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"Elections are choreographed": Rahul Gandhi alleges 1,00,250 votes rigged
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Thursday slammed the Election Commission of India (ECI) and alleged that the elections are "choreographed." Presenting Congress' research on voting in the Mahadevapura Assembly in Karnataka, Gandhi alleged "vote chori" (vote theft) of 1,00,250 votes.
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"Opposition are creating ruckus in Delhi": JDU MP Sanjay Kumar Jha on prot
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Janata Dal (United) (JDU) MP Sanjay Kumar Jha criticised the opposition for their protest on the Bihar Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Parliament, and blamed them for creating "ruckus". Jha said the Special Intensive Revision is happening in Bihar and lauded the Election Commission fo
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Election Commission notifies schedule for Vice President election
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Election Commission of India (ECI) notified the schedule for the election of the Vice President of India. The poll, if contested, will be held between 10 AM and 5 PM on September 9 at the First Floor of the Parliament House, a press note said.
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No claim or objection submitted by any political party to to draft elector
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Election Commission has asserted that no eligible elector will be left out and no ineligible elector will be included in the final electoral roll of Bihar. It has appealed to submit claims and objections to rectify any errors in the draft electoral Roll of Bihar, which was published o
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Bangladesh Chief Adviser Office writes to the Election Commission for orga
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Bangladesh's Chief Adviser's Office has formally requested the Election Commission to hold National Parliament elections before Ramadan in February 2026, stressing the need for free, fair, peaceful, and festive polls with full government support, as pledged by Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus in
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Will protest if genuine voters are removed from voter list: Bengal CM on S
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
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
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Bihar elections: SC asks ECI to furnish details of 65 lakh deleted voters
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Election Commission to file its response by August 9 on a fresh application of an NGO seeking disclosure of data of 65 lakh voters who were not included in the Bihar draft electoral roll after Special Intensive Revision (SIR).
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Congress chief Kharge writes to Rajya Sabha Dy Chairman, urges for discuss
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Sharing excerpts from his letter to the Deputy Chairman on X, Kharge wrote, "The Special Intensive Review of the electoral rolls is being undertaken by the Election Commission of India first in Bihar and to be taken up in West Bengal, Assam and other States. Opposition MPs have been repea
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9 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf lawmakers de-notified over May 9 case convictio
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In a significant setback for the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party founded by Imran Khan, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has de-notified nine PTI lawmakers, including prominent leaders such as Senator Shibli Faraz and Omar Ayub Khan
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Zero claims, objections by political parties so far to draft electoral rol
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Election Commission of India (ECI) said on Wednesday that zero claims or objections had been filed by political parties since the publication of the draft electoral rolls in Bihar on August 1, up until 6th August (9 AM).
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INDIA bloc MPs protest in Parliament against Bihar voter roll revision
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
On the 13th day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, several Members of Parliament from the INDIA bloc, including Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, staged a protest in the Parliament House complex on Wednesday, voicing strong opposition to the Election Commission's voter roll revisi
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Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury gives suspension of business notice in RS to
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury on Wednesday gave a Suspension of Business notice in the Rajya Sabha to hold a discussion on serious concerns related to the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar.
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