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"Misleading, baseless": ECI fact-checks P Chidambaram's migrant voters cla
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The poll body responded to P Chidambaram's claim that there has been an addition of approximately 6.5 lakh migrant workers to the electoral roll in Tamil Nadu. ECI pointed out that "false figures" are being floated about "enrollment of 6.5 lakh voters" in Tamil Nadu.
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Congress to reveal "serious malpractices" of ECI on August 5 in Bengaluru:
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Venugopal, speaking to ANI, alleged that the names of many voters have been "excluded" from the draft electoral rolls for Bihar recently released by the EC.
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"Mass disenfranchisement is serious issue": P Chidambaram slams ECI over B
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Chidambaram said that mass disenfranchisement is a serious issue and questioned whether any inquiry was done by the ECI to ascertain the "permanently migrated" status of enrolled voters in Bihar.
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"BJP engaged in destroying democracy...": MP Awadhesh Prasad on Tejashwi Y
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
He later added that in Bihar, the entire opposition in the Lok Sabha is demanding action against the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR).
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"Tejashwi Yadav is blatantly lying...": BJP's Praveen Khandelwal on RJD le
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
BJP MP Praveen Khandelwal on Sunday slammed RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav for his statement that his name was missing in the draft electoral rolls of Bihar.
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"Patently illegal": Chidambaram slams ECI over reported addition of 6.5 la
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday strongly criticised the Election Commission of India (ECI) over the addition of approximately 6.5 lakh migrant workers to the electoral roll in Tamil Nadu under the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, calling it "alarming" and
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BJP's Suvendu Adhikari claims 1 crore 'Rohingya, Bangladeshi, fake voters'
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, has claimed that there are nearly one crore Rohingya immigrants, Bangladeshi Muslim voters, deceased voters, duplicate entries, and fake voters in the electoral rolls of the State.
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Karnataka BJP to protest on August 5 over Rahul Gandhi's remarks on electo
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Criticising the Congress leader's remarks, Vijayendra said they were an insult to the voters of the country and the state, as well as against the Constitution.
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RJD's Manoj Jha alleges Election Commission conducting 'special intensive
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD) MP Manoj Kumar Jha on Saturday accused the Election Commission of deliberately undermining the democratic process through what he called a "special intensive deletion" of voters
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"Well-proof voter list is necessary to make our democracy vibrant": Sukant
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"SIR is a regular practice of the Election Commission of India. Even in the year 2002, the SIR exercise was carried out in West Bengal. Names of 20 lakh voters were removed from the voter list...It is the role of the Election Commission to rectify the voter list. A well-proof voter list is n
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"Whatever charges he is levelling are to protect illegal voters": BJP's Ja
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Jagdambika Pal on Friday said that Rahul Gandhi's objections to the voter list revision in Bihar are aimed at protecting illegal voters, including Rohingyas and Bangladeshis.
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El Salvador lawmakers greenlight indefinite reelection, extend presidentia
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
El Salvador's ruling party approved constitutional changes allowing indefinite presidential reelection and extending terms to six years. Critics warned it weakens democracy, while supporters claimed it empowers voters. The move could let President Bukele seek a longer term earlier, despite p
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