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Delhi HC upholds election Symbols Order, rejects challenge to EC's authori
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
A Division Bench comprising Justice Nitin Wasudeo Sambre and Justice Anish Dayal rejected the plea filed by Hind Samrajya Party, which had sought to strike down various provisions of the Symbols Order, including paragraphs 5(2), 6A, 6B and 6C, and had questioned the Election Commission's
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ECI to host India International Conference on Democracy and Election Manag
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Election Commission of India (ECI) will host the inaugural India International Conference on Democracy and Election Management (IICDEM)-2026 from 21st to 23rd January, 2026, at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. The three-day international conference is being organised by the India Internati
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"People's names removed on large scale": SP's Ravidas Mehrotra on UP SIR d
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Samajwadi Party leader Ravidas Mehrotra expressed concern over the removal of 2.89 crore voters from the Uttar Pradesh Special Intensive Revision (SIR) draft voter list and urged the Election Commission to initiate the process of registering new voters.
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Mamata Banerjee slams ECI over SIR, rules out detention camps in Bengal
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Addressing a public meeting at Gangasagar in South 24 Parganas district, Banerjee claimed that around 54 lakh names had been deleted from the voter lists in the district alone. She alleged that artificial intelligence was being misused to remove names and accused the Election Commission o
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"ECI is running on WhatsApp": Mamata Banerjee targets ECI over SIR drive i
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee slammed the Election Commission of India (ECI) over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) drive in the state, saying that ECI is "running on WhatsApp."
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ECI seeks report from Bengal DGP on alleged harassment of Electoral Roll O
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Election Commission of India has asked West Bengal Director General of Police (DGP) Rajeev Kumar to submit an Action Taken Report (ATR) on the alleged misbehaviour and serious security lapses that occurred during a mob attack in Magrahat, South 24 Parganas district, involving Electora
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"Citizens being harassed, IT system misused for deletion of electors": Mam
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In her letter dated January 3, CM Banerjee alleged that officials of the Election Commission of India (ECI) misused IT systems, claiming that voter names were deleted from the backend without proper authorisation.
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We have found 19.32 lakhs voters who have no mapping with 2002 list: Chief
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Following the Election Commission's weekly political party meeting on Special Intensive Revision (SIR), Chief Electoral Officer Kerala, Rathan U Kelkar, said that 19.32 lakhs voters were identified who have no mapping with the 2002 list.
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Karnataka EVM survey lacks credibility, transparency: Congress' BK Haripra
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Hariprasad also targeted the Election Commission of India (ECI), claiming its credibility has eroded. "The Election Commission is at its lowest ebb in terms of its credibility. If the Election Commission wants to improve or build its image, there should be transparency. They should be imp
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TMC couldn't raise any "logical questions" on SIR, says Union Minister Maj
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"If they (TMC) have any issue against the SIR (Special Intensive Revision), they should tell the Election Commission, and the Election Commission has responded to everything. They couldn't raise any logical questions", he stated.
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CEC Gyanesh Kumar, ECs Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi meet delegatio
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday met with a delegation from the Janasena Party to discuss their suggestions on electoral matters.
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If TMC is so confident of winning Assembly polls, why are they crying over
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
After Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee accused the Election Commission of India (ECI) of facilitating "vote theft," BJP leader Priyanka Tibrewal alleged that Bangladeshi infiltrators had been given voter ID card, Aadhaar card and were made voters of the TMC.
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