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  India TV-CNX Survey: 61% of voters prefer Narendra Modi as PM, Rahul Gandhi at 21%

  India | October 03, 2023 20:37 IST

  An opinion poll has been conducted to gauge the mood of the voters and predict which leader they would like to see as the next Prime Minister after the findings of the caste-based census in Bihar. Let's take a look

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  Why is govt linking census, delimitation with Women's Reservation Bill implementation? Explained

  Explainers | September 21, 2023 18:23 IST

  Women's Reservation Bill: Home Minister Amit Shah asserted on Wednesday that census and delimitation will begin soon after the Lok Sabha elections 2024.

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  Pakistan: Election Commission pledges to hold national elections by mid-February after delimitations

  World | August 31, 2023 15:01 IST

  ANP leaders said that the ECP assured them of squeezing the timelines of delimitation and that the general elections would not go beyond mid-February.

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  US calls for 'timely, free and fair' elections in Pakistan amid expected delay in polls

  World | August 30, 2023 17:03 IST

  "Acting Deputy Secretary Nuland and Foreign Minister Jilani discussed the importance of timely, free and fair elections in a manner consistent with Pakistan’s laws and constitution," read a press release.

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  Pakistan: General elections set to be delayed as ECP announces schedule for new delimitations

  World | August 17, 2023 20:23 IST

  ECP's latest schedule shows that the delimitation process will take nearly four months, making it impossible for the elections to be conducted within 90 days.

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  Census unlikely before 2024 Lok Sabha polls; All you need to know from schedule to questions

  India | May 28, 2023 17:23 IST

  Decadal Census is unlikely to be held before the next Lok Sabha elections which are due in April-May 2024.

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  SC to hear plea against Bihar govt's move to conduct caste survey on January 20

  Bihar | January 11, 2023 19:35 IST

  A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice P S Narasimha posted the matter for hearing after a lawyer appearing for the petitioner mentioned the matter.

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  Bihar: Caste-based census begins amid war of words between RJD, BJP

  India | January 07, 2023 16:30 IST

  Caste based census in Bihar: "Caste-based survey will give us scientific data so that budget and social welfare schemes can be made accordingly. BJP is anti-poor. They does not want this to happen", said Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav.

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  Caste census in Bihar should include Muslims too: Giriraj Singh

  India | June 02, 2022 11:00 IST

  Giriraj Singh said he fully supports the Nitish Kumar government's move for a caste survey. But demanded that Muslims should also be covered in the exercise.

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  Lalu Prasad Yadav returns to Patna amid clamour for caste census, fresh CBI case

  India | May 26, 2022 11:52 IST

  Lalu Prasad arrived in Patna along with eldest daughter Misa Bharti, at whose Delhi residence he had stayed since his release on bail granted last month by the Jharkhand High Court in fodder scam cases.

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  Caste-based census: BJP, JD-U finally on same page, Nitish to hold big meet on June 1

  India | May 25, 2022 16:14 IST

  Sources told India TV that BJP has assured Chief Minister Nitish Kumar of support for the caste-based Census in Bihar.

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  Caste-based census: Bihar government to hold all-party meeting on June 1

  India | May 25, 2022 7:41 IST

  Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, the Education Minister of Bihar has confirmed the development. He said that all political parties have agreed on the meeting for the caste-based census.

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  Bihar CM Nitish Kumar to call all-party meet on caste-based census

  India | May 17, 2022 8:35 IST

  "Through all-party meetings, the leaders of different political parties will give suggestions on this issue. It will help us to decide the future course of action," the Janata Dal-United leader said.

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  Caste census not an issue on which Bihar is drowning: BJP leader takes dig at Tejashwi Yadav

  India | May 13, 2022 7:46 IST

  Agriculture Minister and BJP leader Amrendra Pratap Singh said that there is no urgent need of caste-based census in Bihar.

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  Digitalisation of census process to ensure 100 percent enumeration: Amit Shah

  India | May 09, 2022 20:17 IST

  Speaking after inaugurating the office building of the Directorate of Census Operations (Assam), Union Home Minister Amit Shah stressed the importance of proper enumeration for better planning of the country's development.

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  Will not allow Census till demand on OBC headcount met: Tejashwi Yadav

  India | May 05, 2022 10:17 IST

  Census: Tejashwi Yadav said if the Centre did not agree, the Bihar government should consider an exercise on OBC headcount.

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  Caste census is need of the hour, a pro-development measure: Nitish Kumar

  India | September 26, 2021 18:13 IST

  The debate on the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Seventh Amendment) Bill, 2021 during the Monsoon Session of the Parliament saw wide participation with many opposition members raising demands for a caste-based census.

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  Caste Census of backward classes administratively difficult: Centre to SC

  India | September 23, 2021 22:55 IST

  The Centre's stand assumes significance as recently, a 10-party delegation from Bihar, which was led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, had met Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding caste Census.

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  Odisha Assembly passes resolution seeking caste-based census

  India | September 10, 2021 8:56 IST

  On the last day of Assembly's Monsoon session, SC and ST Development, and Minorities and Backward Classes Welfare Minister Jagannath Saraka moved the resolution, which was passed in the absence of opposition BJP and Congress members.

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  BJP not averse to caste census: Sushil Kumar Modi

  India | August 23, 2021 10:51 IST

  Nitish Kumar's JD(U), RJD and other political parties from Bihar are pressing for a caste-based census. They are saying that the exercise will not only benefit Bihar, but the whole country.