Tag: Election commission

New EC portal options let EROs in Delhi clear voters without documents, hearings

October 2, 2026 admin

New options have been introduced on the Election Commission’s ECINET portal allowing Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) in Delhi to mark an elector as eligible without requiring documents or a hearing to dispose of a notice issued against the elector’s name, officials told The Hindu on Friday. The change comes amid allegations of “centralisation” of the…

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Trade unions, farm outfits join chorus to remove CEC Gyanesh Kumar

September 26, 2026 admin

All India Students’ Association members stage a protest against the Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar at the GPO roundabout, in Patna on September 26. | Photo Credit: ANI The Left parties, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), trade unions, students and youth organisations have decided to step up protests demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner…

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Election Commission row LIVE: CJP founder Dipke urges Opposition to boycott ‘rigged’ elections

September 25, 2026 admin

CJP’s ‘cockroach’ movement to protest from October 2 if CEC doesn’t quit by Saturday Abhijeet Dipke, founder of India’s ‘cockroach’ youth movement, said on Friday (September 25, 2026) that the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) will launch nationwide protests from October 2, 2026, if Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar does not resign by Saturday (September…

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Election Commission dissent sparks Opposition call for CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s removal

September 23, 2026 admin

Opposition parties on Wednesday (September 23, 2026) stated that Parliament should immediately begin impeachment proceedings against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar after an Indian Express expose claimed that two of the three Election Commissioners — Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi — formally recorded objections at least 14 times over ten months. They asserted…

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BJP urges EC to provide SIR forms in English

July 7, 2026 admin

State BJP president N. Ramchander Rao and other party leaders speaking to media personnel after meeting Chief Electoral Officer C. Sudarshan Reddy at BRKR Bhavan, in Hyderabad, on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: SIDDHANT THAKUR The Telangana BJP on Tuesday urged the Election Commission to make Special Intensive Revision (SIR) enumeration forms available in English as…

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Poll Panel Raps Arvind Kejriwal In “Yamuna Poisoned” Row, He Hits Back

January 30, 2025 admin

New Delhi: “Drink if you dare” – Arvind Kejriwal’s dramatic response to the Election Commission’s demand for proof to back claims the BJP’s Haryana government attempted “genocide” by mixing “poison” in Yamuna water supplied to Delhi. “We have four bottles… will send to each one of them… please drink and show us. Then we will believe,”…

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Congress On National Voters’ Day

January 25, 2025 admin

New Delhi: The Congress hit out at the Election Commission on Saturday, saying the “self-congratulation” on National Voters’ Day would not obscure the fact that the poll panel as it has been functioning makes a “mockery” of the Constitution and is an insult to the voters themselves. The opposition party also alleged that over the…

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AAP Accuses Delhi Poll Officer Of BJP Bias, Cites Retweet

January 15, 2025 admin

New Delhi: Once the election season heats up enough, even a retweet can spark a political firestorm. This is exactly what happened on Wednesday when Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh tore into the District Election Officer of New Delhi for resharing a post by BJP Delhi’s official handle on X (formerly Twitter) about a…

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Poll Body Asks Delhi Electoral Chief To Investigate Complaints Filed By AAP

January 9, 2025 admin

AAP delegation met the Commission on Thursday. New Delhi: The Election Commission on Thursday asked its Delhi chief electoral officer to probe the Aam Aadmi Party’s complaints against BJP leader Parvesh Verma and allegations of additions and deletions in the electoral roll of the New Delhi Assembly seat. Hours after Delhi Chief Minister and AAP…

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Poll Commission Brushes Off Congress Allegation On Maharashtra Election

December 24, 2024 admin

New Delhi: The Election Commission has brushed off Congress allegations in two key areas on which the party had sought a reply, insisting there is no discrepancy in the voter turnout figures or deletion from voter lists. On October 19, Maharashtra’s Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi had met the Commission on multiple issues. The Congress –…

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