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Tarn Taran: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann warned that those who looted Punjab's wealth, drugged its youth, and disrespected the Gurus will face justice.Addressing a gathering here on Friday, Mann said Punjab, blessed by the Gurus, was destined to lead the nation once again through honesty and reform. He added that the Nov 11 byelection was a battle between truth and deceit and urged the people of the constituency to vote for AAP's clean governance. "The corrupt will fall, and Punjab's sons ...Read More >
As part of its commitment to uphold democratic integrity, the Election Commission is set to launch an extensive revision of the national voter rolls. This initiative will analyze and synchronize current registrants with prior records, ensuring precision in the electoral process. Ramping up its preparations for special intensive revision of voter lists across India, the Election Commission top brass on Wednesday assessed the progress made on mapping the current electors with the voters as per th ...Read More >
A two-day conference for Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs), organised by the Election Commission of India (ECI), began today at the India International Institute of Democracy and Electoral Management (IIIDEM) in New Delhi. R.S. Gopalan, IAS, the Chief Electoral Officer of Odisha, attended the conference alongside Additional Chief Electoral Officer Sushant Mishra and Deputy Chief Electoral Officer Dr. Laxmi Prasad Sahu. The conference was inaugurated under the chairmanship of Chief Election Commi ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday reviewed the preparedness for the nationwide Special Intensive Revision (SIR). The preparation for the SIR has been reviewed during the two-day conference of Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) of the States and Union Territories (UTs), which kicked off here on Wednesday. The conference was presided over by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, in the presence of Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi at the In ...Read More >
Tarn Taran: Congress nominee Karanbir Singh Burj and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) candidate Sukhwinder Kaur Randhawa on Wednesday filed their nomination papers for the upcoming Tarn Taran byelection, scheduled to be held on November 11.Karanbir Burj was accompanied by leader of opposition in Punjab assembly Partap Singh Bajwa, while Sukhwinder Kaur filed her nomination in presence of SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal.Both parties held a show of strength, mobilising supporters and leaders in a displ ...Read More >
CEC Gyanesh Kumar concluded his Bihar tour. He announced new initiatives for the upcoming assembly elections. The voters' list underwent purification after 22 years. EPIC cards will be delivered within 15 days. Mobile deposit facilities will be at polling booths. Elections will conclude before November 22. These measures will be replicated nationwide. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Sunday announced that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise had "purified" Bihar's vot ...Read More >
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday congratulated Bihar electors on the announcement of the Assembly poll schedule, expressing confidence that the voters will once again choose the politics of development this time. HM Shah's statement in a post on X came shortly after the ECI declared that the Bihar Assembly elections will be held in two phases on November 6 and 11, with the results being declared on November 14. The Union Home Minister said, "The Election Commission has announ ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) said on Monday that the Bihar Assembly elections will be conducted in two phases, on November 6 and November 11, with results scheduled for declaration on November 14. Addressing the media, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, along with Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, described the upcoming elections as the "mother of all elections", emphasising the commission's commitment to ensuring a peaceful and flawless e ...Read More >
New Delhi: The voting schedule for the Bihar Assembly Election 2025 was announced by the Election Commission on Monday, October 6, 2025. Bihar, with 243 constituencies, will go polls in two phases on November 6 and 11, and the results will be announced on November 14. Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi held extensive meetings in Patna, after which they announced the detailed election schedule. ...Read More >
New Delhi, October 6: The Election Commission of India (ECI) said on Monday that the Bihar Assembly elections will be conducted in two phases, on November 6 and November 11, with results scheduled for declaration on November 14. Addressing the media, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, along with Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, described the upcoming elections as the "mother of all elections", emphasising the commission's commitment to ensuring a peaceful and ...Read More >
Jaipur, Oct 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Election Commission of India (ECI) has appointed 15 IAS and 3 IPS officers from Rajasthan as Central Observers for the upcoming Bihar Legislative Assembly election and by-elections in several states. These senior officers will play a crucial role in ensuring the conduct of free, fair, and transparent elections, acting as the Commission's eyes and ears on the ground. The ECI on Friday conducted a comprehensive briefing at the 'India International Institute of ...Read More >
Gyanesh Kumar will visit Bihar along with Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, along with two poll panel commissioners, is expected to visit Patna on October 4 and 5, according to reports. A briefing meeting of central observers which includes general, police and expenditure, appointed by the Election Commission (EC) for Bihar elections is scheduled to be held at IIIDEM Dwarka in New Delhi on Friday. The poll dates are exp ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 3 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar (CEC) on Friday described the election observers as the "beacons" of the democracy. According to a press release, the Election Commission of India on Friday organised a briefing for General, Police and Expenditure Observers to be deployed as Central Observers for the forthcoming Bihar Legislative Assembly elections and bye-elections in certain states. 425 Officers including 287 IAS officers, 58 IPS officers, and 80 o ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday briefed the General, Police, and Expenditure Observers to be deployed in Bihar for the forthcoming Assembly elections and bye-elections in different states, including Mizoram and Jharkhand, and asked them to familiarise themselves with all the election laws, rules, and guidelines. Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar along along with Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, briefed the Central Observers at the ...Read More >
His meeting with the Congress leadership comes amid buzz that Joshi might be the party's pick for the upcoming Tarn Taran Assembly bypoll. An RSS worker, Joshi is a known Hindu leader in Punjab and is regarded as a sharp, outspoken leader. A two-time MLA from Amritsar North, Joshi had served as a cabinet minister in the 2012 SAD-BJP government, handling the local bodies and medical education portfolio. He also remained the industry minister before that for 1.5 years. He was expelled from the s ...Read More >
Lucknow: Senior Samajwadi Party leader and former minister Gayatri Prajapati was attacked by a fellow inmate inside Lucknow Jail on Tuesday. The scuffle took place within the jail premises, after which prison authorities launched an internal inquiry. According to a statement issued by Dr Ramdhani, DIG Prisons, Lucknow Range, the incident occurred after Prajapati allegedly used abusive language towards another inmate, Vishwas Rajput. In response, Vishwas attacked Prajapati using a sharp object i ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Oct 1 (PTI) The Punjab Congress on Wednesday launched a signature campaign as part of the party's nationwide 'Vote Chor, Gaddi Chhod' (vote thieves, quit throne) drive under which five crore signatures will be submitted to the Election Commission on October 15. The party's Punjab in-charge and former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Bhagel said 15 lakh signatures will be submitted from Punjab. Baghel claimed the BJP has been "exposed completely" after the revelations made by par ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Sep 30 (PTI) Former Punjab minister Anil Joshi is likely to join the Congress here on Wednesday, party sources said on Tuesday. Joshi had met Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and party general secretary (organisation) K C Venugopal in Delhi a few days ago sparking speculation about his joining the party. A former BJP leader, he was expelled from the party after he criticised the central government for "mishandling" the farm agitation against the now-repealed farm laws in 2021. Thereaf ...Read More >
New Delhi, September 30: The Election Commission of India on Tuesday published the much-awaited final voter list as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in poll-bound Bihar. During the enumeration phase of the SIR held from June 24 to July 25, more than 7.24 crore electors -- out of a total of 7.89 crore -- submitted their details. The draft rolls, however, showed about 65 lakh voters missing. These 65 lakh missing voters include 22 lakh deceased (2.83 per cent), 36 lakh (4.59 per cent) ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Election Commission of India on Tuesday published the much-awaited final voter list as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in poll-bound Bihar. During the enumeration phase of the SIR held from June 24 to July 25, more than 7.24 crore electors -- out of a total of 7.89 crore -- submitted their details. The draft rolls, however, showed about 65 lakh voters missing. These 65 lakh missing voters include 22 lakh deceased (2.83 per cent), 36 lakh (4.5 ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Coming down heavily on predictions made by IMD and mocking Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday said all forecasts made by the agency were "irrelevant and far from the truth". He quipped the PM "may have appointed his class fellows there who would go on the roof to predict if it would rain".Citing examples while winding up the discussion during a special session of the Punjab assembly for rehabilitation measures after recent devastating floods i ...Read More >
Aiming to reclaim its lost political ground in the Jat-dominated Sonipat-Rohtak-Jhajjar belt, now considered to be the bastion of the Hoodas of Congress, the Abhay Chautala-led Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) on Thursday held a rally in Rohtak to commemorate the 112th birth anniversary of late Deputy Prime Minister Chaudhary Devi Lal. Held as 'Samman Diwas' every year, the rally marks an important event in the State's political calendar as the Chautalas showcase their strength through the presen ...Read More >
Rohtak: The Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) staged a massive "Samman Diwas" rally in Rohtak to mark the 112th birth anniversary of former deputy Prime Minister Chaudhary Devi Lal. Party president Abhay Singh Chautala paid floral tributes to Devi Lal and used the occasion to launch a scathing attack on both the BJP and Congress, vowing to oust them in the 2029 elections and install what he called a "farmers and workers" govt.Addressing the rally at the grain market here, Chautala reminded the gath ...Read More >
Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday hit out at the BJP-led central government for refusing permission to Sikh jathas (groups of pilgrims) to visit Pakistan for the Sikhism founder, Guru Nanak's Parkash Gurpurab in November, accusing the government of "double standards." Questioning the Centre's advisory, Mann asked when a cricket match between India and Pakistan was allowed during the Asia Cup, why the Sikh jathas were being denied the opportunity to pay obeisance at their shrines. He said t ...Read More >
"...This is a constitutionally mandated process. Supreme Court has also accepted that this process comes under the purview of Election Commission of India. This has been undertaken in India very successfully. It will be undertaken in other states of the country too. Those who are making inciting statements over this should avoid doing that," Rajeev Ranjan Prasad said. Following Tamil Nadu Minister Durai Murugan remarks "Tamil Nadu is not Bihar" on proposition of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) ...Read More >
Chandigarh/Amritsar: The central govt's decision to prohibit a Sikh jatha (group) from travelling to Pakistan for Guru Nanak Dev's birth anniversary in Nov on Monday drew criticism from across the political and religious spectrum in Punjab, with many questioning why the same govt allowed a cricket match with the neighbouring country, but was not allowing a pilgrimage.The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) expressed "regret" over the govt's decision. "Pilgrims were scheduled to visit ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Sep 15 (PTI) Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Monday urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to review his ministry's advisory to various state governments to not process applications of Sikh jathas for pilgrimage to Sri Nankana Sahib in Pakistan on the occasion of 'Parkash Purb' of Guru Nanak Dev in November. Badal shared an advisory by the under secretary of the home affairs department to the chief secretaries of Punjab and other neighbouring states which rea ...Read More >
Jalandhar: Richi Kaypee, the 36-year-old son of former Lok Sabha MP from Jalandhar Mohinder Singh Kaypee, was killed in an accident after his car collided with two other cars in the Model Town area of the city Saturday night.The accident occurred around 10:55 pm, and Richi soon succumbed to his injuries.When the passersby and the residents of the area rushed towards Richi's car, he gave them his phone and asked to call his family. The former MP lives near the site of the mishap.Injured Richi was ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Richi Kaypee, the son of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and former MP Mohinder Singh Kaypee, died in a road accident in Jalandhar, police said on Sunday.The accident took place around 11 pm on Saturday near Mata Rani Chowk in Jalandhar's Model Town area, when a speeding vehicle collided with Richi Kaypee's SUV and then struck two other vehicles.Richi, 36, sustained serious injuries and was initially rushed to a hospital before being shifted to another facility, where he was pronounc ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: In a precursor to ordering a pan-india special revision of electoral roll (SIR), EC on Wednesday met the chief electoral officers (CEOs) of all states and UTs to assess their preparedness in terms of records of the last intensive revision and the status of current voter's list, besides hearing their suggestions on the state/UT-specific documents that may be accepted to prove one's eligibility for inclusion in the roll.EC is likely to order a pan-India SIR soon, possibly later this mon ...Read More >
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