Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) has filed two claims and objections to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll in Bihar, a press release by the Election Commission said.
Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Friday launched a sharp attack on the Election Commission of India (ECI), alleging large-scale voter suppression and accusing the poll body of acting under pressure from the central government.
The Election Commission has filed affidavit in the Supreme Court saying the list of names and details of 65 lakh electors in Bihar who were not included in the draft roll published on August 1 had been posted on the websites of all 38 District Electoral Officers in the state.
He claimed that in Bihar, credible reports have emerged indicating that a large number of living voters have been falsely marked as deceased and consequently deleted from the rolls.
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Sunday said that the decision on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in West Bengal and other states will be taken collectively by the three Election Commissioners.
Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh on Sunday endorsed the 'Voter Adhikar Rally', stating that the movement was against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s alleged conspiracy to deprive millions of voters of their voting rights through the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise of
Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh on Thursday took a jab at the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's allegations on the EC, saying the Congress want non-Indian to vote, and also added that the common people of Bihar are happy with the Special In
Election Commission of India on Thursday strongly responded to the "vote theft" allegations, stating that the attempt to "create a false narrative" against the poll body is a "direct attack" on the Indian voters and "assault" on the integrity of election staff.
Election Commission of India (ECI) has received a total of 23,557 claims and objections over the draft voter list after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll in Bihar, out of which 741 complaints have been disposed, a press note said on Thursday.
In the wake of the Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's allegations of "fake votes" against the Election Commission of India (ECI), Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge on Thursday demanded answers from the EC on what happened in Bengaluru Central Lok Sabha constitue
The DMK District Secretaries meeting passed a resolution against the BJP-led Union government and the ECI, accusing them of 'Vote theft' and SIR in Bihar.
Election Commission of India (ECI) has received a total of 17,665 claims and objections over the draft voter list after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll in Bihar, out of which 454 complaints have been disposed, a press note said on Wednesday.