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TMC MP Sushmita Dev seeks discussion on SIR of electoral rolls in Bihar
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In her letter to the Secretary General of the Rajya Sabha, the party MP alleged that the government had been using the Election Commission of India (ECI) to push an "exclusionary" agenda under the guise of a voter list revision, aimed at stripping voting rights from large sections of society
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Congress' Renuka Chowdhury seeks discussion on SIR of electoral rolls in B
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury has submitted a notice of motion in the Rajya Sabha to discuss the "grave concerns" arising from the Election Commission of India's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
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Akhilesh Yadav slams BJP over VP farewell; questions EC's voter list move
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday took a jibe at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, questioning the absence of a formal farewell and urging BJP leaders to check on his well-being.
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Monsoon Session: Congress MP Manickam Tagore moves adjournment motion noti
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In his notice, Tagore labelled the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise as "dangerous and unconstitutional".
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Delink CEO's office from state, create separate Election Dept: ECI to Beng
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Noting a lack of financial and administrative autonomy available to the Chief Electoral Officer of West Bengal, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has directed the State government to create a separate Election Department, completely delinked from any other department of the governmen
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Over 52 lakh voters not found at their addresses in electoral rolls revisi
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to the poll body, 52,30,126 electors, amounting to 6.62 per cent of the state's total registered voters, were either deceased, had shifted permanently, were enrolled at multiple locations, or were untraceable.
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"Show me one genuine voter who went with documents....": JD(U) MP Sanjay K
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Earlier in the day, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha faced major disruptions on Tuesday, on the second day of the Monsoon Session, amid Opposition protest over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls being undertaken by the Election Commission (EC) in Bihar ahead of the u
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Assam publishes draft voter list for BTC Polls, over 26.69 lakh electors e
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A total of 26,69,396 voters are included, comprising 13,29,742 male voters, 13,39,637 female voters, and 17 others in the draft electoral rolls.
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Bihar: RJD MP Sanjay Yadav accuses EC, NDA of having "alliance", questions
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Sanjay Yadav on Monday launched a sharp attack on the Election Commission (EC) over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, alleging that the National Democratic Alliance and EC share an "alliance" between them.
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"Excuse to exclude backward classes, Dalits, minorities from electoral rol
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"3 crore people of Bihar go out of the state to work as labour and come to Bihar to use their right to vote, according to government data. What preparation has the Election Commission made for the illiterate and poor? Why was the Election Commission asleep till now? This projection is an
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Govt not allowing us to raise SIR issue in houses: Congress MP K Suresh on
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In the wake of all the members of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc staging a protest in the Parliament on Tuesday, against the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Bihar, Congress MP K Suresh said that the government was not allowing to rai
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SIR part of conspiracy to snatch voting rights of poor in Bihar: Congress
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"Special Intensive Revision (SIR) is part of a conspiracy to snatch the voting rights of the poor people of Bihar. The Election Commission of India is also supporting the BJP in this conspiracy. This is very sad... I hope this issue will be discussed in Parliament..." Tagore told ANI.
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