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Last Updated:September 24, 2025, 18:40 is Sources within the poll body said the technical change was initiated around July–August this year, well before the Karnataka voter deletion controversy surfaced. Election Commission of India (PTI) The Election Commission of India (ECI) has introduced an additional layer of identity verification for voter deletion requests on its portal…
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced stringent new measures to prevent fraudulent political party registrations, mandating intensive verification of founding members’ affidavits after discovering cases of manipulated documentation in recent applications. As part of its ongoing campaign to clean up the electoral system, the ECI will now require verification of at least 20…
Last Updated:August 18, 2025, 16:49 is The judges further noted that the ECI, being an independent statutory authority, ought to have created a mechanism to ensure the verified information is made accessible Counsel for the ECI, senior advocate OP Srivastava, contended that the obligation lay with the Income Tax Department. (PTI) The Allahabad High Court…
Last Updated:August 14, 2025, 00:37 is The Election Commission of India is planning to undertake special intensive revision of voter lists in other states including West Bengal, where assembly elections are due in 2026 As the row over the SIR escalated, the Supreme Court observed that the Election Commission of India has the residual power…
Last Updated:August 12, 2025, 16:52 is The SC sought clarity on the alleged exclusion of 65 lakh names from the draft voter list saying, “We want to understand whether your apprehension is imaginary or a real concern.” The Supreme Court elaborated that Aadhaar, when submitted with other documents like a ration card, necessitates verification by…
NEW DELHI: In a major move to “clean up” the electoral system, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has identified 476 Registered Unrecognised Political Parties (RUPPs) for delisting due to their failure to contest even a single election in six years, an official said on Monday. Out of the 476 parties under the ECI scanner,…
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Last Updated:August 04, 2025, 4:30 p.m. is Despite protests in Parliament, opposition parties haven’t objected to the Election Commission’s draft electoral rolls for Bihar, published on August 1. On August 1, the Election Commission (EC) published the draft electoral rolls for Bihar. (Photo: PTI file) As deadlock in Parliament continues in the ongoing monsoon session,…
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram’s attempt to link the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Bihar with Tamil Nadu has been called “absurd” by the Election Commission of India (EC), which today fact-checked his claims about potential mass deletions from the voter list. Earlier, Chidambaram posted on X that while 65 lakh voters…
Parliament Monsoon Session Day 6 Live Updates: The much-awaited Operation Sindoor debate in the Parliament is all set to take the centrestage in the Parliamentary proceedings on Monday, as the Opposition demands answers from the government over India’s May 7 to 10 operation against Pakistan. The Opposition also looks to corner the government over the…