Election Commission of India
- India
Bihar Assembly elections to be held in two phases on November 6 and 11
After months of speculation, the Bihar Assembly elections will be held in two phases – on November 6 and November 11 – the Election Commission of India announced at a press conference…
- India
Bihar polls: Final voter list released with 47 lakh fewer voters after SIR
Patna: The Election Commission on Tuesday published its final electoral roll in Bihar, containing details of 7.42 crore voters, a drop of more than 47 lakh since June, when the Special Intensive…
- India
ECI deploys central observers for Bihar, eight bye-elections
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday announced the deployment of Central Observers for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections and eight bye-elections across the country, aimed at ensuring fairness…
- India
No deletion of any vote can be done online: ECI on Rahul’s claims
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Thursday dubbed as incorrect and baseless the allegations made by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi that CEC Gyanesh Kumar is protecting “vote chors”. No deletion can take…
- India
SC to head Bihar SIR case on October 7, warns of quashing if found illegal
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said it was presuming that the Election Commission of India, being a constitutional authority, was following the law during the special intensive revision of electoral…
- India
EC to consider nationwide SIR; Announcement likely before Bihar polls end
India might see a nationwide Special Intensive Revision (SIR) by October as a day-long crucial meeting between the Election Commission of India (ECI) and Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) from all states and…
- India
Nationwide SIR: ECI to hold crucial meeting on Wednesday
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) is set to hold a crucial meeting on Wednesday with Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) from all states and Union Territories, aiming to discuss the…
- India
SC asks EC to recognise Aadhaar as 12th ID document for Bihar SIR
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Election Commission to include Aadhaar as a 12th prescribed document for establishing the identity of a voter in special intensive revision (SIR) exercise…
- India
SC to resume hearing on petitions challenging SIR in Bihar
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear several petitions on Monday challenging the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Bihar’s electoral rolls. This revision process, intended to clean up the voter list, has…
- India
‘Misleading’: ECI slams Congress video tagged ‘Vote Chor – Gaddi Chhod’
New Delhi: The ECI on Saturday issued a fact-check against a video posted by the Congress party’s official social media handle, dismissing the message tagged ‘Vote Chor – Gaddi Chhod’ as “misleading”…
- Hyderabad
Will stop comments against the judiciary if elected, says INDIA Bloc’s VP candidate
Hyderabad: Former justice B Sudarshan Reddy assured that if elected as the vice-president of India, he will try to set right the things that shouldn’t have happened, stop the comments being made…
- India
ECI rejected 89 lakh complaints during SIR, claims Congress leader
Patna: Senior Congress leader Pawan Khera on Sunday, August 31, claimed that a staggering 89 lakh complaints of irregularities were flagged by the party’s Booth Level Agents (BLAs) in Bihar during the…
- India
Election Commision hiding behind district magistrates: Akhilesh Yadav
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday accused the Election Commission of hiding behind district magistrates to cover up alleged vote theft by the BJP. He added that constitutional institutions are…
- India
Rahul Gandhi warns against vote theft in Bihar elections
Katihar: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday alleged that attempts were being made to “steal” votes of the people in Bihar by the ruling BJP at the Centre in collusion with the…
- India
SC allows Aadhaar for voter roll revision in Bihar
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday, August 22, directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to allow excluded voters to submit claims through online mode besides making physical submissions in the…