According to the President's Secretariat, the ordinance was issued under Article 114(1) of the Constitution, based on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers. It amends Section 4(2)(2) of the Voter List Act, which had barred registration after the announcement of an election date.
Speaking to ANI on Tuesday, Dutta said, "The start of SIR (Special Intensive Revision) in Odisha has been a long-standing demand of the common people. It will be initiated by the Election Commission in September. The Election Commission is working in the interest of the country."
Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday alleged that the Election Commission of India is working with the Bharatiya Janata Party to manipulate the voter list in Bihar by issuing two Electors Photo Identity Card (EPIC) numbers to its leaders and workers.
"When confronted with evidence of mass manipulation of voter rolls, the Election Commission seeks to hide the "Voter Fraud" with its lame duck excuses, puerile legalese and fake technicalities. No wonder that it is now named as "Election Capture of India" - ECI," Surjewala posted on X.
In a post on X, CM Stalin wrote, "The BJP has turned the Election Commission into its poll rigging machinery. What happened in Bengaluru's Mahadevapura is not an administrative lapse; it is a calculated conspiracy to steal the people's mandate."
"Vote Chori is an attack on the foundational idea of 'one man, one vote'. A clean voter roll is imperative for free and fair elections. Our demand from the EC is clear - be transparent and release digital voter rolls so that people and parties can audit them. This fight is to protect our dem
The Election Commission of India on Friday dismissed the claims circulating on social media platforms that the polling body has removed the e-voter rolls of many states from its website overnight, terming it as "fake news."
On the 13th day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, several Members of Parliament from the INDIA bloc, including Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, staged a protest in the Parliament House complex on Wednesday, voicing strong opposition to the Election Commission's voter roll revisi
Union Minister Prahlad Joshi on Tuesday downplayed concerns over the Sample Survey of Voter Rolls (SIR), stating that the process is not new and has been carried out multiple times in the past.
The protests by INDIA bloc MPs have been protesting against the voter roll revision on since the commencement of the monsoon session on July 21 both in an out of Parliament.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and the Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari on Monday wrote to the Chief Election Commissioner, urging him to ensure that no domicile certificates issued on or after July 25, 2025, are accepted during the Special Intensive Re