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"Elections are choreographed": Rahul Gandhi alleges 1,00,250 votes rigged
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Thursday slammed the Election Commission of India (ECI) and alleged that the elections are "choreographed." Presenting Congress' research on voting in the Mahadevapura Assembly in Karnataka, Gandhi alleged "vote chori" (vote theft) of 1,00,250 votes.
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"PM Modi is dancing to America's tune": RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Yadav criticised Modi's silence on the issue and said the Prime Minister has become "weak," accusing him of "dancing to America's tune."
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"Opposition are creating ruckus in Delhi": JDU MP Sanjay Kumar Jha on prot
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Janata Dal (United) (JDU) MP Sanjay Kumar Jha criticised the opposition for their protest on the Bihar Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Parliament, and blamed them for creating "ruckus". Jha said the Special Intensive Revision is happening in Bihar and lauded the Election Commission fo
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"Government hiding behind myths to avoid debate on EC": Congress MP Gaurav
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Citing precedents from 1981, 1995 and 2005, Gogoi argued that such discussions have taken place in the past, contrary to the government's recent claims. He asserted that the refusal to allow debate reflects the government's discomfort and fear of transparency in electoral reforms.
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Election Commission notifies schedule for Vice President election
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Election Commission of India (ECI) notified the schedule for the election of the Vice President of India. The poll, if contested, will be held between 10 AM and 5 PM on September 9 at the First Floor of the Parliament House, a press note said.
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No claim or objection submitted by any political party to to draft elector
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Election Commission has asserted that no eligible elector will be left out and no ineligible elector will be included in the final electoral roll of Bihar. It has appealed to submit claims and objections to rectify any errors in the draft electoral Roll of Bihar, which was published o
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INDIA Bloc continues protest in Parliament against voter list revision in
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge, along with other Opposition MPs, joined the protest against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and the "arrest of labourers in BJP-ruled states" outside Parliament.
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"It is not democratically correct": DMK MP Tiruchi Siva flags SIR exercise
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP Tiruchi Siva flagged the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll in poll-bound Bihar, calling it "not democratically correct".
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Why is Centre running away from discussion?: KC Venugopal on Bihar SIR
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Congress leader KC Venugopal attacked the Centre on Wednesday over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar, alleging that the government is "running away from discussion" in Parliament.
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Bangladesh Chief Adviser Office writes to the Election Commission for orga
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Bangladesh's Chief Adviser's Office has formally requested the Election Commission to hold National Parliament elections before Ramadan in February 2026, stressing the need for free, fair, peaceful, and festive polls with full government support, as pledged by Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus in
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Will protest if genuine voters are removed from voter list: Bengal CM on S
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee slammed the BJP over their demand to carry out Special Intensive Revision (SIR) activity in West Bengal and alleged that the Election Commission of India was acting as an agent of the Union Home Minister. She said that she would continue to raise he
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Bihar elections: SC asks ECI to furnish details of 65 lakh deleted voters
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Election Commission to file its response by August 9 on a fresh application of an NGO seeking disclosure of data of 65 lakh voters who were not included in the Bihar draft electoral roll after Special Intensive Revision (SIR).
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