Election Commission
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Hooda backs Rahul Gandhi’s ‘vote chori’ claim in Haryana; PCC chief announces statewide protests
Haryana | Nov 05, 2025, 06:41 PM ISTAddressing media with PCC president Rao Narendra in Delhi, Hooda said the result in Haryana was surprising for everyone as no poll survey gave BJP seats beyond 29.
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Bengal man ends life over 'fear' of exclusion from voter list; TMC claims eighth death linked to SIR
West Bengal | Nov 05, 2025, 04:27 PM ISTThe Election Commission began Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal on Tuesday. As many as 70 lakh enumeration forms were distributed by more than 80,000 BLOs on the first day of their house-to-house visits.
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Bihar Assembly Elections 2025: Step-by-step guide for first time voters to find their polling booth
Bihar | Nov 06, 2025, 06:03 AM ISTBihar Assembly Elections 2025: The state is set to vote for the first phase of Assembly elections on November 6. Here's a detailed guide to help first-time voters understand the process once they reach the designated polling booth.
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Rahul Gandhi shares 'H Files' in latest vote chori charge: 'Congress would have swept Haryana polls'
India | Nov 05, 2025, 02:16 PM ISTRahul Gandhi claimed poll irregularities were reported in Haryana elections and added that a plan was put in place to convert Congress victory into the BJP's win. Rahul asked why the EC is not removing 'duplicate' voters from the electoral list even though it has software to do so.
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Aaj Ki Baat: Full episode, November 3, 2025
India | Nov 03, 2025, 08:52 PM ISTThe Indian women' cricket team on Sunday ended a 47-year wait for their maiden ICC World Cup title in a high-stakes match against South Africa in Navi Mumbai.
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Tamil Nadu SIR: DMK moves Supreme Court against voter list revision ahead of assembly polls
Tamil Nadu | Nov 03, 2025, 07:13 PM ISTThis came a day after DMK chief and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, MK Stalin, convened an all-party meeting and decided to move the top court against the second phase of voter list revision in 12 States and Union Territories, including Tamil Nadu.
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Mokama murder case: Postmortem reveals severe internal injury, EC seeks report from DGP | Key points
Bihar | Nov 01, 2025, 12:02 AM ISTMokama violence: Earlier in the day, stones were pelted at the car of Veena Devi, Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD) candidate from Mokama. The DGP has been asked to provide a detailed report at the earliest to the poll authority.
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EC activates National Voter Helpline, 36 state-level helplines to address queries of citizens
India | Oct 29, 2025, 05:32 PM ISTThe EC has also issued instructions to each State/UT and District to set up its own State Contact Centre (SCC) and District Contact Centre (DCC) respectively, to ensure timely and localised responses.
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Super 100: CEC announces nationwide SIR
News | Oct 27, 2025, 11:09 PM ISTSIR will be conducted in 12 states and union territories, adding eligible voters and removing ineligible ones. The SIR process will be even simpler in the second phase. The BLO will visit each voter's home at least three times.
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EC lists documents for voter roll update in 9 states and 3 UTs, check what's required
India | Oct 27, 2025, 11:53 PM ISTThe CEC further clarified that in Assam, where polls are also due in 2026, the revision of electoral rolls will be announced separately.
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Election Commission announces Phase 2 of SIR in 12 states/UTs, including Bengal and UP, after Bihar
India | Oct 27, 2025, 11:53 PM ISTGyanesh Kumar said all Chief Electoral Officers and District Electoral Officers have been directed to meet political parties and brief them on the SIR process by day after tomorrow.
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EC press conference: Bengal and UP to witness voter roll revision, SIR in Assam separately
India | Oct 27, 2025, 08:03 PM ISTEC press conference: The poll body said the second phase of the SIR exercise will be carried out across 12 states and UTs. Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Kerala, Assam, and Puducherry are scheduled to go to polls next year.
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Election Commission to begin SIR in Tamil Nadu from next week; other poll-bound states to follow
India | Oct 25, 2025, 11:52 AM ISTDuring the revision, the EC said it would consider the complaint by former AIADMK MLA B Sathyanarayanan, who sought a full and transparent re-verification of votes in 229 booths of the T Nagar Assembly constituency.
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EC calls Bihar SIR 'accurate', says political parties making false allegations to discredit exercise
India | Oct 16, 2025, 09:08 PM ISTThe Election Commission, in its affidavit, stated that barring appointment of Booth Level Agents (BLAs), the political parties and public-spirited individuals and organisations made no substantial contribution in ensuring that all eligible electors were included in the final electoral roll.
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EC likely to roll out SIR across India in phases beginning with states where polls due next year
India | Oct 10, 2025, 04:38 PM ISTChief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said that the work is in progress to launch SIR of electoral rolls in all states and a final decision on its rollout will be taken by the Election Commission soon.
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Which Bihar election recorded the highest voter turnout and what was the result then? Details
Bihar | Nov 06, 2025, 07:38 PM ISTThe 2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election was conducted in three phases between October and November 2020 to elect representatives to the Seventeenth Assembly. The first phase, covering 71 constituencies, took place on October 28, followed by the second phase for 94 constituencies on November 3.
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Bihar elections: 12 photo IDs that can be used to vote if you don't have EPIC | Check list
Bihar | Oct 10, 2025, 09:31 AM ISTThe poll body said EPICs were issued to nearly all the voters in Bihar and directions were issued to CEOs to deliver these cards to all new voters within 15 days of the release of the final electoral roll.
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EC bans use of AI-generated videos during elections ahead of Bihar Assembly polls
India | Oct 09, 2025, 11:43 PM ISTThe Commission emphasised that using AI-generated content to influence voters or spread misleading information would be considered a violation of the Model Code of Conduct.
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Manjhi signals desire through Mahabharat-linked poem amid seat-sharing talks: 'De do kewal 15...'
Bihar | Oct 08, 2025, 01:26 PM ISTEarlier, Chirag Paswan dropped a cryptic message amid logjam over seat sharing. While remembering his father Ram Vilas Paswan on his death anniversary, Chirag said the latter told him to learn to fight at every step.
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Bihar Assembly Election 2025: Who was leading in how many Assembly segments in Lok Sabha 2024?
Bihar | Oct 08, 2025, 01:45 PM ISTThe 2024 Lok Sabha election results have provided significant insight into potential trends for the upcoming Assembly polls. The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) emerged as the dominant force in Bihar, securing 30 seats with a combined vote share of 47.23 per cent.