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Tejashwi Yadav raises concerns over revision of electoral rolls in Bihar a
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav raised concerns over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar after meeting with the Election Commission.
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"It Is the Job of the Opposition to find faults": Choudhary defends EC
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Bihar Minister Ashok Choudhary on Friday came out in strong support of the Election Commission of India (ECI), amid rising opposition allegations that the ongoing voter list update process is biased. Choudhary said that the opposition is merely seeking excuses for its anticipated electoral d
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"CEC stated to delegation 20% exclusion is likely to happen": Pawan Khera
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Speaking to ANI, Khera said, "Gyanesh Gupta clearly stated to the delegation that we believe a 20% exclusion is likely to happen. When they intend to exclude, what can we do? Their intentions are clear, not Gupta's but those of those above him... It took one year, from 2003 to 2004, when
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ECI meets representatives of political parties
Updated : 8 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The Commission, under the Chairmanship of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar along with Election Commissioners Dr. Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Dr. Vivek Joshi, heard the concerns, issues and queries raised by the party representatives and decoded for them, the entire Special Intensive Re
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CEC Gyanesh Kumar says Special Intensive Revision in Bihar is "on schedule
Updated : 8 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India, Gyanesh Kumar, has affirmed that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process in Bihar is progressing smoothly and as per schedule.
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Congress blasts Election Commission for being "partisan"
Updated : 8 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Addressing a press conference at the AICC headquarters here today, senior party leaders including Chairman of the Media and Publicity Department Pawan Khera, Bihar Congress president Rajesh Kumar and the AICC in-charge for Bihar Krishna Allavaru stated that the role of the Commission had com
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"Voter list revision in Bihar undermines constitutional rights, electoral
Updated : 8 months, 4 weeks ago IST
According to a release, Madani warned that this "hasty and unclear process based on arbitrary and one-sided instructions" could disenfranchise millions of citizens, particularly migrant workers, minorities, and marginalised communities, by depriving them of their fundamental right to vote.
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"Fear of crushing defeat in upcoming polls": BJP slams INDIA bloc over Bih
Updated : 8 months, 4 weeks ago IST
A day earlier, delegation of INDIA bloc leaders from 11 political parties met with the Election Commission of India (ECI) in the national capital to register their opposition to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls currently underway in Bihar, calling it the "worst atta
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Pakistan Election Commission announces winners of reserved seats for Khybe
Updated : 8 months, 4 weeks ago IST
In the five reserved seats in the National Assembly from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) have secured wins in two seats each, while Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) has secured victory in one seat.
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Jairam Ramesh attacks Election Commission over INDIA bloc's meet with ECI,
Updated : 8 months, 4 weeks ago IST
A day after Election Commission of India (ECI) met with the delegation of 11 parties to discuss its decision of conducting "electoral" revision ahead of the Bihar elections, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh slammed ECI stating that the meeting "ultimately" took place "under pressure".
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"Worst attack on Constitution": INDIA bloc delegation meets with ECI regar
Updated : 8 months, 4 weeks ago IST
"Firstly, the last revision was in 2003. For 22 years, more than four of five Bihar elections have happened. Were all those elections faulty?... Secondly the Special Intensive Revision which was held in 2003, was held one year before the Lok Sabha Elections, two years before the Assembly
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"VOTE-Bandi" in Bihar as reflected in SIR will destroy our democracy: Jair
Updated : 8 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Noting that the Election Commission "undermined" the basis of the democratic system in the last six months, Congress MP Jairam Ramesh accused that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) by the poll body will "destroy" the country's democracy.
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