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"EC has become Dhritarashtra": Pappu Yadav accuses poll body of "not respe
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Independent MP from Purnea, Pappu Yadav, on Monday criticised the Election Commission of India, calling it "Dhritrashtra" over their decision to revise electoral rolls in Bihar, and accused them of "not respecting" the constitution or following Supreme Court advice.
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ECI hatched new conspiracy for 'Chunav Chori': Rahul Gandhi makes big accu
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi Friday accused Election Commission of India of "hatching a conspiracy" for "chunav chori (election theft)" in Bihar, reffering to poll-body's decision to revise electoral rolls in the state ahead of assembly election there.
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CEC Gyanesh Kumar holds interaction with Owaisi-led AIMIM delegation; rece
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The poll body said that it received suggestions from the Owaisi-led delegation in the meeting, which was held at Nirvachan Sadan.
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"VOTE-Bandi" in Bihar as reflected in SIR will destroy our democracy: Jair
Updated : 8 months, 3 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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ECI to conduct Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Bihar
Updated : 9 months ago IST
In an official statement, the poll body said that the objective of an intensified revision is to ensure that the names of all eligible citizens are included in the Electoral Roll (ER) to enable them to exercise their franchise, no ineligible voter is included in the electoral rolls and also
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Rahul Gandhi has not written any letter to ECI or sought any time for meet
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has not written any letter to the Election Commission of India (ECI) or sought any time for a meeting even 24 hours after he raised allegations of "rigging" in the assembly polls held in November last year, sources in the poll body said.
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"Seems ECI is correcting its mistake...": Congress MP Pramod Tiwari on Ele
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Reacting to the Election Commission of India (ECI) linking Voter ID with Aadhaar card, Congress MP Pramod Tiwari on Wednesday said that it seems that the poll body is correcting its mistake, adding that the decision will bring some restrictions.
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ECI lost neutrality, now taking corrective steps: Congress after poll body
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Reacting to the Election Commission's initiative, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Arvind Sawant said that the electoral body talks about the laws but remains tight-lipped about Maharashtra.
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Duplicate voter card numbers a "legacy issue": EC sources
Updated : 1 year ago IST
In the past, the poll body also directed states to remove all discrepancies in the elector's photo identity card during annual electoral roll updates.
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ECI denounces "offensive pressure tactics" by AAP in Delhi polls
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The Election Commission of India on Tuesday denounced "offensive pressure tactics" by the Aam Aadmi Party in the Delhi polls. The statement came after the AAP accused the poll body of supporting "hooliganism" against them and protecting the BJP's "wrongdoing."
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"Lotus will bloom in Chhattisgarh urban body elections": Deputy CM Arun Sa
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister Arun Sao on Thursday expressed confidence in the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) success in the upcoming urban body elections, stating that the party is well-prepared and will hold a workers' conferences in all urban bodies for the polls.
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"Rajiv Kumar wants a job post-retirement," Arvind Kejriwal attacks CEC on
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Former Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind launched on Thursday a scathing attack on the Election Commission after the poll body rejected his explanation to his with regard to his claim that Yamuna was deliberately poisoned.
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