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ECI mulling intensive house-to-house verification during Electoral Rolls r
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Election Commission of India (ECI) is contemplating an intensive house-to-house verification during the upcoming electoral roll revision before Bihar Assembly Polls in order to make the Electoral Rolls completely robust and free of any kind of errors. Such intensive and rigorous revision
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Sharing video footage of polling stations during voting day breaches voter
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
Amid a demand for making available video or CCTV footage of the webcasting of the polling stations during the poll day, EC sources said on Saturday that it is "entirely contrary to the privacy and security concerns of the voters" and sharing of the footage would leave both, the elector, who
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"One from whom answer was needed, is destroying evidence": Rahul Gandhi qu
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
The Leader of Opposition raised concerns about the integrity of the electoral process, citing the destruction of evidence as a potential indicator of election rigging. He warned that a fixed election would be "poison for democracy," highlighting the need for a free and fair electoral process
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ECI marks several firsts in Bye-polls: Mobile Deposit Facility; Upgraded V
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
The Election Commission of India (ECI) successfully implemented several new electoral initiatives during bye-polls in five Assembly Constituencies across Gujarat, Kerala, Punjab, and West Bengal. Key reforms included mobile deposit facilities at polling booths, faster voter turnout reporting
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Polling begins for assembly by-elections across 4 states
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
The polling began on the Nilambur seat in Kerala, the Ludhiana West seat in Punjab, the Kaliganj seat in West Bengal, and the Visavadar and Kadi seats in Gujarat.
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Electors to get EPICS within 15 days of update in electoral rolls: ECI
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
The new system will ensure real-time tracking of each stage right from the EPIC generation by the Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) till the delivery of EPIC to the elector through the Department of Posts (DOP). Electors will also receive notifications via SMS at each stage, keeping them
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"You have seen rule of Lalu Yadav, PM Modi, Nitish Kumar, now...": Prashan
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
Bihar elections are expected to be held later this year in October or November; however, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has not announced an official date.
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Congress' Pawan Khera alleges Govt "restricting" public access to election
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Congress leader Pawan Khera on Thursday alleged that the BJP-led NDA government restricted public access to election documents, just 11 days after a High Court order demanding transparency.
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CEC Gyanesh Kumar delivers keynote address at Stockholm International Conf
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Highlighting India's electoral integrity, scale and diversity, Gyanesh Kumar, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India, while delivering his keynote address at the Stockholm International Conference on Electoral Integrity in Sweden last evening, reaffirmed the role of the Election Commissi
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"Transparency not a favour, it is a constitutional obligation": Congress r
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The statement released by the party reiterates the demands made by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a newspaper article, urging the Election Commission to release the electoral rolls for the 2024 general and Maharashtra state assembly elections. The party has also raised the issue of an al
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"BJP defending ECI only confirms suspicions of match fixing": Congress lea
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"It is good that the ECI realised that its rock-bottom credibility will not be salvaged by issuing anonymous, unsigned letters - but by acceding to the opposition's demands. In fact, BJP top brass coming out in its defence only confirmed the people's suspicions of match fixing between BJP
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Rahul Gandhi is LoP, ECI should publicly provide all related information,
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Meanwhile, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis launched a scathing attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of consistently misunderstanding the country's mood and misplacing blame.
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