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The Supreme Court clarified that while the Election Commission cannot definitively determine citizenship, it can inquire about it if doubts arise regarding voters. The apex court emphasized that Indian citizenship is a constitutional prerequisite for voting, not merely a matter of residence and age. This ruling supports the EC’s stance on verifying voter eligibility. The…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Thursday told Election Commission to keep documents ready to counter the allegation by NGO Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) that special intensive revision of Bihar’s electoral rolls failed to weed out more than 5 lakh duplicate voters.For the NGO, advocate Prashant Bhushan alleged before a bench of CJI Surya Kant…
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar sparked a political row after telling voters in Malegaon that while they “have votes,” he “has funds” and he will ensure that there was no shortage of it if his party’s candidates were elected.He further warned that if the voters did not back the NCP candidates, and…
NEW DELHI: Nitish Kumar’s family has dismissed health rumours regarding his father, saying that the Bihar CM was fit enough to take “10 meetings daily”. They also thanked the voters of the state for giving a historic mandate in favour of the National Democratic Alliance.“This is completely false. He takes 10 meetings daily. Would he…
Bihar elections 2025 (Representational) NEW DELHI: Women voters took the lead in what the Election Commission of India (ECI) described as Bihar’s highest-ever voter turnout, with 71.6 per cent of female electors casting their ballots compared to almost 62.8 per cent of men. According to ECI data released on Tuesday after the conclusion of the…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday urged voters in Bihar to participate in large numbers as the state began polling in the first phase of the Assembly elections.In a post on X, PM Modi said, “Today marks the first phase of the festival of democracy in Bihar. I urge all voters of this…
LoP in the Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addresses a press conference, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Alleging that the 2024 Haryana assembly elections were stolen through manipulation of voters list by Election Commission in collusion with BJP, leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday presented a deep…
Priyanka Gandhi (file-PTI) NEW DELHI: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday came out strongly in support of Rahul Gandhi’s allegations of “vote theft” in Haryana, urging citizens to “recognise their power” and “drag the ruling government out.” Speaking at a public rally in Valmiki Nagar, West Champaran, she accused the ruling NDA of “destroying…
US President Donald Trump issued a warning to voters: elect left-wing candidate Zohran Mamdani, and the city will lose federal funds, just a day before New York City’s mayoral election.In a lengthy Truth Social (a platform he owns) post on Monday, Trump wrote: “If Communist Candidate Zohran Mamdani wins the Election for Mayor of New…
American voters will head to the polls for key off-year elections, including races for New York mayor and Virginia governor, along with several local contests and ballot measures. The results will offer an early gauge of voter sentiment less than a year into President Donald Trump’s second term. Mayoral elections This year’s key mayoral races…
