CHANDIGARH: The Haryana Congress has accused the BJP government of appointing a “corrupt” IAS officer as the Returning Officer (RO) during the March 2026 Rajya Sabha election. Party leaders claimed the appointment helped the BJP-backed candidate secure victory. They made the allegations after the recent arrest of senior IAS officer Pankaj Agarwal in the alleged...
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Voter Verification Drive Begins Across Haryana, Door-to-Door Checks from June 15
The Election Commission has today started a massive voter verification exercise, Special Intensive Revision (SIR) campaign which will be implemented across Haryana to update and ensure accurate electoral roll for upcoming elections. The campaign is intended to give election officials a chance to look at voter records and find out if there are any discrepancies...
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Multiple cut-off dates for enrolment of youngsters as voters: CEO
Chief Electoral Officer directs DCs to focus on increasing Enrolment On the recommendation of the Election Commission of India, amendment has been made in section 14(b) of the Representation of the People Act to insert four qualifying dates (or cut-off dates) i.e. 1st January, 1st April, 1st July and 1st October to enrol as voters by amending the electoral law. The move...
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Assembly Election 2022: ECI to announce poll schedule for 5 states today
Election Commission of India (ECI) to announce poll schedule for 5 states The Election Commission of India will announce the schedule for Assembly elections to Goa, Punjab, Manipur, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh at 3.30 pm today. The poll body has convened a press conference in which it will declare the schedule for the polls in...