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Election Commissioners flagged issues but poll body unanimous on SIR decisions: Officials

Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi raised alarms regarding the integrity of the voter roll cleanup. They pointed out discrepancies in the removal of names from voter lists across several states. Even as these concerns surfaced, the Election Commission asserted that decisions were reached collectively by its three-member…

The Economic Times · Sep 23

Form 6 changes 'illegal', differences within EC 'very serious': Former CEC O P Rawat

O P Rawat, former Chief Election Commissioner, has expressed serious concerns about changes to the statutory voter registration Form 6. He stated that two Election Commissioners objected to unauthorized amendments made to this form over the past ten months. These objections included issues regarding voter registration and database control changes.…

The Economic Times · Sep 23

West Bengal bypolls emerge as battle for opposition space

West Bengal’s October 6 bypolls in Nandigram and Rejinagar have become a contest for the opposition space after the TMC split and loss of its original name and symbol. The Congress and Left seek to regain voters, while rival TMC factions compete for the party’s political inheritance, with BJP also…

The Economic Times · Sep 22

'Method Of Disenfranchising Indians': Congress slams SIR

The Congress party has criticized the Election Commission's voter list revision exercise. They allege this process is a method of disenfranchising Indian citizens. Large numbers of notices have been issued for discrepancies in voter details. The opposition claims this disproportionately affects disadvantaged sections of society. The Election Commission states the…

The Economic Times · Sep 21

Kapil Sibal hits out at CEC Gyanesh Kumar over voter notice, says issue may reach Supreme Court

Rajya Sabha MP and senior advocate Kapil Sibal criticised Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar after receiving a notice questioning his voter registration details. Sibal said he had completed the verification process with local officials and questioned why he was served a notice, warning that voter-list deletions could reach the Supreme…

The Economic Times · Sep 20

Mamata's backing of Congress in Nandigram bypoll signals possible reset in Bengal opposition politics

In a notable political shift, a former West Bengal chief minister endorses a Congress candidate for the Nandigram bypoll, suggesting a realignment of opposition politics within the state. Amidst unrest, the Election Commission has suspended the use of the Trinamool Congress's name and symbol. The former chief minister emphasizes Congress…

The Economic Times · Sep 20

Assam CM's 'deflated football' swipe at Mamata after her faction gets new poll symbol

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma took a swipe at Mamata Banerjee after the Election Commission froze the Trinamool Congress name and symbol amid a factional feud. He predicted Banerjee would not return to power and commented on the rival factions' new names and election symbols ahead of the October…

The Economic Times · Sep 19

Nandigram, Rejinagar bypolls: Final field set for multi-cornered contests

Saturday marked an eventful last day of withdrawal of nominations which witnessed the flip-flop of Banerjee's Rejinagar candidate over withdrawal from poll race, the arrest of an Independent candidate in the same seat and the judicial remand of the Congress nominee in Nandigram, effectively throwing him out of the campaign…

The Economic Times · Sep 19

Election Commission publishes names excluded from Delhi electoral roll

Delhi's Election Commission has published online a list of about 31.6 lakh electors with discrepancies and is sending them notices to submit documents for verification, after 47 lakh names were dropped from the draft roll under the SIR.

The Economic Times · Sep 19

Mamata Banerjee moves Supreme Court against EC freeze on TMC name, symbol

Mamata Banerjee has challenged the Election Commission's decision to freeze the Trinamool Congress name and symbol. The poll panel allotted separate names and symbols to two rival factions of the party. This interim order came after a dispute between the two factions of the TMC. The Election Commission's decision followed…

The Economic Times · Sep 19