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Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (Photo: ANI)

Election Commission ‘colluding to destroy’ electoral process, alleges Priyanka Gandhi

Wayanad, Sep 18 (PTI) Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday accused the Election Commission of “colluding to destroy” the electoral process. She urged people to watch Rahul Gandhi’s press conference in New Delhi, stressing that the people must stand together to defend democracy and the Constitution. “I urge everybody to see his press conference.

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Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar

Election Commission to begin training poll officials in Bengal from Tuesday as part of voter roll revision exercise

Kolkata, Sep 16 (PTI) The Election Commission is likely to begin training poll officers in West Bengal starting Tuesday, as part of preparations for the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state, a senior official said. Assembly polls are due in West Bengal next year. “State CEO Manoj Agarwal, along with Additional

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Congress general secretary in-charge of Communications Jairam Ramesh (Photo: PTI)

EC must be named and shamed for brazen non-compliance with SC directive on Aadhaar: Congress

New Delhi, Sep 8 (PTI) The Congress Monday said the Election Commission must be “named and shamed” for its “brazen non-compliance” with the Supreme Court’s directive to accept Aadhaar as an identity proof and asserted that it was fighting an election “against the ruling regime, despite the EC”. The opposition party also said that history

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The Supreme Court on Monday ordered that the Aadhaar card must be treated as the 12th document for the purpose of identity for inclusion of voters in the revised voters list of Bihar in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.

Supreme Court directs EC to include Aadhaar as 12th prescribed document for Bihar SIR

New Delhi, Sep 8 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Election Commission to include Aadhaar as a 12th prescribed document for establishing the identity of a voter in special intensive revision (SIR) exercise of electoral roll in poll-bound Bihar. At the moment for Bihar SIR, there are 11 prescribed documents which electors have

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