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Aadhaar, voter ID, ration card can’t prove voter eligibility, not valid for Bihar electoral roll revision exercise: EC tells SC
The Election Commission of India defends its Special Intensive Revision exercise in Bihar. It tells the Supreme Court that ...
Have the right to 'verify citizenship', EC tells SC on Bihar roll revision
The Election Commission told the Supreme Court that it is legally bound to verify citizenship in Bihar's voter roll revision, ...
Bihar SIR: Can't consider Aadhaar, voter ID, ration card as proof, EC tells SC, has power to ‘verify’ citizenship
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has rejected the Supreme Court's proposal to accept Aadhaar, voter ID, and ration ...
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EC refuses to include Aadhaar, voter ID and ration card for Bihar voter list
In a counter affidavit filed on the ongoing Bihar SIR, EC says a person’s citizenship will not be “terminated” due to ...
Bihar SIR: Election Commission shares list of voters who didn’t submit forms or ‘not found’ with Bihar parties
Election Commission of India ensures electoral roll accuracy in Bihar through Special Intensive Revision, involving political ...
Aadhaar, voter ID and ration cards can't be considered for SIR: Election Commission
In its affidavit, the poll body made a detailed explanation on why Aadhaar, ration cards, and existing Elector Photo Identity ...
Bihar first state in country to have all polling stations with less than 1200 electors: Election Commission
According to the ECI, a total of 96.23 per cent of electors were covered in Bihar SIR. 5.56 per cent of electors were not ...
Election Commission files affidavit in SC, defends Bihar SIR exercise
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday evening filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court defending the Special ...
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Jagdeep Dhankhar resigns as V-P: How the next Vice President will be elected
Dhankhar, 74, assumed office in 2022 and served as the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha during his tenure.
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Bihar Voter List Row: EC Tells SC Aadhaar, Ration Card Can’t Prove Citizenship
The Election Commission told the Supreme Court that Aadhaar, voter ID, and ration cards are not valid proof for voter ...
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Bihar mimics 19th-century American South. Citizenship is now weaponised to exclude voters
Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar ...