India observes National Voters' Day on January 25 each year to celebrate democracy and empower every citizen to take part in the electoral process. The day marks the foundation of the Election Commission of India (ECI), which was established on January 25, 1950, under Article 324 of the I
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.
"They took his voter ID card and other belongings. Later, they contacted him, asking him to meet at City Bigha Circle Mall and pay money. Out of fear, he paid Rs 50,000. They demanded more money, but he became suspicious and filed an FIR. As a result, they were arrested based on that FIR,
A case has been filed against Congress leader Naveen Yadav in Hyderabad for allegedly distributing voter ID cards, following a complaint from GHMC and BJP MP Raghunandan Rao's submission to the Election Commission.
Balbir Singh noted that there are no criteria for income or any other benefit for the scheme; the individual just needs to have an Aadhaar card from Punjab and a voter ID card.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Shazia Ilmi on Wednesday accused Congress leader Pawan Khera and his wife Kota Neelima of holding two voter ID cards each.
In a case from Bhagalpur district in Bihar, two women who came from Pakistan in 1956 were issued voter ID cards, and even got verified during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process. However, the glitch was flagged by the Home Ministry.
The matter came to light after Member of Parliament (MP) Representative Vivek Chaturvedi found those voter IDs near the Union Minister's residence, along with garbage, and informed the administration.
Leader of Opposition in Bihar Assembly, Tejashwi Yadav, on Thursday accused MLC Dinesh Singh of possessing two voter ID cards amid the ongoing allegations on the Election Commission of "voter fraud."
The evidences recovered by the Indian agencies between July 28-29 echo Union Home Minister Amit Shah's speech in the Lok Sabha on July 29, which said that the identities of the terrorists have been traced to Pakistan.
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