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NDA sweeps Pune district local body polls; secures all 17 President posts,
Updated : 5 months ago IST
According to official results, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) emerged as the largest NDA constituent in terms of President posts, securing 10 positions, followed by the Shiv Sena with four President posts, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won three.
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We do not run away from discussion, they are not satisfied: UP BJP Preside
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Reacting to the row over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in 9 States and 3 Union Territories, Uttar Pradesh BJP President Pankaj Chaudhary on Sunday said that the Centre never runs away from discussion, but the opposition is never satisfied.
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"Completely false": Jairam Ramesh dismisses allegations levelled at Congre
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh on Sunday harshly criticised the Modi government over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) issue, saying that the allegations that were levelled in the Parliament that the Congress has not given any suggestions to the Election Commission regarding
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Opposition flustered over SIR as they fear removal of infiltrators from vo
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Newly elected Bihar Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) State President Sanjay Saraogi on Sunday launched a sharp attack on opposition parties over the ongoing debate surrounding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, alleging that their resistance stems from fear that the name
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BJP believes in good governance; TMC bothered about cuts and commissions:
Updated : 5 months ago IST
He also raised concerns over 4,50,000 'unmapped' people in the Matua-dominated areas of Nadia and North 24 Parganas. This comes after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, which has sparked fears among the Matua community about potential disenfranchisement.
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CEC Gyanesh Kumar offers prayers at Bhagyalakshmi Temple in Hyderabad
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Saturday offered prayers at the Bhagyalakshmi Temple in Hyderabad.
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"SIR needed to remove double and dead voters... EC ensuring fair polls": U
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Murugan's remarks come after the Tamil Nadu Chief Electoral Officer announced on Friday that the EC has dropped the names of 97.37 lakh voters from the draft electoral rolls at the end of the first phase of SIR in the state.
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'DMK opposed SIR from beginning as deleted voters belong to ruling party':
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Tamil Nadu BJP chief Nainar Nagenthran on Saturday said the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) has opposed the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls from the very beginning because a large number of voters deleted during the exercise belonged to the ruling party.
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"Astonishing": P Chidambaram raises alarm over deletions in Tamil Nadu dra
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Rajya Sabha MP P Chidambaram on Friday raised concerns about the voter list in Tamil Nadu, noting that 66,44,881 individuals lack addresses. He acknowledged the removal of 26,32,672 deceased persons and 3,39,278 duplicate entries, but stressed the need to focus on those without addresses.
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More than 97 lakh electors removed from ECI's draft SIR roll in Tamil Nadu
Updated : 5 months ago IST
The Election Commission of India on Friday released the draft electoral roll for Tamil Nadu, after collecting 5,43,76,755 enumeration forms of voters across the state. The Election Commission in Tamil Nadu has deleted 97,37,831 electors from the list due to being deceased, having shifted/
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AAP moves court alleging result manipulation in Ashok Vihar MCD by-poll, n
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Calling the episode "deeply suspicious," Bharadwaj said an election petition was filed in the Rohini Court on Wednesday, which has admitted the plea and issued notices to the Election Commission and the BJP candidate. The matter is scheduled to be heard on December 24.
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Eight bills passed during Winter Session of Parliament marked by sharp deb
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Parliament passed eight bills during the relatively short winter session, with the opposition and treasury benches engaging in sharp exchanges on some of the legislations and during debates on electoral reforms and the 150th anniversary of Vande Mataram.
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