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No Controversy in Bihar voter list revision, exercise being done with good
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Speaking to ANI, Hussain said, "The verification is going on. There is no controversy in the SIR scheme. The Election Commission is running this campaign with good intentions. The Election Commission is a constitutional institution on which the whole country has faith. It has conducted not o
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80.11% electors of Bihar submitted their enumeration forms: ECI
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Election Commission of India (ECI) said 80.11 per cent electors in Bihar submitted their forms, adding that the commission is moving ahead to complete the collection of Enumeration Forms (EFs) before the stipulated time, July 25.
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"Unless you win the election, it will not matter," says Congress' Salman K
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Amidst the ongoing political turmoil in Bihar due to the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls being conducted by the Election Commission of India (ECI), Congress leader Salman Khurshid on Saturday said it doesn't matter if anyone raises questions on the EC as in the winning the e
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"Another way to get back NRC": Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on revision of e
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Sibal further alleged a "partnership" between the Election Commission of India and the BJP, claiming that in Maharashtra, the votes were increased, whereas in Bihar, they will decrease.
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"Violation of people's voting rights": Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdh
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
On Thursday, the Supreme Court allowed the Election Commission to continue with its exercise of conducting a Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar.
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"Ironic ECI not recognising election card given by them": CPI's Annie Raja
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The CPI leader's remarks come after the Supreme Court allowed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to continue its exercise while also asking them to consider accepting certain other documents from voters. Earlier, the poll panel had released a non-exhaustive list of 11 documents which wil
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"Conspiracy to prevent crores of voters from voting": Ghulam Ahmad Mir on
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"Just before the upcoming assembly elections, the Election Commission's proactive approach demands documentation that cannot be completed in such a short time in a democratic country. No poor person or labourer can complete the formalities. This suggests there must be a conspiracy by the EC
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Bihar SIR row: Owaisi welcomes Supreme Court's order to consider Aadhar, R
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday welcomed the Supreme Court's decision asking the Election Commission (EC) to consider Aadhar, EPIC and Ration cards as Identification proof amid the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Bihar a
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"EC's spin on 'no stay' exposed": Congress' Jairam Ramesh on SC's order on
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Congress Rajya Sabha MP Jairam Ramesh on Friday stated that the Election Commission of India's (ECI) "spin" on no stay being given has been clearly "exposed" by the Supreme Court.
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Oppn blaming EC since they anticipate defeat: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"The Constitution has established a process, and the Election Commission operates under a constitutional framework to conduct elections, maintain voter lists, and add or remove names from voter lists. This process has been ongoing in the country for many years, but anticipating their defe
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"What Election Commission doing is wrong": Prashant Kishor on voter list r
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Earlier today, the Supreme Court allowed the Election Commission to continue with its exercise of conducting a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar.
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"EC will go with SC's suggestion, let's wait": KC Venugopal on Supreme Cou
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise was initiated by the Election Commission to update Bihar's electoral rolls, which has been met with resistance from opposition parties. They argued that the short timelines and stringent requirements could lead to disenfranchisement of many eligi
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