Election Commission News
Congress said that the Government's decision to bring constitution amendment bill which connects women's reservation and delimitation is a 'very dangerous' move.
The Election Commission of India has enforced the Model Code of Conduct across Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry after announcing the Assembly election schedule.
Tamil Nadu voter roll revision ends January 30; over 16 lakh applications received, final electoral roll to be published on February 17.
The Election Commission of India clarified it denied the Trinamool Congress’s BLA entry demand to ensure smooth, uniform conduct of SIR hearings.
During the hearing, senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for the petitioner, alleged large-scale deletion of voters’ names during the SIR exercise in Kerala.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said that the BJP and the Election Commission are trying to snatch the rights from mothers and sisters in the name of SIR. She alleged that the Election Commission will bring police from Delhi during the polls and intimidate mothers and sisters.
The aim of the SIR is to remove duplicate entries, deceased or migrated voters, and otherwise clean up the electoral rolls before the upcoming Assembly polls. While the objective — a clean, accurate voter list — is not disputed publicly, SIR’s accelerated schedule and large scale have drawn sharp criticism.
In an important update, authorities have extended the voter list revision deadline by a week, giving citizens in 12 states more time to correct and update their details till February 14.
Bihar Election Phase 2: A total of 122 assembly seats spread across 20 districts will go to the polls in phase 2 of the Bihar assembly elections.
Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday claimed that over 25 lakh votes were “stolen” in the 2024 Haryana Assembly elections, alleging the presence of 5.21 lakh duplicate entries.
Rahul Gandhi alleged that there are 5,21,619 duplicate voters in Haryana’s electoral rolls, 93,174 voters with invalid addresses, and 19,26,351 bulk voters, totalling to 25,41,144 fake voters.
The Maharashtra State Election Commission is likely to reveal the long-awaited schedule for the BMC.
State Election Commissioner will address a press conference in Mumbai to officially announce the dates.
If the Election Commission confirms the schedule today, it will mark a crucial milestone in Maharashtra’s delayed civic election process.
His name is also said to be listed in the Bhabanipur Assembly Constituency in West Bengal, where the polling station is located at St. Helen School, B. Ranishankari Lane.
The 17 bureaucrats whose transfers have been announced include 10 District Magistrates. The districts that will have new DMs, who will also act as District Election Officers, are North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas, Cooch Behar, Murshidabad, Purulia, Darjeeling, Malda, Birbhum, Jhargram, and East Midnapore.
In a dramatic political turn, RJD leader Shweta Suman broke down in tears after her Mohania Assembly candidature was unexpectedly cancelled ahead of the elections.
Yadav, who is in Vaishali for his ongoing Bihar Adhikar Yatra, also attacked the Election Commission and the BJP, alleging large-scale electoral malpractice in the previous polls and vowing to prevent any "dishonesty" in the upcoming elections.
Rahul Gandhi launched a sharp attack on Chief Election Commissione, alleging that the Election Commission of India (ECI) has deliberately blocked the Karnataka CID’s investigation into voter fraud in the Aland Assembly constituency.
Speaking at the foundation day event of the Trinamool Congress student wing, Trinamool Chhatra Parishad (TMCP), held at Mayo Road in central Kolkata, Banerjee reiterated her accusation that the Centre is conspiring to implement the National Register of Citizens (NRC) under the guise of the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR).
The yatra, aimed at highlighting alleged “vote theft” and democratic concerns, has now turned into a show of opposition strength in Bihar.
IAS Medha Roopam: The Congress party has been taking its 'vote chori' fight to every street cornering, not only the BJP but also the Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. CEC Gyanesh Kumar is at the front facing accusations of voter list manipulation from the main opposition party and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi. While CEC Kumar has come out with a detailed press conference refuting the allegations and sharing the Election Commission's stand on the allegations, social media users are increasingly talking about Noida DM Medha Roopam over her connection with CEC Gyanesh Kumar.
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