In a stunning turn of events, Rawalpindi Commissioner Liaquat Ali Chatha claimed that the results of the February 8 general elections were 'manipulated' under his supervision, Dawn reported, adding that he tendered his resignation immediately after making the revelation.
The ECP's decision comes after the Rawalpindi Division Commissioner Liaquat Ali Chatta on Saturday resigned from his post in protest against electoral irregularities, particularly rigging.
Amid rigging accusations in Pakistan's general elections by political parties and individuals, caretaker Prime Minister, Anwar ul-Haq Kakar said that whoever harbours any concerns regarding electoral irregularities is encouraged to pursue legal recourse through the available channels.
Chief Electoral Officer Dr BVRC Purushottam took a high-level meeting regarding law and order, deployment of police forces and central security forces Uttarakhand in view of the upcoming general elections.
As per the latest electoral roll published by the Election Commission of India, the total state's electorate is 2,43,01,960 including 1,21,79,358 male voters and 1,21,22,602 female voters.
"A total of 11 nomination papers were received by the members of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly till February 15, 2024 for the Rajya Sabha biennial elections- 2024. Today, on February 16, 2024, at 11:00 am, the above nomination papers were scrutinized by Shri Brij Bhushan Dubey, Retur
Taking a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his poll promises, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge said the former is the chief of all liars as he failed to even fulfil what he had promised during his 2014 poll campaign.
The Congress chief came down heavily on the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led central government after the alleged freezing of the grand old party's bank accounts by the Income Tax department.
In a historic verdict barely weeks before the Lok Sabha polls are set to be notified, the Supreme Court struck down Thursday the Narendra Modi government's 2018 electoral bonds scheme of anonymous political funding.
The Supreme Court on Thursday delivered a unanimous verdict, striking down the Electoral Bonds scheme as unconstitutional. While the Opposition parties hailed the Apex court decision, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party said that the scheme was brought in for transparency in electoral fundi
The Supreme Court on Thursday while striking down the Centre's Electoral Bonds scheme said that the purpose of curbing black money is not a sufficient justification to anonymise the identities of donors and the details of the contributions in the Electoral Bonds scheme.