The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Election Commission of India (ECI) on pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.
Jaiswal's remarks come as Bihar recorded a turnout of 47.62 per cent in the second phase of Assembly polls as of 1 pm, according to the data of the Election Commission of India.
As voting for the bye-elections on eight seats across six states and one Union Territory is underway, Dampa constituency in Mizoram recorded the highest voter turnout at 56.35 per cent as of 1 pm, according to the Election Commission of India.
Voting is underway for the bye-elections in eight seats across six states and one Union Territory, with Nagrota in Jammu and Kashmir recording the highest turnout so far at 34.47 per cent as of 11 am, followed by Dampa in Mizoram at 34.38 per cent, according to the Election Commission of
Gopalan said that mock polls began at all 358 booths from 05:30 am, during which some machines malfunctioned and were replaced. Subsequently, in another booth, the EVM malfunctioned again, necessitating its replacement.
As voting for the bye-elections on eight seats of six States and one Union Territory is underway, Dampa constituency in Mizoram recorded the highest turnout of 18.38 per cent as of 9 am, as per the data of the Election Commission of India, followed by the Ghatsila constituency in Jharkhan
A voter turnout of 14.55 per cent was recorded in the second phase of Bihar assembly polls till 9 am, according to the data of the Election Commission of India, which is relatively higher than the 13.13 per cent turnout recorded in the first phase of polls.
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Saturday targeted the Election Commission of India (ECI) over alleged VVPAT slips scattered on the road near KSR College in the Sarairanjan Assembly constituency in Bihar's Samastipur, calling the poll body "Thieves' Commission."
Congress leader Pawan Khera alleged that people who have been casting votes for generations have been deleted from the voters' list in the first phase of the Bihar polls held on November 6. He accused the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Election Commission of India (ECI) of having all
Raising serious concerns over the integrity of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process of electoral rolls in Goa, a high-level AAP delegation met the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday alleged "vote theft" in the Bihar elections, claiming that fake voters had been included in election lists and accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and the Election Commission of orchestrating voter fraud in Haryana election
In the southern plains of the Himalayan Nation, the voter registration drive has been driving thousands of enthusiastic new voters to queue up outside the District Election Commission office to get their name updated in the poll roll.