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Election Commission Seeks Public Opinion On 5 Questions Amid Bihar Poll Row Revision
The Election Commission of India on Tuesday sought public opinion on various concerns regarding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, which ignited a full-scale spat between the ruling and Opposition parties in Bihar, sources said.
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Shashi Tharoor's Jab Over Lok Sabha's Shubhanshu Shukla Discussion
Shashi Tharoor - at a potential crossroads in his relationship with the Congress - seemed to take a jab at his party Monday for skipping a special discussion in Parliament on Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and the impact of his spaceflight.
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"Some Parties Didn't Ask For Corrections...": Poll Body On Voter Roll Row
The Election Commission clarified that political parties are involved at all stages of preparation of electoral rolls, as the poll body faces criticism over the voter list revision in Bihar.
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Name 65 Lakh Taken Off Bihar Voter List, Give Reason: Top Court To Poll Body
"Identify Deleted Persons, Make Reason Public": Supreme Court To Poll Panel On Voter List Row
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Rahul Gandhi Meets, Has Tea With 7 'Dead People' Cut From Bihar Voter List
Rahul Gandhi had tea Wednesday evening with 'dead' voters from Bihar - men and women who said they had been struck off the state's electoral roll, after the Election Commission's controversial 'special intensive revision', or SIR, of the voter list.
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"Electoral Rolls Can't Remain Static": Top Court On Bihar SIR Row
The Supreme Court said electoral rolls cannot "remain static" and were bound to be revised as it disagreed with the submission that special intensive revision (SIR) of voter list in poll-bound Bihar had no basis in law and ought to be quashed
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Sonia Gandhi's Name Added To Voter List Before She Was Citizen, Alleges BJP
The BJP - accused of 'colluding' with the Election Commission to commit voter fraud - counterattacked Wednesday by claiming ex-Congress boss Sonia Gandhi had been illegally added to the voter list 45 years ago, before she was an Indian citizen.
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"Bihar Voter Roll Revision Can Be Set Aside If...": Supreme Court
The results of the ongoing 'special intensive revision' of the Bihar voter list can be set aside - as late as September - if illegality is proven, the Supreme Court said Tuesday afternoon.
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Tejashwi Yadav Says Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Has 2 Voter IDs. He Replies
Adding a twist to the row over Bihar's voter list revision, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav has claimed that Deputy Chief Minister and BJP leader Vijay Kumar Sinha holds two EPIC cards
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"Already Looking For Excuse": Amit Shah Mocks Rahul Gandhi In Bihar Voter Row
Amit Shah on Friday tore into the opposition's allegations - that the special intensive revision of the Bihar voter list, months before an Assembly poll, is meant to disenfranchise non-BJP voters - and mocked Rahul Gandhi for looking for an "excuse f
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After Bihar Special Intensive Revision, Manipur, With President's Rule Complication, May Be Next
The row over voter list revision in Bihar - a process started just months before the election in that state and which is being heard by the Supreme Court - could see a spin-off in Manipur.
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"Act As NGOs": Supreme Court's Advice To Opposition On Bihar Voter List Row
Political parties should "act as NGOs (non-governmental organisations) at this time", the Supreme Court said Tuesday morning as the Bihar voter list row rolled over into another day.
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"Why Such Big Fuss?" Poll Body On Row Over Bihar Voter Roll Revision
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has strongly criticised "some persons" for spreading misinformation about the special intensive revision (SIR) exercise that was carried out in Bihar to clean up the electoral rolls.
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Bihar Voter List Revision Could Cut 23,000 Per Constituency Before Election
Fifty-six lakh people across Bihar will be removed from the voter list after the Election Commission's 'special intensive revision', the poll panel said Wednesday evening.
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For Second Straight Day, Row Over Bihar Electoral Rolls In Parliament
The row over Bihar's voter list revision snowballed in parliament today as the government refused to answer the Opposition's queries, arguing that it is not competent to do so since the Election Commission is conducting the exercise, sources said.
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Election Commission Seeks Public Opinion On 5 Questions Amid Bihar Poll Row Revision
The Election Commission of India on Tuesday sought public opinion on various concerns regarding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, which ignited a full-scale spat between the ruling and Opposition parties in Bihar, sources said.
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Shashi Tharoor's Jab Over Lok Sabha's Shubhanshu Shukla Discussion
Shashi Tharoor - at a potential crossroads in his relationship with the Congress - seemed to take a jab at his party Monday for skipping a special discussion in Parliament on Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and the impact of his spaceflight.
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"Some Parties Didn't Ask For Corrections...": Poll Body On Voter Roll Row
The Election Commission clarified that political parties are involved at all stages of preparation of electoral rolls, as the poll body faces criticism over the voter list revision in Bihar.
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Name 65 Lakh Taken Off Bihar Voter List, Give Reason: Top Court To Poll Body
"Identify Deleted Persons, Make Reason Public": Supreme Court To Poll Panel On Voter List Row
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Rahul Gandhi Meets, Has Tea With 7 'Dead People' Cut From Bihar Voter List
Rahul Gandhi had tea Wednesday evening with 'dead' voters from Bihar - men and women who said they had been struck off the state's electoral roll, after the Election Commission's controversial 'special intensive revision', or SIR, of the voter list.
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"Electoral Rolls Can't Remain Static": Top Court On Bihar SIR Row
The Supreme Court said electoral rolls cannot "remain static" and were bound to be revised as it disagreed with the submission that special intensive revision (SIR) of voter list in poll-bound Bihar had no basis in law and ought to be quashed
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Sonia Gandhi's Name Added To Voter List Before She Was Citizen, Alleges BJP
The BJP - accused of 'colluding' with the Election Commission to commit voter fraud - counterattacked Wednesday by claiming ex-Congress boss Sonia Gandhi had been illegally added to the voter list 45 years ago, before she was an Indian citizen.
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"Bihar Voter Roll Revision Can Be Set Aside If...": Supreme Court
The results of the ongoing 'special intensive revision' of the Bihar voter list can be set aside - as late as September - if illegality is proven, the Supreme Court said Tuesday afternoon.
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Tejashwi Yadav Says Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Has 2 Voter IDs. He Replies
Adding a twist to the row over Bihar's voter list revision, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav has claimed that Deputy Chief Minister and BJP leader Vijay Kumar Sinha holds two EPIC cards
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"Already Looking For Excuse": Amit Shah Mocks Rahul Gandhi In Bihar Voter Row
Amit Shah on Friday tore into the opposition's allegations - that the special intensive revision of the Bihar voter list, months before an Assembly poll, is meant to disenfranchise non-BJP voters - and mocked Rahul Gandhi for looking for an "excuse f
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After Bihar Special Intensive Revision, Manipur, With President's Rule Complication, May Be Next
The row over voter list revision in Bihar - a process started just months before the election in that state and which is being heard by the Supreme Court - could see a spin-off in Manipur.
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"Act As NGOs": Supreme Court's Advice To Opposition On Bihar Voter List Row
Political parties should "act as NGOs (non-governmental organisations) at this time", the Supreme Court said Tuesday morning as the Bihar voter list row rolled over into another day.
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"Why Such Big Fuss?" Poll Body On Row Over Bihar Voter Roll Revision
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has strongly criticised "some persons" for spreading misinformation about the special intensive revision (SIR) exercise that was carried out in Bihar to clean up the electoral rolls.
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Bihar Voter List Revision Could Cut 23,000 Per Constituency Before Election
Fifty-six lakh people across Bihar will be removed from the voter list after the Election Commission's 'special intensive revision', the poll panel said Wednesday evening.
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For Second Straight Day, Row Over Bihar Electoral Rolls In Parliament
The row over Bihar's voter list revision snowballed in parliament today as the government refused to answer the Opposition's queries, arguing that it is not competent to do so since the Election Commission is conducting the exercise, sources said.
