TMC Criticizes ECI's Electoral Roll Revision Ahead of Bihar Elections

Bihar: “SIR of electoral rolls to ensure no eligible voter is left out,” says CEC Gyanesh Kumar

Roll crunch: On the revision of Bihar’s electoral rolls

In Bihar, the hurried timeline and the documentation requirements for verification raise serious concerns about the potential exclusion of genuine voters

TMC Criticizes ECI's Electoral Roll Revision Ahead of Bihar Elections

TMC MP Derek O' Brien slams the Election Commission of India for revising the electoral roll, alleging it as a partisan move favoring BJP. The revision mandates new documentation for voter registration, raising concerns of reintroducing NRC-like measures. INDIA bloc parties plan to challenge this in Parliament.

Election Commission says electoral roll needs intense review, only eligible citizens should be on it

Amid massive protests by opposition leaders in the country, the Election Commission on Monday said the special intensive revision is needed as the electoral roll keeps changing due to a variety of reasons and the Constitution mandates it to ensure that only eligible citizens are part of the voters' list and those not, do not get to vote. The statement from the EC comes as several opposition leaders have said that the intensive revision carries t…

Why EC move to create new Bihar voter list has rung the ‘NRC’ alarm bell

By the Election Commission’s own estimate, a staggering 2.93 crore voters in Bihar will have to prove their citizenship to be able to exercise their franchise.

Opposition may raise revision of electoral rolls in Parliament

ECI on June 24 announced it will undertake special intensive revision of electoral roll across the country, beginning with Bihar, to weed out ineligible names.