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Over 6.99 crore voters in Bihar submit forms for draft electoral roll
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
The Election Commission of India (ECI) received Enumeration Forms from over 6.99 crore electors in Bihar ahead of the release of the draft electoral roll on August 1, 2025. As per official data released on Thursday, this accounts for 88.65 per cent of the total 7,89,69,844 registered voters
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"Is EC still 'Election Commission' or has it become BJP's 'Election Theft'
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleged voter fraud in Bihar on Thursday and accused the Election Commission of acting in favour of the BJP. He shared a video claiming that government officials were filling out voter forms and signing them without the knowledge of the voters.
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"They should not conduct SIR in hurry": AIMIM Chief Owaisi on revision of
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) Chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) not to rush the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in poll-bound Bihar.
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Plea seeking de-registration of AIMIM withdrawn after Supreme Court declin
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
Telangana Shiv Sena President Tirupati Narasimha Murari has on Tuesday withdrawn his plea from the Supreme Court that sought to remove the registration of Asaduddin Owaisi's party, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), by the Election Commission.
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Bihar Polls : Owaisi criticises ECI over voter list revision; rules out jo
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday questioned the authority of the Election Commission of India to determine citizenship of Indian nationals, accusing them of doing "NRC through back door" over the poll-body's decision to Special Intensive
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"Tejashwi, Rahul have a problem with constitutional bodies": BJP's Pradeep
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
BJP National Spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari accused the opposition of undermining democratic institutions. Labelling them the "Gaali alliance," Bhandari criticised Yadav and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for targeting the media, the Election Commission, and the Supreme Court, alleging they opp
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"Why doesn't the EC hold a press conference?": Congress' Shama Mohamed sla
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Congress leader Shama Mohamed on Sunday slammed the Election Commission of India and asked the electoral body to hold a press conference to address their recent claim related to the presence of foreign nationals in the Bihar voter list.
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"I believe this process is constitutional," BJP MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy backs
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
BJP MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy on Monday backed the Election Commission of India on special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, saying it is the responsibility of the poll body to remove people from other countries from the voter list.
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"EC has become Dhritarashtra": Pappu Yadav accuses poll body of "not respe
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Independent MP from Purnea, Pappu Yadav, on Monday criticised the Election Commission of India, calling it "Dhritrashtra" over their decision to revise electoral rolls in Bihar, and accused them of "not respecting" the constitution or following Supreme Court advice.
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ECI should take people's concerns over voting rights seriously: CPI-ML lea
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"The Supreme Court gave the suggestion that a committee of three people must be formed, which should have the PM, the leader of the opposition, and a judge of the Supreme Court. But the government reversed the decision and made a law under which the Election Commission was formed," Bhattacha
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Congress alleges possible implementation of Maharashtra-Bihar style voter
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Former MP Ripun Bora and AICC Media Coordinator for Assam, Charan Singh Sapra, jointly addressed a press conference and alleged that the Election Commission has become a puppet in the hands of the BJP and the central government.
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Union Minister Gajendra Shekhawat accuses Opposition of politicising SIR i
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Sunday accused the Opposition of politicising the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar. He asked which people are experiencing "stomachaches" when the Election Commission reviews the voter list.
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