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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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'All Concerns Will Be Resolved': Poll Body To Trinamool On Voter List
Trinamool Congress leaders met the Election Commission on Tuesday over the issue of duplicate voter ID numbers and alleged that Aadhaar cards were being cloned which may lead to the possibility of these being used for fake voter registration.
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Duplicate Voter ID Card Numbers Issue To Be Resolved In 3 Months: Poll Body
The poll authority said India's electoral rolls are the biggest database of electors across the globe with over 99 crore registered voters.
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Provide Details On Removal Of Convicted Politicians: Top Court To Poll Body
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Election Commission of India to provide details of cases in which it had either removed or reduced the period of disqualification from electoral rolls of leaders post their conviction in criminal cases.
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Same Voter ID Number In 2 States? Poll Body Counters Mamata Banerjee Charge
A duplication in EPIC numbers on voter ID cards does not imply fake voters, the Election Commission clarified 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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Jamaat To Formally Enter Politics In J&K, Writes To Poll Panel For Symbol
Banned group Jamaat-e-Islami is all set to launch a political party from Ramzaan. The party will be called Jammu Kashmir Justice Development Front. The group has sent an application to Election Commission for recognition and allotment of a symbol.
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"Stop This Rigging": At Key Congress Meet, M Kharge Rakes Up Voter Fraud Claims
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday raked up, again, his party's allegations about large-scale voter fraud, including manipulation of electoral rolls, ahead of elections.
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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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Remote Voting For NRIs, AI, Biometrics: Outgoing Poll Panel Chief's Wishlist
Exiting Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Monday called for remote voting mechanisms for NRIs and migrant workers, biometric authentication to cast votes, and non-disclosure of votes (to guard against post-poll violence) for each candidate.
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"Poll Data System Robust, Nothing Can Go Wrong": Chief Election Commissioner
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Wednesday asserted that that the system of poll data is robust with in-built "red flags" which ensure that "nothing can go wrong".
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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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"People Have Spoken With Their Vote": Ex-Minister On BJP Winning Delhi
With Election Commission data projecting an apparent BJP win in the Delhi assembly elections on Saturday, BJP leader Rajeev Chandrasekhar today stated that residents of the national capital have spoken with their votes against Arvind Kejriwal.
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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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'All Concerns Will Be Resolved': Poll Body To Trinamool On Voter List
Trinamool Congress leaders met the Election Commission on Tuesday over the issue of duplicate voter ID numbers and alleged that Aadhaar cards were being cloned which may lead to the possibility of these being used for fake voter registration.
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Duplicate Voter ID Card Numbers Issue To Be Resolved In 3 Months: Poll Body
The poll authority said India's electoral rolls are the biggest database of electors across the globe with over 99 crore registered voters.
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Provide Details On Removal Of Convicted Politicians: Top Court To Poll Body
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Election Commission of India to provide details of cases in which it had either removed or reduced the period of disqualification from electoral rolls of leaders post their conviction in criminal cases.
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Same Voter ID Number In 2 States? Poll Body Counters Mamata Banerjee Charge
A duplication in EPIC numbers on voter ID cards does not imply fake voters, the Election Commission clarified 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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Jamaat To Formally Enter Politics In J&K, Writes To Poll Panel For Symbol
Banned group Jamaat-e-Islami is all set to launch a political party from Ramzaan. The party will be called Jammu Kashmir Justice Development Front. The group has sent an application to Election Commission for recognition and allotment of a symbol.
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"Stop This Rigging": At Key Congress Meet, M Kharge Rakes Up Voter Fraud Claims
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday raked up, again, his party's allegations about large-scale voter fraud, including manipulation of electoral rolls, ahead of elections.
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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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Remote Voting For NRIs, AI, Biometrics: Outgoing Poll Panel Chief's Wishlist
Exiting Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Monday called for remote voting mechanisms for NRIs and migrant workers, biometric authentication to cast votes, and non-disclosure of votes (to guard against post-poll violence) for each candidate.
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"Poll Data System Robust, Nothing Can Go Wrong": Chief Election Commissioner
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Wednesday asserted that that the system of poll data is robust with in-built "red flags" which ensure that "nothing can go wrong".
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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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"People Have Spoken With Their Vote": Ex-Minister On BJP Winning Delhi
With Election Commission data projecting an apparent BJP win in the Delhi assembly elections on Saturday, BJP leader Rajeev Chandrasekhar today stated that residents of the national capital have spoken with their votes against Arvind Kejriwal.
