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Raghav Chadha pushes for "Right to Recall" for voters to remove "non-perfo
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Aam Aadmi Party MP Raghav Chadha on Wednesday pushed for a "right to recall" mechanism that would allow voters to remove the non-performing elected representatives before the end of their terms.
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Nepal heads for nomination filing today for upcoming March 5 polls
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
The Election Commission has announced that all the preparations for the nomination filing has been complete with election offices established in all 165 constituencies nationwide.
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Lok Sabha Speaker calls for ethical AI in democracies, lauds PM Modi's lea
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Addressing the 28th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC), Birla said the event aims to provide a crucial platform for lawmakers to exchange best practices, new initiatives, and experiences related to parliamentary democracy, at a time when democratic i
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Sikkim MP Indra Subba urges caution in implementing SIR in state, cites sm
Updated : 3 months ago IST
"Embracing SIR (Special Intensive Revision) is important for strengthening electoral systems, its implementation must be carried out with utmost caution in States like Sikkim, where the voter base is comparatively small," the MP said, according to an official statement from his office. Read More
"EC running away from responsibility": Congress MP Sukhdeo Bhagat on Rahul
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Reacting to the controversy surrounding the alleged deletion of over 6,000 voter names in Karnataka's Aland constituency, Bhagat backed Rahul Gandhi's claims and alleged that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was manipulating the electoral system to remain in power.
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"Who is ECI shielding?"Congress President Kharge asks after Rahul Gandhi's
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
"CID probing the Aland AC voter deletion case, wrote 18 letters to ECISVEEP in 18 months, but ECI has stone-walled critical information necessary to track the culprits. Armed with concrete proof, Rahul Gandhi has thoroughly exposed the mass vote deletion in Aland Assembly in Karnataka," K
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Vote chori allegations made by Rahul Gandhi incorrect, baseless: ECI
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
"Allegations made by Rahul Gandhi are incorrect and baseless. No deletion of any vote can be done online by any member of the public, as misconceived by Rahul Gandhi. No deleting can take palce without giving an opportunity of being heard to the affected person," the ECI said in a stateme
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Hardeep Puri takes "balak budhi" jibe at Rahul Gandhi, says "imaginary cla
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
With opposition's candidate in Vice Presidential polls B Sudershan Reddy getting less than expected votes, Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Puri on Wednesday hit out the Congress and other opposition parties over their repeated "vote chori" allegations against the BJP and
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Milind Deora hits out at Congress over 'vote theft' charge, alleges lack o
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
In an interview with ANI, Deora said the Congress should first put its own house in order before commenting on India's electoral system. He also dismissed Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's allegations of "vote chori".
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Supreme Court's EVM recount in Haryana exposes electoral system vulnerabil
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In a post on X, Kharge wrote, "The recent case of the Supreme Court ordering an EVM recount in Buana Lakhu village, Panipat and overturning the declared result has once again exposed how serious lapses in our electoral system can change outcomes. This only reinforces what was long suspected
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Last day of Monsoon Session: Congress MPs seek debate in Parliament on 'el
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Congress MPs in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on Thursday submitted motions seeking a discussion on alleged electoral fraud and concerns over the "credibility and inclusiveness of electoral systems."
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EC's 28 new initiatives focus on engagement with stakeholders, strengtheni
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to an official release, the EC conducted 4,719 all-party meetings that included 40 meetings by Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs), 800 by District Election Officers (DEOs), and 3,879 by Electoral Registration Officers (EROs), engaging over 28,000 representatives of various politica
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