Responding on the allegations by NGO Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) that over 65 lakh names had been deleted from Bihar's draft electoral rolls without transparency and without disclosure of whether the deletions related to deceased persons, migrants, or other categories, ECI sa
"As long as there are doubts in the minds of people about the fairness of the elections, that is harming the credibility of the Election Commission. As long as those doubts are removed, then the Election Commission's credibility can be regained. The Election Commission's own interest lies
The notification states that the post of Opposition Leader has been declared vacant and Omar Ayub's chamber has been taken back. The Speaker is expected to issue a new notification soon for the appointment of a replacement.
The Election Commission of India on Friday dismissed the claims circulating on social media platforms that the polling body has removed the e-voter rolls of many states from its website overnight, terming it as "fake news."
Taking aim at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Union Minister Shah stated, "Before the Bihar assembly elections, should the names of infiltrators be removed from the voter list or not? The Constitution of India does not give the right to vote to those who are not born in India. Rahul Gandhi
Reacting sharply to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's statement during her rally in Jhargram, that she would protest if genuine voters are removed from the electoral rolls, BJP MP and state president Samik Bhattacharya said on Thursday that she is mistaken if she thinks she wil
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee slammed the BJP over their demand to carry out Special Intensive Revision (SIR) activity in West Bengal and alleged that the Election Commission of India was acting as an agent of the Union Home Minister. She said that she would continue to raise he
"That this House do adjourn to take up discussion on the large-scale deletion of names from electoral rolls under the ongoing Statewide Intensive Revision (SIR), particularly in Bihar, where over 12 per cent of voters have been removed and unjustified inclusions have also been reported," the
Reacting to Yadav's claim that his name had been removed from the electoral roll, the BJP leader alleged that Tejashwi's party was engaged in widespread electoral malpractice and demanded strict action against the RJD leader for allegedly possessing "two voter IDs."
"SIR is a regular practice of the Election Commission of India. Even in the year 2002, the SIR exercise was carried out in West Bengal. Names of 20 lakh voters were removed from the voter list...It is the role of the Election Commission to rectify the voter list. A well-proof voter list is n