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"Ironic ECI not recognising election card given by them": CPI's Annie Raja
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The CPI leader's remarks come after the Supreme Court allowed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to continue its exercise while also asking them to consider accepting certain other documents from voters. Earlier, the poll panel had released a non-exhaustive list of 11 documents which wil
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"Conspiracy to prevent crores of voters from voting": Ghulam Ahmad Mir on
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"Just before the upcoming assembly elections, the Election Commission's proactive approach demands documentation that cannot be completed in such a short time in a democratic country. No poor person or labourer can complete the formalities. This suggests there must be a conspiracy by the EC
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MP EC directs Collectors to verify voter lists physically, flags 779 addre
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Madhya Pradesh Election Commission has directed all district collectors to conduct a physical verification of voter lists across the state due to irregularities found in the lists.
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"ECI already asking for Aadhar, opposition just unaware": Bihar Deputy CM
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Earlier on July 10, a bench of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Joymalya Bagchi did not stay the SIR process but asked the ECI to consider allowing Aadhaar, ration cards, and electoral photo identity cards as admissible documents to prove voter identity during the SIR of electoral rolls being u
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Bihar SIR row: Owaisi welcomes Supreme Court's order to consider Aadhar, R
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday welcomed the Supreme Court's decision asking the Election Commission (EC) to consider Aadhar, EPIC and Ration cards as Identification proof amid the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Bihar a
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ECI hatched new conspiracy for 'Chunav Chori': Rahul Gandhi makes big accu
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi Friday accused Election Commission of India of "hatching a conspiracy" for "chunav chori (election theft)" in Bihar, reffering to poll-body's decision to revise electoral rolls in the state ahead of assembly election there.
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"EC's spin on 'no stay' exposed": Congress' Jairam Ramesh on SC's order on
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Congress Rajya Sabha MP Jairam Ramesh on Friday stated that the Election Commission of India's (ECI) "spin" on no stay being given has been clearly "exposed" by the Supreme Court.
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"All other merits remain open...": Abhishek Manu Singhvi as SC allows ECI
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
He mentioned that the Supreme Court "clearly" suggested the inclusion of three documents, namely Aadhar, EC voter ID, and ration card, to be considered by the EC during the enumeration procedure.
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Oppn blaming EC since they anticipate defeat: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"The Constitution has established a process, and the Election Commission operates under a constitutional framework to conduct elections, maintain voter lists, and add or remove names from voter lists. This process has been ongoing in the country for many years, but anticipating their defe
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"Put the brakes on the disenfranchisement exercise": Parties welcome SC's
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
While the NDA parties welcomed the apex court's decision, the opposition, which challenged the ECI's directive, noted that the Supreme Court have "put the brakes on the disenfranchisement exercise which was happening".
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Supreme Court puts break on "disenfranchisement excercise": Yogendra Yadav
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"The Supreme Court has kind of put the brakes on the disenfranchisement exercise that was happening. We did not ask for a stay order. The SC did not give a stay order because that was not required at all. What was said was that in the current exercise, there is a serious danger of disenfranc
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"What Election Commission doing is wrong": Prashant Kishor on voter list r
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Earlier today, the Supreme Court allowed the Election Commission to continue with its exercise of conducting a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar.
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