Kolkata, Jan 6 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) has sought a declaration from West Bengal government employees confirming that they are not duplicate voters, that is, voters having their names in the voters’ list at two places.The declaration will have to be given in specific formats provided by the poll panel. At the same time, it has also made it clear that if, in any case, any state government employee has his or her name in two places, it would be his or her responsibility to …
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New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced that the draft electoral rolls of Uttar Pradesh will be published on Tuesday, marking a crucial step in the state’s electoral preparations, officials said.This exercise, carried out under the supervision of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) and District Election Officers (DEOs), is aimed at ensuring transparency and inclusivity in the voter registration process ahead of the upcoming polls.According to officials, hard copies…
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) The “purging” of electoral rolls under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), a monumental drive undertaken by the Election Commission of India (ECI), found strong resistance and opposition within the nation, but drew significant attention and admiration in the foreign discourse.A couple of foreign journals have hailed the exercise as a sweeping step in the right direction for overhauling the country’s electoral register.Greek City Times, an Australia-based Greek news port…
Chennai, Jan 3 (IANS) Special camps to facilitate voter registration are being held across Tamil Nadu for two days, beginning on Saturday, as part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls.The initiative comes in the wake of a large-scale revision exercise that has resulted in the removal of a significant number of names from the state’s voter list.According to official data, around 97.37 lakh names have been deleted from the electoral rolls during the Special Intens…
Dhaka, Dec 27 (IANS) The Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s (BNP) acting chairman Tarique Rahman completed the process of registering for a National Identity Card (NID) and having his name included in the voter list on Saturday, following his return to the country after 17 years of self-imposed exile, local media reported.Two days after returning from London, Rahman visited the grave of extremist leader Osman Hadi in the Dhaka University area on Saturday morning.He then went to the Election Building…
Chennai, Dec 27 (IANS) In an effort to ensure maximum inclusion in the electoral process, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced a series of special voter registration camps across Tamil Nadu to enable eligible citizens to enrol in the electoral rolls or correct their details. The announcement follows the publication of the draft electoral roll for the state on December 19, after the completion of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process.According to the Tamil Nadu Chief Electo…