshi, heard the concerns, issues and queries raised by the party representatives and decoded for them, the entire Special Intensive Re
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"Fear of crushing defeat in upcoming polls": BJP slams INDIA bloc over Bih
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A day earlier, delegation of INDIA bloc leaders from 11 political parties met with the Election Commission of India (ECI) in the national capital to register their opposition to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls currently underway in Bihar, calling it the "worst atta
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Jairam Ramesh attacks Election Commission over INDIA bloc's meet with ECI,
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A day after Election Commission of India (ECI) met with the delegation of 11 parties to discuss its decision of conducting "electoral" revision ahead of the Bihar elections, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh slammed ECI stating that the meeting "ultimately" took place "under pressure".
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Exercise done to ensure integrity of electoral process: BJP on Bihar elect
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The ECI has claimed that the SIR is only meant to verify voters and to identify any 'ineligible voters' ahead of the Assembly elections which are expected to be held later this year in Bihar. However, multiple political parties part of the Opposition, including Congress and Bihar's Rashtriya
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"Worst attack on Constitution": INDIA bloc delegation meets with ECI regar
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"Firstly, the last revision was in 2003. For 22 years, more than four of five Bihar elections have happened. Were all those elections faulty?... Secondly the Special Intensive Revision which was held in 2003, was held one year before the Lok Sabha Elections, two years before the Assembly
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"VOTE-Bandi" in Bihar as reflected in SIR will destroy our democracy: Jair
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Noting that the Election Commission "undermined" the basis of the democratic system in the last six months, Congress MP Jairam Ramesh accused that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) by the poll body will "destroy" the country's democracy.
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Delhi Minister Manjinder Sirsa writes to ECI, alleges AAP's "open support"
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"From legitimising encroachments to provoking anarchy, Arvind Kejriwal is playing with Delhi's safety & India's sovereignty," Sirsa wrote on X, sharing the letter.
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ECI discusses issues related to Special Intensive Revision in Bihar with 1
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Representatives of 11 political parties met with the Election Commission, including Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar along with other Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu Vivek Joshi at Nirvachan Sadan.
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"Election Commission behaving like BJP cell...": RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Yadav said that the ECI has totally become "one-sided" and is favouring the BJP, as he claimed that the poll panel has changed its rule regarding meetings with delegations.
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"Only motivation is to stay in power": Rajnath Singh slams oppn in Bihar
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"Political parties like Congress and RJD have only one objective, to stay in power...whereas the BJP is inspired by nation-building. The objective of the BJP is to ensure a dignified life for every citizen of India. Keeping this in mind, the Prime Minister has taken effective steps to imp
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