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CJP to remain pressure group, back Jharkhand student protests: Abhijeet Dipke

CJP to remain pressure group, back Jharkhand student protests: Abhijeet Dipke

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Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Wednesday said the organisation will travel to Jharkhand to support students protesting against alleged irregularities in the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) examination and other recruitment tests. Speaking to reporters ahead of the CJP’s core committee meeting in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Dipke said the organisation would stand with the protesting students and support their demands for an independent inquiry into the alleged examination irregularities. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Bankipur bypoll results: Prashant Kishor wins from BJP's stronghold

Bankipur bypoll results: Prashant Kishor wins from BJP's stronghold

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In a major political development in Bihar, Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) founder Prashant Kishor on Monday won the Bankipur Assembly by-election, ending the BJP’s uninterrupted hold over the constituency since 1995, reported PTI. The victory marks the first time in over three decades that the BJP has lost the prestigious urban constituency. The bypoll was necessitated after BJP national president Nitin Nabin vacated the seat following his election to the Rajya Sabha. Making his electoral debut, the 49-year-old defeated BJP candidate Neeraj Kumar by a margin of 19,324 votes, securing 64,151 votes.  Historic debut victory Political strategist-turned-politician, Kishor had framed the bypoll as a “referendum” on the BJP-led government in Bihar. The JSP chief’s victory came against Neeraj Kumar, a BJP youth wing leader who was fielded after the party’s original candidate, Abhishek “Bunty”, withdrew from the contest at the last moment, citing family reasons, the news agency reported.  RJD candidate Rekha Gupta finished a distant third with 14,273 votes. Gupta had lost the seat to Nitin Nabin by around 50,000 votes in the 2025 …

Supreme Court reserves order on referring CEC appointment issue to 5-judge bench

Supreme Court reserves order on referring CEC appointment issue to 5-judge bench

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The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved orders on the question whether the law appointing Chief Election Commissioner and election commissioners should be referred for decision by a five-judge bench as Centre objected to a two-judge bench deciding on this issue. The bench of justices Dipankar Datta and Satish Chandra Sharma said, “The judgment on the question as to whether the writ petitions need to be referred to a bench of five judges is reserved.” (PTI) The court passed the order while hearing a bunch of petitions challenging the validity of the CEC and EC (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023. One of the grounds of challenge was the exclusion of the Chief Justice of India (CJI) from the panel of the Selection Committee laid down by a five-judge Constitution bench decision in Anoop Baranwal, which held the field till the coming of a law. Also read: Jharkhand SIR: 4.37m may be dropped in draft rolls, over 7 lakh dead voters recorded The bench of justices Dipankar Datta and Satish Chandra Sharma …

Jharkhand SIR: 4.37m may be dropped in draft rolls, over 7 lakh dead voters recorded

Jharkhand SIR: 4.37m may be dropped in draft rolls, over 7 lakh dead voters recorded

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The enumeration phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Jharkhand concluded on Wednesday, with 4.37 million forms remaining uncollected, including 763,000 belonging to dead voters, officials said on Thursday. The enumeration exercise began across the state on June 30, during which Booth Level Officers (BLOs) conducted door-to-door visits to distribute, collect and verify enumeration forms. (HT Photos) The enumeration exercise began across the state on June 30, during which Booth Level Officers (BLOs) conducted door-to-door visits to distribute, collect and verify enumeration forms. Chief electoral officer (CEO) K Ravi Kumar said the draft electoral roll will be published on August 5, along with the list of Absent, Shifted, Dead and Duplicate (ASDD) voters. Also read: Delhi promises no legal action against CJP protesters, arrests to be reviewed “The draft publication of the voter list will be done on August 5. The Absent, Shifted, Dead and Duplicate (ASDD) list will also be published on the same day. Both the lists will be provided to all recognised political parties in soft copy, and …

Prashant Kishore alleges Jan Suraaj workers detained before Bankipur bypoll

Prashant Kishore alleges Jan Suraaj workers detained before Bankipur bypoll

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Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishore alleged that police detained more than 16 party leaders and workers ahead of the Bankipur Assembly by-election, accusing the BJP-led government of using the police to harass his party. Expressing “200 per cent” confidence in victory Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

BJP accuses Telangana government of using ‘Family Register’ to protect illegal vote banks

BJP accuses Telangana government of using ‘Family Register’ to protect illegal vote banks

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In a post on X, the BJP leader said, “The Congress, BRS and MIM, which have sheltered illegal vote banks for decades, can now see their political death warrant in SIR scrutiny. That is why the Congress govt is rushing to issue Family Register Certificates, which is completely illegal” Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Government rescinds incorrect Rajya Sabha election results notification | India News

Government rescinds incorrect Rajya Sabha election results notification | India News

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2 min readNew DelhiJul 22, 2026 01:40 AM IST THE UNION Law and Justice Ministry on Monday rescinded a gazette notification published earlier in the day that mistakenly renotified the results of the by-elections to three West Bengal Rajya Sabha seats instead of the result of the election to a seat from Mizoram, government and Election Commission sources said on Tuesday. In a gazette notification on Monday, the Legislative Department said: “In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 67 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (43 of 1951), the Central Government hereby rescinds the notifications issued vide S.O. 3955 (E), S.O. 3956 (E) and S.O. 3957 (E), dated the 17th July, 2026, published in the Gazette of India on 20th July, 2026 relating to the results of Biennial election to the Council of States.” The rescinded notification in question was titled “Publication of result of Biennial election to the Council of States from the State of Mizoram”. However, its content was a repeat of a July 17 notification on the result of …

SIR in Delhi: Deadlines extended only 15 per cent forms digitised so far | Delhi News

SIR in Delhi: Deadlines extended only 15 per cent forms digitised so far | Delhi News

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2 min readNew DelhiJul 16, 2026 12:56 AM IST The Election Commission of India on Wednesday announced a revised schedule for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral roll in Delhi as only around 15% of enumeration forms have been digitised so far. The house-to-house visits by Booth Level Officers (BLOs), which began on June 30 and was originally scheduled to conclude by July 29, will now continue till August 8. The final electoral roll will now be published on October 19 instead of October 10. The national capital has more than 1.45 crore voters. While enumeration forms have been distributed to over 99% of these electors, forms of only around 21.75 lakh or 14.99% electors have been digitised so far, shows data provided by the Chief Electoral Office (CEO) of Delhi. “We have extended the deadlines so that the least number of people are excluded from the draft rolls,” an official from the CEO office said. “If BLOs are given more time to complete their work, the digitisation and verification processes will see less …

Election Commission extends SIR timeline for Andhra Pradesh, Haryana

Election Commission extends SIR timeline for Andhra Pradesh, Haryana

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The Election Commission on Tuesday extended the deadline for various activities under the ongoing SIR of electoral rolls in Andhra Pradesh and Haryana. The poll authority wrote separate letters to the chief electoral officers of the two states. In both Haryana and Andhra Pradesh, the house-to-house visits by the booth level officers will continue till July 24, while the earlier deadline was July 14. The draft rolls in the two states were earlier scheduled to be published on July 21. Now, they will be published on July 31. The two states are part of phase 3 of the SIR rolled out on May 14. Once phase 3 is completed, the entire country, except for Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh, will be covered under the SIR rollout. Due to a variety of reasons, SIR has seen frequent tweaking in schedules. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right …

New voters must provide parents’ SIR details to get on electoral rolls: Election Commission

New voters must provide parents’ SIR details to get on electoral rolls: Election Commission

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It’s not only existing voters not covered in previous Special Intensive Revision (SIR) who have to submit their parents’ SIR details to remain on the electoral rolls, but also the new applicants seeking inclusion in the voter list, according to EC officials. The Election Commission (EC) has made it mandatory to attach SIR details of parents for new voters filling Form 6 for inclusion in the electoral rolls. (PTI Photo) By issuing instructions, the Election Commission (EC) has made it mandatory to attach SIR details of parents for new voters filling Form 6 for inclusion in the electoral rolls. The declaration was added in the Bihar SIR rolled out in June last year. New voters were made to file the declaration along with Form 6. “Daily SIR bulletins of Bihar showed the form filled along with declarations,” an EC functionary said. The functionary underlined that the declaration was added through instructions and Form 6 has not been amended. Also Read | SIR forms reach 81% electors: Delhi CEO “It helps in mapping electors and reduces …