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Bihar Dates Announced, Poll Panel's Answer On Aadhaar-Based Voter Addition
The Election Commission of India on Monday announced the schedule for the upcoming Bihar Assembly election. Voting will be held in two phases, the first on November 6 and the second on November 11, with counting of votes scheduled for November 14.
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Election Commissioners To Visit Patna To Review Poll Preparedness
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and Election Commissioners Vivek Joshi and S S Sandhu will visit Patna for two days beginning Saturday to review poll preparedness in Bihar, officials said.
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Karnataka Government Sets Up SIT To Probe Mass Voter Deletions In Aland Constituency
The Karnataka government on Saturday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate allegations of large-scale deletion of voters from electoral rolls in Kalaburagi district's Aland constituency during the 2023 assembly polls.
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Bangladesh Elections To Be Held In First Week Of February: Poll Body
Bangladesh's poll body chief on Saturday said general elections would be held in the first week of February 2026 but ensuring it in a free, fair and impartial manner remained a major challenge.
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Gyanesh Kumar Appointed New Chief Election Commissioner
Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, the senior of the two election commissioners after Chief Election Commission Rajiv Kumar, will succeed him, the government announced today.
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Election Commission Is Behaving Like A "Biased Umpire": Derek O'Brien
A day after the Trinamool Congress wrote to the Chief Election Commissioner demanding that the number of voters in the first two phases be made public, party leader Derek O'Brien has questioned the neutrality of the poll panel.
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Supreme Court Refuses To Put On Hold Appointment Of Election Commissioners
The Supreme Court refused to put a hold on the appointment of two Election Commissioners - Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu - whose names were finalised yesterday. The court will hear the matter next week.
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2 Poll Commissioners Picked, Congress Says "6 Names, 10 Mins Before Meet"
Bureaucrats Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Gyanesh Kumar have been chosen for the two vacant posts in the top panel of Election Commission of India, Congress's leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury told the media this afternoon.
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PM-Led Panel To Meet On Poll Body Vacancies, Days After An Exit Sparked Row
A three-member panel chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet at noon to hold discussions on candidates for two vacant posts on the top panel of the Election Commission of India.
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PM-Chaired Key Meet To Appoint 2 Election Commissioners On March 14
The prime minister-chaired high-powered committee on selecting election commissioners will now meet on March 14 to finalise the names of two new ECs, top sources said.
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Petition In Supreme Court To Restrain Centre From Appointing Poll Officers
The appointment of two Election Commissioners, expected later this week, faces a new challenge in the Supreme Court.
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PM Modi To Chair Key Meet To Appoint 2 Election Commissioners On March 15
The prime minister-chaired high-powered committee will meet on March 15 to finalise the names of new election commissioners, top sources said.
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"We Don't Take Dictation": Poll Body On Congress' "Match-Fixing" Charge
"EC does not take dictation from anybody. As a commission, our process depends on two foundations - disclosure and participation," Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said at a press conference in Guwahati.
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Experts Divided After Poll Body's Decision On Shiv Sena Name, Symbol
Two former chief election commissioners have supported the Election Commission's order on the Shiv Sena symbol dispute, saying it applied the time-tested principles to arrive at the decision but a constitution expert feels the verdict is "flawed".
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"Election Commission Should Be Dissolved": Uddhav Thackeray On Sena Order
Uddhav Thackeray today said the Election Commission "should be dissolved" and election commissioners should be elected by the people, two days after losing the name and symbol of the Shiv Sena, the party founded by his father Bal Thackeray.
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Bihar Dates Announced, Poll Panel's Answer On Aadhaar-Based Voter Addition
The Election Commission of India on Monday announced the schedule for the upcoming Bihar Assembly election. Voting will be held in two phases, the first on November 6 and the second on November 11, with counting of votes scheduled for November 14.
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Election Commissioners To Visit Patna To Review Poll Preparedness
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and Election Commissioners Vivek Joshi and S S Sandhu will visit Patna for two days beginning Saturday to review poll preparedness in Bihar, officials said.
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Karnataka Government Sets Up SIT To Probe Mass Voter Deletions In Aland Constituency
The Karnataka government on Saturday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate allegations of large-scale deletion of voters from electoral rolls in Kalaburagi district's Aland constituency during the 2023 assembly polls.
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Bangladesh Elections To Be Held In First Week Of February: Poll Body
Bangladesh's poll body chief on Saturday said general elections would be held in the first week of February 2026 but ensuring it in a free, fair and impartial manner remained a major challenge.
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Gyanesh Kumar Appointed New Chief Election Commissioner
Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, the senior of the two election commissioners after Chief Election Commission Rajiv Kumar, will succeed him, the government announced today.
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Election Commission Is Behaving Like A "Biased Umpire": Derek O'Brien
A day after the Trinamool Congress wrote to the Chief Election Commissioner demanding that the number of voters in the first two phases be made public, party leader Derek O'Brien has questioned the neutrality of the poll panel.
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Supreme Court Refuses To Put On Hold Appointment Of Election Commissioners
The Supreme Court refused to put a hold on the appointment of two Election Commissioners - Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu - whose names were finalised yesterday. The court will hear the matter next week.
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2 Poll Commissioners Picked, Congress Says "6 Names, 10 Mins Before Meet"
Bureaucrats Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Gyanesh Kumar have been chosen for the two vacant posts in the top panel of Election Commission of India, Congress's leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury told the media this afternoon.
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PM-Led Panel To Meet On Poll Body Vacancies, Days After An Exit Sparked Row
A three-member panel chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet at noon to hold discussions on candidates for two vacant posts on the top panel of the Election Commission of India.
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PM-Chaired Key Meet To Appoint 2 Election Commissioners On March 14
The prime minister-chaired high-powered committee on selecting election commissioners will now meet on March 14 to finalise the names of two new ECs, top sources said.
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Petition In Supreme Court To Restrain Centre From Appointing Poll Officers
The appointment of two Election Commissioners, expected later this week, faces a new challenge in the Supreme Court.
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PM Modi To Chair Key Meet To Appoint 2 Election Commissioners On March 15
The prime minister-chaired high-powered committee will meet on March 15 to finalise the names of new election commissioners, top sources said.
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"We Don't Take Dictation": Poll Body On Congress' "Match-Fixing" Charge
"EC does not take dictation from anybody. As a commission, our process depends on two foundations - disclosure and participation," Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said at a press conference in Guwahati.
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Experts Divided After Poll Body's Decision On Shiv Sena Name, Symbol
Two former chief election commissioners have supported the Election Commission's order on the Shiv Sena symbol dispute, saying it applied the time-tested principles to arrive at the decision but a constitution expert feels the verdict is "flawed".
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"Election Commission Should Be Dissolved": Uddhav Thackeray On Sena Order
Uddhav Thackeray today said the Election Commission "should be dissolved" and election commissioners should be elected by the people, two days after losing the name and symbol of the Shiv Sena, the party founded by his father Bal Thackeray.
