US EditionEC Sends Another Reminder to RJD's Tejashwi Yadav Amid EPIC Card Row
PASHCHIM CHAMPARAN, BIHAR, AUG 3 – The Election Commission of India has requested Tejashwi Yadav to submit a disputed voter ID card for verification amid claims of altered electoral details during Bihar's special voter list revision.
- On Sunday, August 3, 2025, senior Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi questioned the Election Commission's neutrality amid voter list disputes in Bihar.
- This came after Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav alleged on August 2 that he was not included in Bihar’s draft electoral rolls.
- Nearly 65.6 lakh voters were removed in the recently released draft voter list, with Gopalganj district experiencing the highest exclusion rate in the state at 15.1%.
- The Election Commission reported no claims or objections from political parties on the draft list and said 22.3 lakh deceased and 36.3 lakh relocations caused voter removals.
- Following Yadav's allegations, the Election Commission asked him to present the original EPIC card for investigation and stated possessing two EPIC cards is not allowed.
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EC sends another reminder to RJD's Tejashwi Yadav amid EPIC card row
The Election Commission has requested Tejashwi Yadav to submit his EPIC card by August 8, 2025, for investigation. This follows Yadav's claims of his name missing from electoral rolls, which the EC refuted, stating his name is present in the draft list.
A local citizen has filed a complaint at Digha police station in Patna over the claim of having two voter ID cards in the name of RJD leader and Leader of Opposition in Bihar Assembly Tejashwi Yadav.
No parties have filed claims for addition, deletion of names from Bihar draft voter list yet: EC
The Election Commission on Sunday said that no political party has filed claims and objections for the addition or deletion of the names of voters from the draft electoral rolls in Bihar since its publication on Friday.“From 1 August 2025 (3 PM) till 3 August (3 PM), all political parties put together have filed zero claims and objections for the addition of the names of eligible electors and deletion of the names of ineligible electors,” the po…
Tejashwi Yadav: A complaint has been lodged against RJD leader and former deputy CM of Bihar Tejashwi Yadav at Digha police station in Patna. Lawyer Rajiv Ranjan complained to the police that he had two voter ID cards. However, the police have not registered an FIR yet. Tejashwi Yadav Case Filed While the Assembly elections in Bihar are scheduled to be held in October-November, there have been strong objections from the opposition to the Special…
‘EPIC’ Fail For Tejashwi Yadav? Drama Over Special Intensive Revision Raises Several Questions Ahead Of Bihar Polls
A political storm has erupted in Bihar after former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav alleged that his name was missing from the draft electoral roll released on August 1, 2025 following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) conducted by the Election Commission. ‘Hum Election Kaise Ladengey?’ Tejashwi’s Sensational Claim On Poll Roll Tejashwi Yadav, who is the current Leader of the Opposition in the Bihar Assembly, held a press confere…
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