Voter Fraud News - Latest Updates & Headlines
Abhishek Banerjee directs formation of micro-level committees to identify fake voters in Bengal
Kolkata, March 15: Trinamool Congress General Secretary and Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee, on Saturday, directed two separate micro-level tiers of committee at the district levels in West Bengal to be constituted to identify the bogus voters in the state.
Duplicate voter card numbers a legacy issue: EC sources
New Delhi, March 10: As opposition raised allegations of manipulation of electoral rolls, sources in the Election Commission Monday said the matter related to duplicate voter identity card numbers is a "legacy issue," with such cards being issued even between 2008 and 2013, when the BJP-led NDA was not in power.
Trinamool demands 'Unique ID' for voter ID cards
Kolkata, March 6: West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress on Thursday demanded that the Election Commission of India (ECI) ensure a "Unique ID" for the EPIC (electoral photo identity cards) on the lines of Aadhaar cards and passports.
Every voter should have a unique ID number: TMC delegation after meeting ECI officials
Kolkata, March 6: A delegation of the Trinamool Congress met Election Commission officials in Kolkata on Thursday regarding their complaints about the same Elector Photo Identity Card (EPIC) number.
Duplication in EPIC number does not imply duplicate, fake voters: ECI
New Delhi, March 2: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has clarified that duplication in EPIC number "does not imply duplicate/fake voters" while acknowledging some cases of duplicate EPIC numbers caused by the use of identical alphanumeric series by two different States/UTs.
Trump suggests India help US with elections after criticising USAID funding for India's elections
Washington DC, February 23: During his closing speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Saturday, US President Donald Trump criticised the USAID funding of USD 18 million funding for helping India with its elections.
Tell him to conduct his own probe, Ajit Pawar on Rahul Gandhi's poll fraud allegations in Maharashtra
Mumbai, February 7: Reacting to allegations by Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, of irregularities in Maharashtra polls, the state's Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Friday said that the Congress leader should conduct his own probe.