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Pakistan EC disqualifies 3 Tehreek-e-Insaf lawmakers after May 9 riot conv
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has officially disqualified three Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmakers, including Senator of Punjab province Ejaz Chaudhry, following their convictions by an anti-terrorism court related to the May 9 riot case, The Express Tribune reported. Read More
Process is not so transparent: Prashant Kishor on voter list revision in B
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor on Monday raised concerns over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list in Bihar, saying that many poor people may lose their voting rights because the Election Commission is not following a clear and fair process.
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Bihar SIR: "Election Commission has become puppet commission," alleges Tej
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Speaking to reporters here, Yadav said, "The SIR process is almost complete, but the way this process has been completed, the level of rigging that has taken place is probably unprecedented. We have repeatedly urged the Election Commission to ensure that the voter list is impartial... Wha
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Bihar polls: SC asks ECI to consider Aadhaar, voter ID card in SIR of elec
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Supreme Court on Monday again asked the Election Commission of India to consider including the Aadhaar card and the electoral photo identity card as admissible documents to prove the identity of voters during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls being undertaken in Bih
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"50 years since Emergency, but Congress ideology has not changed": Sudhans
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi on Sunday criticised Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his remarks on the Election Commission, saying they reflect an unchanged "ideology" even 50 years after the Emergency.
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"Election Commission's solemn duty to conduct fair elections": Congress le
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Election Commission of India is conducting a Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Bihar ahead of the assembly elections in the state.
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"SIR has become another method of vote theft; EC is behaving like an assoc
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Amid the ongoing protest by the opposition against the Bihar Special Intensive Revision (SIR), Congress leader and former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Saturday accused the Election Commission of enabling "vote theft," alleging that 64 lakh illegitimate voters could increase
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"ECI has started acting like Bangladesh Election Commission": RJD MP Manoj
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
RJD MP said that the Election Commission of India has started acting like the Bangladesh Election Commission.
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"Opposition should now adopt positive approach, cooperate with Election Co
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
As per the latest data released by the Election Commission of India on July 25, 99.8 per cent of Bihar electors have been covered so far in the Special Intensive Revision exercise.
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"People feel there is conspiracy": Rajeev Shukla opposes SIR drive in Biha
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"It has been five days since we have been protesting against this (SIR) in Parliament. The Election Commission should pay attention to this: the way there is an attempt being made to disrupt the voter list, and the way votes are being manipulated. Why don't you allow (verify) people with
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"Bogus votes were created": DK Shivakumar backs Rahul Gandhi's claim on 'v
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"We conducted research in many booths of Karnataka, especially in the urban sectors, where we found that votes were shifted there from various places without any proper documents. All bogus votes were created... We will present this evidence to the election commission. Whether they agree
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"SIR is in accordance with Constitution.. Why is the opposition afraid?" U
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh on Friday supports the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists, emphasizing its role in ensuring fair elections. He argued that the process, aimed at removing non-citizens, duplicate voters, and those permanently resi
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