In the wake of the Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's allegations of "fake votes" against the Election Commission of India (ECI), Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge on Thursday demanded answers from the EC on what happened in Bengaluru Central Lok Sabha constitue
Thackeray said these cases show that "vote theft" has been happening and accused the Election Commission of evading accountability after being exposed.
"Electoral rolls are prepared in accordance with law. Any correction, deletion or inclusion in Electoral Roll can always be made as per procedure laid down in law. No one can force to remove YOUR NAME from final Electoral Rolls without following the procedure laid down in law," ECI posted
A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi said that asking for only one document would be anti-voter, but allowing multiple options benefits electors.
A group of voters met the Congress MP and shared how they were declared "dead" by the Election Commission and how their names were removed from the voter list after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.
Speaking to ANI, the AAP leader said, "The way the Election Commission is behaving right now is like 'the thief scolding the policeman.' Those who until now thought that the Election Commission is impartial, even they now feel that their behavior is as if they are the youth wing of some poli
The DMK District Secretaries meeting passed a resolution against the BJP-led Union government and the ECI, accusing them of 'Vote theft' and SIR in Bihar.
Election Commission of India (ECI) has received a total of 17,665 claims and objections over the draft voter list after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll in Bihar, out of which 454 complaints have been disposed, a press note said on Wednesday.
Amid ongoing protests by the Congress party against the Election Commission, former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and YSRCP President YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday criticised Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for being silent on alleged vote discrepancies in Andhra Pradesh.
Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday alleged that a senior BJP functionary is shifting his voter registration across multiple states ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections.