ECI resolves Identical Voter Id Number Issue: मतदाता पहचान पत्र यानी वोटर कार्ड के एक जैसे नंबर के मामले पर भारतीय चुनाव आयोग (ECI) ने बड़ा कदम उठाते हुए इस समस्या के समाधान का ऐलान कर दिया है. केंद्रीय चुनाव आयोग के मुताबिक, 20 साल से चली आ रही एक जैसी EPIC संख्याओं की समस्या…
इस साल के अंत में होने वाले बिहार विधानसभा चुनाव से पहले चुनाव आयोग ने चुनावी प्रक्रिया को और आसान व पारदर्शी बनाने को लेकर तैयारियां तेज कर दी हैं. इसी कड़ी में केंद्रीय चुनाव आयोग ने मतदाता सूचियों को और ज्यादा सटीक और भरोसेमंद बनाने के लिए तीन नई पहल शुरू की है. इनका…
NEW DELHI: In a move to improve the accuracy of electoral rolls and streamline voter services, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has launched three major initiatives aimed at strengthening the electoral process. These reforms were announced following the Conference of Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) held in March, under the leadership of Chief Election Commissioner…
Gyanesh Kumar (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: Amidst US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s claims of finding evidence of massive vulnerabilities in EVM machines, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Saturday stated that Electronic Vending Machines (EVMs) in the country were absolutely safe and were not being tampered with. The CEC stated that wherever democracy…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it is willing to deliberate over the demand for uploading booth-wise voter turnout data on its website.A bench of Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justices Sanjay Kumar and KV Viswanathan asked the petitioners to make representations before the poll panel…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Tuesday invited national and state party presidents and senior leaders for interaction to further strengthen electoral processes.Amid the ongoing tussle with the opposition over the duplicity in some electors’ photo identity cards, the commission welcomed the suggestions by April 30.“The Election Commission of India has invited suggestions from all…
NEW DELHI: Election Commission, responding to concerns raised by some political parties regarding duplication in electors photo identity card (EPIC) numbers, announced on Friday that it would resolve the “decades-old issue” within the next three months.Sharing that a recent sample inquiry of over 100 electors had revealed those with duplicate EPIC numbers to be genuine…
TMC leaders outside ECI office (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Saket Gokhale on Tuesday countered the Election Commission of India (ECI )’s claims, accusing the poll body of “covering up” the alleged voter list fraud instead of accepting it. The Rajya Sabha MP claimed the ECI was attempting to brazen out the…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Sunday clarified that duplication in electors photo identify card (EPIC) number allotted to electors from two different states/Union territories does not imply duplicate or fake voters as the elector can only vote at the polling booth mentioned in his EPIC, which will be different even if the EPIC number…
NEW DELHI: Vivek Joshi was appointed as the election commissioner on Monday. He is 1989-batch Haryana-cadre IAS officer.“In exercise of powers conferred by section 4 of the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023 (Act No. 49 of 2023), the President is pleased to appoint…