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New Delhi: The Election Commission has shared several details regarding the Bihar Assembly elections. This time, no polling booth will have more than 1,200 voters. A colour photograph will be placed alongside the voter's name on the list, meaning no black and white photographs will be used. The Election Commission is expected to announce the dates soon. The Assembly's term ends on November 22, 2025. The Election Commission stated in a press conference that it has completed seven special intensive revisions in Bihar. For this, the Election Commission expressed its gratitude to all the BLOs engaged in the SIR. The new initiatives launched through the SIR in the Bihar Assembly elections will be implemented across the country. Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar shared important information regarding the Bihar Assembly elections. He stated that when BLOs approach voters, voters will be able to identify them clearly. ID cards have also been introduced for this purpose. He also stated that the facility to vote by depositing a mobile phone outside the polling booth will also be provided. Previously, mobile phones had to be left at home or elsewhere. But now this will no longer be necessary. You can deposit your mobile phone at the polling booth. The Chief Election Commissioner stated that starting with the Bihar elections, no polling booth in the country will have more than 1,200 voters. This step has been taken to reduce crowding at polling stations. A one-stop digital platform will also be implemented in Bihar. Candidates can deploy their agents within 100 meters of the booth. Now, 100% webcasting will be done at every polling booth. Previously, webcasting was done at a minimum of 50 to 60 per cent of the booths. The ballot papers on EVMs were black and white, which caused identification problems. The Election Commission has announced that starting with the Bihar elections, the serial number font and colour photographs of candidates will be added. For your information, elections are scheduled for all 243 assembly seats in Bihar, and the Election Commission is showing considerable activity regarding these matters. Everyone is now awaiting the announcement from the Election Commission.
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has held that there is nothing on record to show any fraud in Maharashtra assembly elections. Dismissing a plea to declare the Maharashtra election null and void, a division bench held that the case of the petitioner appears to be "quite absurd to say the least". The court also held that the use of EVMs does not take away "free and fair elections" in any manner. Prakash Ambedkar, who appeared as a lawyer for the petitioner in the case, criticised the HC for overlooking the concerns raised in the petition. The bench of justices Girish Kulkarni and Arif Doctor dism ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 27 (ANI): A female student was allegedly gang-raped inside a law college in Kolkata's Kasba on Wednesday evening. The police have arrested all three accused within 24 hours. The three accused, named as Monojit Mishra (31), Zaib Ahmed (19), and Pramit Mukhopadhyay (20), were former students or staff members of the same law college. Also Read | Student Gang-Raped at South Kolkata Law College: Police Arrest 3 Youths for Sexually Assaulting Young Woman Inside Law College. According to the police, the accused named in the FIR will be produced before the A.C.J. ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 9 (PTI) A 23-year-old man has been arrested at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) here for allegedly impersonating as a Delhi Police sub-inspector by using a forged identity card and fake appointment documents, an official said on Wednesday. The accused, identified as Sahil Kumar, is a resident of Ladpur in Rajasthan's Alwar district and allegedly used the fake identity to target and befriend women victims, including Delhi Police personnel. "Kumar, who was wearing a T-shirt with a Delhi Police logo at the time of detention, was held on Monday by CISF personnel durin ...Read More >
Patna: The Election Commission on Sunday asked RJD leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav to "hand over for investigation" a voter ID card bearing EPIC number RAB2916120, which he claimed to possess but which, according to the poll body, has "not been issued officially".The controversy erupted after Tejashwi alleged at a press conference on Saturday that his name was missing from the draft electoral rolls, warning that he might be unable to contest the upcoming assembly elections later this year.In a letter addressed to Tejashwi, sub-divisional magistrate of Patna Sadar, who also serves as the electoral ...Read More >
Deputy commissioner of police (north) Raja Banthia said that the action was taken after a 31-year-old Sadar Bazar resident approached the cyber police, claiming he had been cheated of ₹36,050 on the pretext of being sanctioned an online loan. According to the police, the complainant, Mohammed Shuaib, was looking for a loan and had approached several banks when, on August 25, he received a WhatsApp call from an unknown number. The caller allegedly introduced himself as a loan agent and promised ...Read More >
The electoral registration officers (EROs) and additional electoral registration officers (AEROs) will now scrutinise the documents. Roll observers and micro-observers would then give their remarks before the final electoral roll is published on February 28. "We have now entered the final decision-making stage, wherein EROs and AEROs will have to apply their minds without fear or favour. They have to follow all rules and regulations and not go by emotions. No genuine voter should be left out whi ...Read More >
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (November 26, 2024), indicated a level of hypocrisy attached to criticism about Electronic Voting Machines (EVM), saying ""EVMs are tampered when you lose and fine if you win". The oral remark was made by Justice Vikram Nath before dismissing a petition filed by evangelist K.A. Paul, who urged for a judicial order to return to paper ballots. Also read:EVM-VVPAT case | Cannot disclose 'source code' of EVMs, will result in misuse: Supreme Court Justice Nath, during the hearing, asked Mr. Paul whether he wanted to turn the court into a political arena. Mr. Paul sa ...Read More >
New Delhi: India is set to overtake Japan to become the world's fourth-largest economy, but must not become complacent, as the country remains far behind Japan in GDP per capita terms, WEF's former MD Claude Smadja said. According to IMF data dated April 2025, India's GDP per capita of USD 2,878.4 is approximately 8.5 per cent of Japan's GDP per capita of USD 33,955.7, meaning Japan's per capita income is about 11.8 times higher than India's. "Yes, it (economy size) is a good indicator because it gives a notion of the economic weight of the country on the global balance. "No, it is not a go ...Read More >
New Delhi: A new change is going to happen regarding voting before the Bihar assembly elections. Bihar is going to become the first state in the country where voting can be done through phone. Bihar State Election Commissioner Deepak Prasad gave this information on Friday, June 27. His comment came before the voting to be held on Saturday for six municipal councils of Patna, Rohtas and East Champaran. However, it is not clear at the moment whether voting will be done through phone in the upcoming assembly elections or not. Giving more information about this, Bihar Election Commissioner Deepak ...Read More >
Patna: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav alleged on Tuesday that the ongoing 'special intensive revision' of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar was a move to cut votes from the strong booths and constituencies of the Opposition, and add votes to the booths at which the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) was stronger. Punching holes in the entire exercise, the RJD leader denounced it as being "full of confusion, uncertainty and repression", and demanded that the Election Commission of India (ECI) "immediately cancel all confusing orders and issue clear, final and ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court, on Monday, warned that it would cancel the entire Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar if any illegality is detected in the methodology adopted by the Election Commission of India (ECI). The Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi that is hearing several petitions against the process, said that the Court presumed that ECI - being a constitutional authority - had followed the law and mandatory rules in the conduct of the SIR. The Court refused to give any piecemeal opinion on the issue, making it clear that its final verdic ...Read More >
Bihar assembly election: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Sunday outlined key measures for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, stating that "no polling station will have more than 1,200 voters" to ensure smoother voting. The Chief Election Commissioner also highlighted several new initiatives aimed at enhancing transparency and improving the voter experience. Addressing a press conference in Patna, the CEC Gyanesh Kumar said, "The Election Commission has decided that no polling station will have more than 1,200 voters." Kum ...Read More >
As Bihar heads into assembly elections next month (November 6), the Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced a major digital overhaul of its polling infrastructure. The state will serve as the pilot for ECI Net, a new one-stop digital platform that promises real-time updates and streamlined coordination across all levels of election management. Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, while announcing the two-phase election schedule on Monday, called ECI Net "the mother of all apps" and said it will serve as a single-window digital ecosystem connecting Booth Level Officers (BLOs), E ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 16 (PTI) Amid demands by some opposition parties that the Election Commission withdraw its direction to verify identity of burqa-clad women at Bihar's polling stations, the EC on Thursday defended its move saying it is implementing a decision taken as back as 1994 when T N Seshan was heading the poll authority. The Samajwadi Party has demanded withdrawal of EC's decision to check burqa-clad women during voting in Bihar. An EC spokesperson said that in October 1994, the poll body had ordered a dignified method of identifying burqa-clad women electors at polling stations. "...t ...Read More >
The voter list of all those states where SIR will be done will be frozen at 12 am tonight. All voters on that list will be given Unique Enumeration Forms by the BLOs. These forms will have all the necessary details from the current voter list, says Kumar. The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday announced to carry out pan-India Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voters' list, with 12 states and union territories to be covered in phase one. While addressing a press conference, Chief Ele ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 26: The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directions to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to introduce ballot paper in place of EVMs (Electronic Voting Machines). A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and P.B. Varale rejected the prayer to return to the ballot system due to the alleged manipulability of EVMs. "When you lose, EVMs are tampered with; when you win, EVMs are fine," remarked the apex court, when the petitioner referred to the statements made by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu and his predecessor Jagan Mohan ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) A man who issued a death threat to Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has been arrested by a team from the North-West District Special Staff of the Delhi Police. The accused was apprehended from Ghaziabad following swift investigative efforts after the threatening call was made late on Thursday night. According to police officials, the threat call was made to the Ghaziabad Police Control Room (PCR) while the accused was allegedly under the influence of alcohol. Shortly after the threat was received, the Delhi Police Control Room was alerted, and the matter w ...Read More >
Patna: In a development with potential political and electoral implications, a door-to-door verification campaign by the Election Commission (EC) has found the presence of people from Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar residing in Bihar. According to EC sources, many of these people may have unlawfully entered the country's voting system, though officials suggest their names are unlikely to appear in the final electoral roll due to be published on Sept 30.The revelations, it is learned, emerged during ...Read More >
INDIA Bloc leaders will meet virtually on July 19 to discuss the political climate before Parliament's monsoon session. Tejashwi Yadav voiced concerns about Bihar's Special Intensive Revision exercise. He plans to address this at a meeting at Mallikarjun Kharge's residence. Congress leaders also questioned the electoral roll revision in Bihar. The Election Commission reported that 89. The leaders of the INDIA Bloc will virtually meet on July 19 to discuss the prevailing political situation in th ...Read More >
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday announced another major change in the electoral process, this time focusing on the counting of postal ballots. The move comes as part of the Commission's 30th initiative in the last six months to streamline voting and counting procedures, just months before the high stakes Bihar assembly elections. Currently, the counting of votes has two parallel components: postal ballots/Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballots (ETPBs) and Electronic Voting ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced that Bihar will be the first state in the country to implement 100 percent webcasting in Assembly elections, as per a report by ETV Bharat. The move, aimed at ensuring strict monitoring of the polling process, comes under revised guidelines that make webcasting compulsory in every polling station with internet connectivity. Revised Guidelines and Monitoring System Sources in the ECI told ETV Bharat, "Webcasting will be done in all polling stations in the upcoming Assembly elections in Bihar. This will be the first state in the ...Read More >
The accused are from Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, and Gujarat. ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * 16 people have been arrested in Bengaluru for running a fake call centre * Suspects operated as Cybits Solutions Pvt Ltd, targeting US citizens through cyber fraud * Victims were threatened with false charges and coerced into paying money digitally Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode Bengaluru: 16 people have be ...Read More >
Jamshedpur: As Ghatshila gears up for the Assembly by-election scheduled on November 11, 2025, the District Election Office has reminded voters that they can cast their votes even if they do not possess their Voter Photo Identity Card (EPIC) on polling day. To ensure that no eligible voter is deprived of their democratic right, the Election Commission has allowed the use of 12 alternative photo-bearing identity documents for identification at polling stations. According to official instructions, voters can establish their identity using any one of the following documents: Passport, Driving Li ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition seeking to revert to ballot paper voting in elections in the country. "What happens is, when you win the election, EVMs (electronic voting machine) are not tampered. When you lose the election, EVMs are tampered (with)," remarked a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and P B Varale. Apart from ballot paper voting, the plea sought several directions including a directive to the Election Commission to disqualify candidates for a minimum of five years if found guilty of distributing money, liquor or other material inducement to the voters d ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], November 26 (ANI): The Supreme Court dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) petition on Tuesday seeking the reintroduction of the physical paper ballot voting system in elections in India. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and PB Varale dismissed the plea filed by evangelist KA Paul seeking physical ballot voting in India. During the hearing, the petitioner said that even leaders like Chandrababu Naidu and YS Jagan Mohan Reddy had questioned Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) tampering. To this the bench said what happens is, if you win the elections, EVMs are not tamper ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: In a significant step toward digital transformation, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has revamped its post-election data reporting process by introducing a streamlined, technology-driven system for generating Index Cards and Statistical Reports. The initiative, aimed at enhancing data accessibility and timeliness, replaces the earlier manual process that often delayed dissemination. Under the leadership of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, the new system leverages automation and data integration to enab ...Read More >
New Delhi: A 23-year-old man was arrested at Delhi's IGI Airport for impersonating a sub-inspector of Delhi Police, allegedly to deceive and befriend women, including staffers of the force. The accused, Sahil Kumar, was found in possession of forged police documents and fake identification.According to police, the incident unfolded on July 7 at around 3.30 pm, when the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) intercepted a suspicious individual during routine profiling operations at Terminal-3's departure forecourt. "The man, identified as Sahil Kumar, was wearing a white T-shirt with the Delh ...Read More >
Patna, Aug 1 (PTI) Healthcare services were affected at AIIMS-Patna on Friday as resident doctors went on an "indefinite strike" in protest against the alleged high-handedness of Sheohar MLA Chetan Anand. According to a press statement issued by the Resident Doctors' Association (RDA), AIIMS-Patna, on Friday, "The RDA expresses deep disappointment and anguish over the lack of action by the administration following the violent and traumatic incident that occurred on Wednesday, when MLA Chetan Anand, his wife and their armed guards breached hospital security, physically assaulted staff, and thr ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Describing election observers as beacons of democracy, chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Friday instructed the 425 officers appointed as observers for the upcoming assembly poll in Bihar and bye-polls in other states, to promptly report any misconduct or unaccounted expenditure by the party leaders and candidates, while maintaining the highest level of probity and impartiality themselves.At a briefing for general, police and expenditure observers -- comprising 287 IAS officers, 58 IPS officers and 80 officers from all-India services like the IRS IRAS and ICAS -- organised ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], October 5 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Sunday defended the decision of the Election Commission of India to conduct the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list ahead of the Bihar assembly elections, asserting that for someone to say that the revision should be conducted after the elections is "unjustified". The Chief Election Commissioner clarified that conducting the SIR is both legal and mandated under the Representation of the People Act. Also Read | Kurgaon Declared Most Beautiful Village in Maharashtra's Palghar, Bags INR 50 ...Read More >