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7.23 crore Bihar electors express faith in SIR process: Election Commissio
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In a major stride towards electoral transparency and accuracy, the Election Commission of Bihar has announced that 99.8% of the state's electors have been covered under the ongoing Special Integrated Revision (SIR) process.
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"ECI working as branch of BJP," alleges TMC MP Mahua Moitra amid protests
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Amid the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in poll-bound Bihar which saw opposition holding protests both inside and outside the Parliament, Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra on Friday alleged that the Election Commission of India is "working as a branch" of the Bharatiya Janata P
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Whole nation worried about right to vote, but PM Modi on foreign visits: C
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"The whole nation is worried about the impartiality of the Election Commission and its right to vote. At a time like this, the Prime Minister is out of the country. When the Parliament proceedings are going on and when we want discussions, he is on his foreign visit. This shows his sensitivi
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Vice Presidential Election: EC appoints Rajya Sabha Secretary General as R
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"The Election Commission, in consultation with the Ministry of Law and Justice and with the consent of the Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha, has appointed the Secretary General, Rajya Sabha, as Returning Officer for the ensuing Vice Presidential Election, 2025," the EC said in a media statemen
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"Not happening for first time, was done in 2003 as well": JDU MP Sanjay Jh
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"This SIR was done in 2003 as well, and its survey was completed within a month. This is not happening for the first time, and back then, the government belonged to the same people who are speaking out today... What do these people want? Do they want votes to be cast in the names of those
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"Election Commission going against every convention": Congress MP Manish T
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Congress MP Manish Tewari on Friday hit out at the Election Commission of India (ECI) over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll in poll-bound Bihar.
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"EC exerting its monopoly, working on instructions of government": SP MP D
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"The whole opposition stands united because somewhere we all can see that the Election Commission is exerting its monopoly and working on the instructions of the government. This government is destroying the democratic setup of the country... If the Election Commission had to do this exer
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JDU issues show-cause notice to MP Girdhari Yadav over EVMs remarks, warns
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In the notice sent to Girdhari Yadav, the party reminded him that JDU has consistently supported the Election Commission of India and the use of EVMs, both when it was part of INDIA bloc and now as a member of NDA.
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99% of electors have already been covered in SIR: ECI
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday said that 99 per cent of electors have already been covered under the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in poll-bound Bihar, ECI said in an official statement.
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"Completely biased": Congress' Venugopal accuses Election Commission of b
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 later this year.
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"Should names of those who have died be removed or not?" asks Bihar BJP ch
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Jaiswal's remarks came during an ongoing review of the Special Intensive Revision drive conducted by the Election Commission to clean up the electoral rolls in Bihar ahead of the upcoming Assembly polls.
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"Wait for verdict of HC": ECI sources on Rahul Gandhi's "cheating" allegat
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Hours after Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi accused the Election Commission of India (ECI) of indulging in "cheating" during the voter list revision process in a constituency in Karnataka, poll body sources on Thursday said to wait for the verdict of the High Court re
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