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The Kalaburagi district unit of the Congress on Monday staged a protest outside the Deputy Commissioner’s office here, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, alleging that the Election Commission was functioning with clear political bias

APCC leaders seek disclosure of file notings and legal basis for electoral-roll changes; demand ECINET security audit and suspension of SIR process

The BJP said Rahul Gandhi and Opposition leaders were conspiring to malign the country’s constitutional institutions and the Election Commission has already issued a fact-based clarification of “fabricated allegations”

Left parties, Congress, YSRCP and civil society groups allege large-scale deletion of voters’ names and call for restoration of names and reforms in the Election Commission

CPI(M) general secretary seeks wider Opposition coordination against SIR and invites AAP leader to join protests against alleged misuse of Central agencies in Keralam

Under the changes, Form 6 declarations will be required only during SIR, while the previous format governs fresh registrations; BLOs will visit homes to collect documents for those flagged with discrepancies or not mapped, rather than issuing notices of hearings

BJP leader says Opposition should not contest elections if it believes the electoral system is rigged

The chief of the Mamata Trinamool Congress is one of the first leaders to respond to CPI(M) general secretary M.A. Baby’s appeal for a broader Opposition consultation on issues surrounding the EC

According to a newspaper report, Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi had formally objected at least 14 times over the past 10 months to decisions and orders of the CEC Gyanesh Kumar.

BJP leader Sudhanshu Trivedi asked whether there was any evidence that decisions by the Election Commission of India had not been taken unanimously

At a press conference, he points out that as law-abiding citizens one would not commit such an extreme act; he says Election Commission has turned into an arm of the BJP and that Gyanesh Kumar should have some shame

In a post on X, Satheesan says voters need to have full confidence in integrity of India’s electoral process

The ECI responded on September 23, saying that all its actions have been in accordance with the laws and instructions of the Commission

The Election Commission and Government should consider the issue, particularly if eligible voters were prevented from exercising their franchise, Omar Abdullah said

The parties also asked the Supreme Court to take suo motu cognizance of the report

The Election Commission has temporarily frozen the All India Trinamool Congress name and ‘Flowers and Grass’ symbol ahead of the West Bengal bypolls. Reacting to the order, Leader of the Opposition Ritabrata Banerjee said, “Democracy has no place for dictatorship.” Both rival factions have been asked to submit alternative names and symbols.

The court asked the Election Commission’s counsel if the people to whom these notices were sent at least know what logical discrepancies they have to prove incorrect; petitioners argue that the term ‘logical discrepancies’ was not defined by the EC

The TVK has named leaders of its alliance partners in its list of star campaigners for the Madurantakam and Dharapuram bypolls

Party leader K.C. Venugopal writes to the Election Commission of India alleging a coordinated effort across States to remove eligible electors, especially from marginalised groups

The draft roll removed one in every three Delhi voters as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list

The petition said the Election Commission had banked on the statements of rebel legislators who were facing disqualification proceedings under the Tenth Schedule (anti-defection law) of the Constitution

LoP Rahul Gandhi and Congress general secretary K.C. Venugopal criticised the ECI for freezing the name and symbol of the Trinamool Congress which was set up by Mamata Banerjee 28 years ago

“The poll body has once again proven that it is nothing more than a puppet in the hands of BJP,” says Congress

A political controversy has erupted after Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha alleged that his voter status was marked as “shifted” in Punjab’s draft electoral rolls. While Chadha has called it political vendetta, the Aam Aadmi Party says the voter list revision is the Election Commission’s responsibility. Here’s what happened and what the rules say.

Mr. Stalin, the defeated DMK candidate, alleged that the votes expected to have been polled in his favour were not recorded in 14 polling booths; the checking and verification process will continue for seven days