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Telangana Cabinet Approves 42% Backward Classes Reservation in Local Body Polls
In a move aimed at empowering Backward Classes (BCs) and fulfilling a key poll promise, the Telangana Cabinet, led by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, on Thursday, approved a proposal to extend 42% reservation to BCs in local body elections.
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Poll Body Fact Checks Mallikarjun Kharge's Post On Voter List Revision
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has fact checked Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's post on the special intensive revision (SIR) exercise, or voter list revision, being carried out in Bihar ahead of the assembly election.
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"If You Have Courage...": Nishikant Dubey To Raj Thackeray In Marathi Row
The Bharatiya Janata Party's Nishikant Dubey on Monday waded into the Marathi vs Hindi row that has roiled Maharashtra politics - particularly before the critical Mumbai civic body polls this year - and took aim at MNS chief Raj Thackeray
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"Exclusionary Process": RJD's Manoj Jha Attacks Poll Body's Bihar Exercise
The Election Commission of India (ECI) continues to face criticism from Opposition leaders over its voter list revisions, an exercise which former Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi had called the "real soft underbelly" of the institution.
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All Eligible Voters Will Be Included: Poll Body Chief On Bihar Rolls Row
Amid a row over the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Thursday said the exercise will ensure that all eligible people are included in the voters' list.
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"You Were Muslim Commissioner": BJP MP Attacks Ex Poll Body Chief SY Quraishi
After causing an uproar with his remarks against the Chief Justice of India, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Sunday fired a salvo at SY Quraishi, saying he was not an election commissioner but a "Muslim commissioner".
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Will Work With Birth, Death Registration Bodies To Update Voter List: Poll Body
Amid a debate on the purity of electoral rolls, the Election Commission said on Thursday that the regular updating process of the voter list will be strengthened in close coordination with the birth and death registration authorities.
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Poll Body Plans To Find 'Ghost' Voters Through New Software Amid Allegations
Amid the Trinamool Congress raising the issue of 'fake voters', the Election Commission has decided to introduce a new option in its software for the detection of 'ghost' electors, an official said.
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Poll Body Calls Meet To Discuss Linking Aadhaar And Voter Cards
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar has called a discussion with top government officials and the chief executive of the Aadhaar body to discuss linking of the unique identity number with voter cards, sources said today.
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After Mamata Banerjee's "Election Manipulation" Claim, A Poll Body Reply
West Bengal's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) has dismissed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's allegations of electoral manipulation, saying that the voter roll update process follows established legal protocols.
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Supreme Court Defers Hearing On Pleas Against Poll Body Chief Appointment
The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned the pleas against the appointments of the chief election commissioner (CEC) and election commissioners (EC) under the 2023 law.
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"Can't Operate In Ego": Congress On Meet To Select New Poll Body Chief
The Congress has objected to the selection of a Chief Election Commissioner when the law for appointment to post has been challenged in the Supreme Court.
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"Not An Iota Of Fact": Ex-Poll Body Chief Rejects DOGE's India Funds Claim
Former chief election commissioner SY Quraishi on Sunday rejected a report that US agency funding was used for raising voter turnout in India when he headed the poll body.
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Rajiv Kumar's Term Ends, New Election Body Chief To Be Named Soon: Sources
The selection of a new Chief Election Commissioner - who will oversee the conduct of elections in Bihar and, probably next year's Bengal and Tamil Nadu polls also, as well as in Assam and Kerala - will begin in a few days, sources told NDTV Friday.
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Supreme Court To Hear Petitions On Poll Body Appointments On February 19
The petitions against the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners under the 2023 law will be heard by the Supreme Court on February 19.
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Telangana Cabinet Approves 42% Backward Classes Reservation in Local Body Polls
In a move aimed at empowering Backward Classes (BCs) and fulfilling a key poll promise, the Telangana Cabinet, led by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, on Thursday, approved a proposal to extend 42% reservation to BCs in local body elections.
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Poll Body Fact Checks Mallikarjun Kharge's Post On Voter List Revision
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has fact checked Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's post on the special intensive revision (SIR) exercise, or voter list revision, being carried out in Bihar ahead of the assembly election.
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"If You Have Courage...": Nishikant Dubey To Raj Thackeray In Marathi Row
The Bharatiya Janata Party's Nishikant Dubey on Monday waded into the Marathi vs Hindi row that has roiled Maharashtra politics - particularly before the critical Mumbai civic body polls this year - and took aim at MNS chief Raj Thackeray
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"Exclusionary Process": RJD's Manoj Jha Attacks Poll Body's Bihar Exercise
The Election Commission of India (ECI) continues to face criticism from Opposition leaders over its voter list revisions, an exercise which former Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi had called the "real soft underbelly" of the institution.
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All Eligible Voters Will Be Included: Poll Body Chief On Bihar Rolls Row
Amid a row over the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Thursday said the exercise will ensure that all eligible people are included in the voters' list.
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"You Were Muslim Commissioner": BJP MP Attacks Ex Poll Body Chief SY Quraishi
After causing an uproar with his remarks against the Chief Justice of India, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Sunday fired a salvo at SY Quraishi, saying he was not an election commissioner but a "Muslim commissioner".
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Will Work With Birth, Death Registration Bodies To Update Voter List: Poll Body
Amid a debate on the purity of electoral rolls, the Election Commission said on Thursday that the regular updating process of the voter list will be strengthened in close coordination with the birth and death registration authorities.
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Poll Body Plans To Find 'Ghost' Voters Through New Software Amid Allegations
Amid the Trinamool Congress raising the issue of 'fake voters', the Election Commission has decided to introduce a new option in its software for the detection of 'ghost' electors, an official said.
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Poll Body Calls Meet To Discuss Linking Aadhaar And Voter Cards
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar has called a discussion with top government officials and the chief executive of the Aadhaar body to discuss linking of the unique identity number with voter cards, sources said today.
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After Mamata Banerjee's "Election Manipulation" Claim, A Poll Body Reply
West Bengal's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) has dismissed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's allegations of electoral manipulation, saying that the voter roll update process follows established legal protocols.
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Supreme Court Defers Hearing On Pleas Against Poll Body Chief Appointment
The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned the pleas against the appointments of the chief election commissioner (CEC) and election commissioners (EC) under the 2023 law.
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"Can't Operate In Ego": Congress On Meet To Select New Poll Body Chief
The Congress has objected to the selection of a Chief Election Commissioner when the law for appointment to post has been challenged in the Supreme Court.
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"Not An Iota Of Fact": Ex-Poll Body Chief Rejects DOGE's India Funds Claim
Former chief election commissioner SY Quraishi on Sunday rejected a report that US agency funding was used for raising voter turnout in India when he headed the poll body.
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Rajiv Kumar's Term Ends, New Election Body Chief To Be Named Soon: Sources
The selection of a new Chief Election Commissioner - who will oversee the conduct of elections in Bihar and, probably next year's Bengal and Tamil Nadu polls also, as well as in Assam and Kerala - will begin in a few days, sources told NDTV Friday.
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Supreme Court To Hear Petitions On Poll Body Appointments On February 19
The petitions against the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners under the 2023 law will be heard by the Supreme Court on February 19.
