Delhi election schedule meet: Deletions impossible without due process; CEC Rajiv Kumar refutes claims of electoral roll manipulation
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Delhi election schedule meet: Deletions impossible without due process; CEC Rajiv Kumar refutes claims of electoral roll manipulation

The Hindu  

With Delhi Assembly polls to be the last election to be conducted under his watch, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Tuesday gave clarifications on a host of electoral practices questioned by the Opposition parties such as additions and deletions in the voter list, recent amendments to election rules and possible manipulation in Electronic Voting Machines. Six points Mr. Kumar also used his last press conference at the helm of the Commission to give a point-by-point rebuttal on concerns raised by the Opposition parties and activists under largely six points — wrongful additions or deletions in electoral rolls, manipulation of EVMs, increase in voter turnout from 5 p.m. onwards, mismatch in votes polled and counted in some constituencies, slowing down of counting and amendment in rules to restrict transparency. “No deletion could occur without thorough documentation, field verification, and giving the concerned individual an opportunity to be heard, while for additions, names were included only after thorough foot-and-field verification by booth-level officers,” Mr. Kumar said. CCTV footage On the recent amendments in the election rules which restrict public from accessing CCTV footage of polling booths, the CEC said it was meant to protect voters’ privacy and prevent use of data for creating fake narratives.

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AAP chief writes to EC to raid Parvesh Singh’s house for ‘violating’ election code
5 days, 11 hours ago

AAP chief writes to EC to raid Parvesh Singh’s house for ‘violating’ election code

The Hindu  

Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday wrote to the Chief Election Commissioner requesting to raid the house of his opponent and Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from New Delhi Assembly constituency Parvesh Sahib Singh, claiming that he was distributing ₹1,100 each to women in violation of the model code of conduct. Mr. Kejriwal also requested the CEC to suspend …

Election Commission directs Delhi CEO to probe AAP’s complaint against BJP’s Parvesh Verma, ’fake voters’
5 days, 14 hours ago

Election Commission directs Delhi CEO to probe AAP’s complaint against BJP’s Parvesh Verma, ’fake voters’

Live Mint  

Delhi election 2025: Election Commission directed Delhi's Chief Electoral Officer to probe Aam Aadmi Party's complaint on January 9. AAP raised concerns regarding alleged violations of electoral laws and the model code of conduct by BJP candidate Parvesh Verma, as well as discrepancies in Delhi electoral roll. Election Commission's Principal Secretary Ajoy Kumar in reply to this letter stated, “The …

Atishi again seeks meeting with CEC over electoral roll
6 days, 11 hours ago

Atishi again seeks meeting with CEC over electoral roll

The Hindu  

Chief Minister Atishi on Wednesday sought an appointment with the Chief Election Commissioner for the second time this week, on the issue of alleged large-scale fraud in electoral roll in New Delhi Assembly constituency. However, in response to my letter, my office has received a correspondence from Lalit Mittal, Deputy Chief Electoral Officer, Delhi, stating that the office is ascertaining …

Atishi writes to CEC again, seeks meeting over alleged voter deletion in New Delhi seat
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6 days, 13 hours ago

Atishi writes to CEC again, seeks meeting over alleged voter deletion in New Delhi seat

The Hindu  

Delhi Chief Minister Atishi has written to Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, seeking an appointment to discuss alleged electoral roll manipulation in the New Delhi constituency from where AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal is contesting the assembly polls. In the latest letter, she again raised the issue of the alleged electoral irregularities in the New Delhi Assembly constituency, urging the CEC …

Delhi Assembly polls: CEC refutes charges on electoral malpractices, says don't believe in false narratives
1 week, 1 day ago

Delhi Assembly polls: CEC refutes charges on electoral malpractices, says don't believe in false narratives

India TV News  

New Delhi: While announcing poll schedule for Delhi Assembly elections, CEC Rajiv Kumar refuted allegations related to electoral malpractice and said the Canards were being spread about wrongful additions or deletions in electoral rolls to target particular groups. He said there were certain kinds of concerns that were raised and it was said that wrongful addition and deletion were made …

Over 82,000 pleas for voter deletion in Delhi, 4.8 lakh for new registrations
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Over 82,000 pleas for voter deletion in Delhi, 4.8 lakh for new registrations

India Today  

The Chief Electoral Office in Delhi has said that it received as many as 4,85,624 applications for new voter registrations and 82,450 requests for deletion between November 29 and December 30. The Special Summary Revision of the electoral roll in Delhi is approaching its final stages, with the poll officials updating the voter rolls to include all eligible voters as …

Over 485K addition requests to Delhi’s electoral rolls received since Nov 29
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Over 485K addition requests to Delhi’s electoral rolls received since Nov 29

Hindustan Times  

The chief electoral officer’s office on Monday said the poll body has received 485,624 applications for registration of new voters and 82,450 applications for deletion of voters, either due to relocation or deaths, over the past month. “Voters must ensure their names are correctly reflected in the electoral roll, as mere possession of a voter ID card does not guarantee …

‘Integrity of electoral process fast eroding’: Congress moves SC against recent poll rules amendment
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3 weeks ago

‘Integrity of electoral process fast eroding’: Congress moves SC against recent poll rules amendment

Hindustan Times  

The Congress on Tuesday approached the Supreme Court with a petition challenging the Election Commission of India's recent amendments to rules linked to electronic documents, including inspection of CCTV footage, webcasting recordings and video footage of candidates. AICC general secretary Jairam Ramesh, who filed the petition, said, "The integrity of the electoral process is fast eroding. "A writ has just …

Congress files plea in Supreme Court against amendments to election rules
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3 weeks ago

Congress files plea in Supreme Court against amendments to election rules

The Hindu  

The Congress on Tuesday filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court challenging the recent amendments to the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961 and expressed hope that the apex court will help restore the "fast eroding" integrity of the electoral process. The government has tweaked an election rule to prevent public inspection of certain electronic documents such as CCTV camera …

Election Commission has become a puppet of Modi, says Selvaperunthagai
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Election Commission has become a puppet of Modi, says Selvaperunthagai

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president K. Selvaperunthagai on Monday criticised the Centre’s decision to amend the rules governing election procedures, which allows it to withhold election related records. The amendment comes on the heels of the Punjab and Haryana High Court ordering the Election Commission of India to furnish all electronic voting machine records, videos, closed-circuit television camera footage, and …

Modi govt's calibrated erosion of EC's integrity: Kharge on election rule
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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Modi govt's calibrated erosion of EC's integrity: Kharge on election rule

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday hit out at the government for tweaking an election rule to prevent public inspection of certain electronic documents, alleging it is part of the Modi government's "systematic conspiracy" to destroy the institutional integrity of the Election Commission.Kharge also said the Modi government's "calibrated erosion" of the ECI's integrity is a frontal attack …

Systematic conspiracy: Mallikarjun Kharge slams Centre's election rule change
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Systematic conspiracy: Mallikarjun Kharge slams Centre's election rule change

India Today  

Congress Chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday sharply criticised the central government for amending election rules to restrict access to poll documents, calling it a deliberate conspiracy to undermine the integrity of the Election Commission. “Modi Govt’s audacious amendment in the Conduct of Election Rules is another assault in its systematic conspiracy to destroy the institutional integrity of the Election Commission …

‘Afraid of transparency’: Congress slams EC for tweaking election rule
3 weeks, 3 days ago

‘Afraid of transparency’: Congress slams EC for tweaking election rule

Hindustan Times  

The Congress on Saturday slammed the Election Commission of India for amending some rules linked to electronic documents, including inspection of CCTV footage, webcasting recordings and video footage of candidates. Congress attributed the changes in rules to "the rapidly eroding integrity of the electoral process managed by the Election Commission". What is the amendment that Congress attacked EC for The …

Strictly follow rules for electoral roll deletion: Poll body to Delhi officials
1 month ago

Strictly follow rules for electoral roll deletion: Poll body to Delhi officials

India Today  

The Election Commission of India has instructed the Chief Electoral Officer of Delhi to address the concerns raised by both the AAP and the BJP regarding the revision of electoral rolls in the National Capital Territory. It asked the Delhi election authorities to "scrupulously" follow the process for deletion and revision of the electoral rolls. The central poll body also …

ECI meets Delhi CEO, officials to review poll preparedness
1 month ago

ECI meets Delhi CEO, officials to review poll preparedness

Hindustan Times  

The Election Commission of India on Thursday held a meeting with the chief electoral officer of Delhi, district election officers, deputy commissioners of police, and other nodal officials to review the progress of the ongoing Special Summary Revision 2025 and poll preparedness for the forthcoming Delhi assembly elections. AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal with Delhi chief minister Atishi and party …

Poll panel explains voter deletion process after AAP alleges electoral roll fraud
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Poll panel explains voter deletion process after AAP alleges electoral roll fraud

India Today  

The Election Commission has responded to the allegations raised by the Aam Aadmi Party over the "removal of large number of voters from the electoral rolls ahead of the upcoming Delhi Assembly polls and detailed the entire process. Earlier this week, Delhi Chief Minister Atishi accused the BJP-led Centre of "misusing government machinery" to delete the names of voters who …

2.25 lakh applications received during Special Summary Revision of electoral roll: Delhi CEO
1 month, 2 weeks ago

2.25 lakh applications received during Special Summary Revision of electoral roll: Delhi CEO

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Electoral Officer Alice R Vaz said on Thursday that around 2.25 lakh applications were submitted during the Special Summary Revision 2025, which aims to ensure a robust and accurate electoral roll. The claims and objections period, which commenced on October 29, 2024, concluded on November 28, 2024, as scheduled; however, the process will continue as part …

[Maharashtra Elections] Court Can Interfere In Electoral Process Only To Progress And Further It: HC Denies Relief To Candidate Over Rejected Nomination
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2 months ago

[Maharashtra Elections] Court Can Interfere In Electoral Process Only To Progress And Further It: HC Denies Relief To Candidate Over Rejected Nomination

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court last week held that the High Courts do have 'jurisdiction' and 'power' to interfere in the electoral process but the same must be exercised only to further the process or progress of the elections.A division bench of Justices Arif Doctor and Somasekhar Sundaresan, which was presiding over a vacation court on November 6, refused to grant …

Revision of electoral rolls to be carried out in Delhi from next month
4 months, 1 week ago

Revision of electoral rolls to be carried out in Delhi from next month

The Hindu  

The formal exercise for holding the Delhi Assembly polls, due early next year, will begin with a special summary revision of the electoral rolls from next month, officials said. “As part of the special summary revision, a crucial house-to-house verification exercise is being conducted across the National Capital Territory of Delhi in which Booth Level Officers will be visiting the …

'Let EVMs rest...to be abused in next elections': CEC Rajiv Kumar on tampering accusations
7 months, 1 week ago

'Let EVMs rest...to be abused in next elections': CEC Rajiv Kumar on tampering accusations

Hindustan Times  

Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Thursday took a dig at those raising questions on Electronic Voting Machines saying the EVMs should be left to rest until the next elections as they are to be readied to be abused again in the upcoming polls. Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar Follow Lok Sabha Election Updates here Addressing the media on the …

Election Commission of India | Hand-holding Indian democracy
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Election Commission of India | Hand-holding Indian democracy

The Hindu  

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” The year was 1951. The Gist Among the most crucial reforms the CEC introduced were the switching from individual coloured ballot boxes for each candidate to ballot papers and then the Electronic Voting Machines As parties raised doubts over the security of the EVMs, the ECI introduced a …

Chandigarh’s senior citizens call for polling through ballot papers
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Chandigarh’s senior citizens call for polling through ballot papers

Hindustan Times  

The senior citizens of Sector 28 A wrote a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner, Delhi, on Friday, demanding the conduction of the upcoming 2024 general elections through ballot papers only as the results of most of the elections conducted through the electronic voting machines for the last decade are erroneous. Senior citizens of Chandigarh’s Sector 28 A write a …

'Will lead to chaos': Supreme Court won't halt Election Commissioners' appointment
9 months, 3 weeks ago

'Will lead to chaos': Supreme Court won't halt Election Commissioners' appointment

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Thursday said it cannot put on hold, the controversial Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023, saying it would only lead to chaos. On March 15, the court refused to stay the appointment of new Election Commissioners under the 2023 law, that excludes the Chief Justice of India from the selection committee. A notable …

Supreme Court Dismisses Congress Leader's Plea Challenging ‘First Level Check’ Of EVMs, VVPATs Carried Out By Election Commission
1 year, 3 months ago

Supreme Court Dismisses Congress Leader's Plea Challenging ‘First Level Check’ Of EVMs, VVPATs Carried Out By Election Commission

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a petition challenging the “First Level Check" of Electronic Voting Machines and Voter Verified Paper Trails conducted by the Election Commission of India in July this yer at eleven district offices in Delhi for their use in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. The PIL before Delhi High Court had been moved against the …

EC prohibits transfer of officials related to electoral roll preparation
1 year, 3 months ago

EC prohibits transfer of officials related to electoral roll preparation

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The Election Commission of India has prohibited the transfer of officials related to the preparation of electoral rolls for Assembly constituencies from October 27, 2023 to January 5, 2024. The order applies to all officials connected with electoral roll preparation, including district election officers, sub-collectors, revenue divisional officers, deputy collectors, joint collectors, municipal commissioners, additional municipal commissioners, assistant electoral …

Thorough verification of voters lists ordered following BJP complaints
1 year, 3 months ago

Thorough verification of voters lists ordered following BJP complaints

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Giving further credence to complaints about lackadaisical preparation of voters lists, Chief Election Officer Vikas Raj, on Friday issued instructions to district electoral officers to follow up on 14 complaints filed by BJP leaders and treat the issue as “most important and urgent.” In his letter to the DEOs on Saturday, Vikas Raj listed 13 complaints received by his …

State Election Commission Has No Role In Conducting General Elections: ECI To Delhi High Court In PIL Over ‘First Level Check’ Of EVMs, VVPATs
1 year, 4 months ago

State Election Commission Has No Role In Conducting General Elections: ECI To Delhi High Court In PIL Over ‘First Level Check’ Of EVMs, VVPATs

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to entertain a PIL against the conduct of State Election Commission during the “First Level Check" of EVMs and VVPATs at eleven district offices in the national capital for their use in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.The petition was moved by Anil Kumar, President of Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee which is a unit …

Presidential election disputes to be decided by Supreme Court, says Delhi High Court
2 years, 5 months ago

Presidential election disputes to be decided by Supreme Court, says Delhi High Court

Firstpost  

The court also said that the remedy in relation to a Presidential election was in the form of an election petition, and not a writ petition, after declaration of the result New Delhi: All doubts and disputes arising from the election of the President or Vice President can only be inquired and decided by the Supreme Court, the Delhi High …

"No Clear Prohibition In Law, Not For Court To Guide Policy": Delhi HC Dismisses Plea To Remove Election Symbols From Ballot Papers In MCD Polls
2 years, 8 months ago

"No Clear Prohibition In Law, Not For Court To Guide Policy": Delhi HC Dismisses Plea To Remove Election Symbols From Ballot Papers In MCD Polls

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has recently dismissed a plea seeking to remove election symbols from the ballot paper, including the Electronic Voting Machine for the city's Municipal Corporation polls. A bench comprising of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Navin Chawla observed thus:"Though the level of literacy has increased in the State of Delhi, and the presence of a …

Delhi High Court To Hear Plea For Replacing EVMs With Ballot Papers In All Forthcoming Elections, On August 3
3 years, 5 months ago

Delhi High Court To Hear Plea For Replacing EVMs With Ballot Papers In All Forthcoming Elections, On August 3

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Friday adjourned to August 3 the plea seeking directions on the Election Commission of India to stop using electronic voting machines and use ballot papers instead, in all forthcoming elections. A division bench comprising of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh adjourned the matter after Advocate CR Jaya Sukin, appearing as petitioner in …

Have Taken All Possible Steps To Ensure Sanctity Of Electoral Roll, EC Tells Kerala High Court
3 years, 9 months ago

Have Taken All Possible Steps To Ensure Sanctity Of Electoral Roll, EC Tells Kerala High Court

Live Law  

In a Statement presented before the High Court today, the Election Commission has submitted that it has taken all possible steps to ensure that the sanctity of the electoral roll is maintained, and no person is allowed to cast an unauthorized vote in the upcoming Kerala Legislative Assembly elections. The Commission's statement is a response to a petition filed by …

'Election Process Can't Be Interfered With' : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Against Consecutive Reservation Of Panchayat President Posts In Kerala
4 years ago

'Election Process Can't Be Interfered With' : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Against Consecutive Reservation Of Panchayat President Posts In Kerala

Live Law  

A vacation bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a plea which challenged the reservation notification issued by the State Election Commission for local body heads on the ground that it lead to successive/consecutive reservations of the posts of Panchayat Presidents and Municipality Chairpersons. "Election process can't be interfered with in the middle", a bench comprising Justices Indira Banerjee …

State Election Commissioner removed in Andhra Pradesh
4 years, 9 months ago

State Election Commissioner removed in Andhra Pradesh

Deccan Chronicle  

Amaravati: The YSR Congress government in Andhra Pradesh on Friday abruptly removed state election commissioner N Ramesh Kumar from the post by promulgating an Ordinance, amending the AP Panchayat Raj Act, 1994, curtailing the tenure of the SEC to three years from five. In all, the government issued three confidential orders to this effect, providing that a retired judge of …

Hans Raj Hans case: Kejriwal replies to showcause notice, says poll code not violated
5 years, 8 months ago

Hans Raj Hans case: Kejriwal replies to showcause notice, says poll code not violated

India Today  

The Delhi Chief Electoral Officer on Monday said his office has received responses from Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on show-cause notices issued to him recently in the wake of complaints filed by Bharatiya Janata Party leader Vijender Gupta and party's northwest Delhi candidate Hans Raj Hans. In the Hans Raj Hans case, besides Kejriwal, notices by the CEO Office were …

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