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Mind The Gap: How women voters powered the NDA’s Bihar sweep

Bihar election
Published on Nov 17, 2025 07:00 am IST

Bengal: Mamata rally vs Suvendu rally as TMC dubs SIR ‘silent invisible rigging'

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee leads a rally, holding an edition of the Constitution of India, in protest against the SIR exercise, in Kolkata on Tuesday, November 4. TMC national gesecretary Abhishek Banerjee and other leaders were with her.
Updated on Nov 04, 2025 05:51 pm IST

Pan-India SIR of voter rolls to begin next week: Which states likely in Phase 1?

Officials with documents of voters during the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Bihar.
Updated on Oct 26, 2025 12:02 am IST

Over 1.33 million fresh voters register in Bihar ahead of assembly polls

“There are indications that the number of electors in the final draft to be published on September 30 would go up from 72.4 million," said the election commission.
Published on Aug 31, 2025 10:01 am IST

'Two EPIC numbers for all BJP people': Tejashwi Yadav's fresh charge against EC

Tejashwi Yadav said that the people of the BJP are being given not one, but two EPIC numbers for themselves, in one Vidhan Sabha only."
Published on Aug 13, 2025 11:29 am IST

Aadhaar, PAN, voter ID don’t prove citizenship: Bombay HC

Justice Borkar stated that in 1955, Parliament passed the Citizenship Act, which created a permanent and complete system for acquiring citizenship.
Updated on Oct 07, 2025 06:13 am IST

SC asks ECI to ‘proceed’ with Aadhaar, EPIC in Bihar SIR

A bench of justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi said the poll body must proceed with the understanding that both documents carry a “presumption of genuineness”. (HT File)
Updated on Jul 29, 2025 02:05 pm IST

SC refuses to stay Bihar draft electoral roll, asks EC to accept Aadhaar

The SC bench observed that the last order passed by the top court noted the petitioners not pressing for interim stay.
Published on Jul 29, 2025 02:59 pm IST

Electoral roll update exercise dangerous and bizarre: Singhvi

Addressing a press conference at Indira Bhavan, the Congress headquarters, on Saturday, Singhvi said EC’s plan to consider voters who were added after 2003 as “suspects” was an “arbitrary and legally questionable move.” (PTI)
Published on Jul 13, 2025 07:02 am IST

ECI's new fast delivery system to give voter ID in 15 days | Here's how

To make the EPIC generation efficient ECI has also introduced a dedicated IT module on its recently launched ECINet platform.
Published on Jun 25, 2025 01:49 pm IST

False declaration in focus as EC probes Pakistani national’s voter ID

Osama claimed in a video recorded by a news agency that he holds an Indian voter ID, Aadhaar card, and ration card. (ANI PHOTO)
Published on May 02, 2025 04:55 am IST

How to link your Aadhaar Card to your Voter ID: A step-by-step guide

For this, you first need your Voter ID card number, your Aadhaar card, and your registered mobile number or email ID.
Published on Mar 26, 2025 05:23 pm IST

Duplication of voter card numbers doesn't imply fake voters: Election Commission

Representational picture: The ECI has said that duplicate EPIC numbers don't necessarily indicate fake voters
Published on Mar 02, 2025 01:11 pm IST

Civic elections: Polling teams dispatched to 1,109 booths

Polling teams on their way to their assigned booths, where voting will begin at 8am and continue until 6pm. (Parveen Kumar/HT PHOTO)
Published on Mar 02, 2025 05:10 am IST

Over 80K applications received for voter name deletion, 4.8 lakh new registrations: Delhi CEO

Over 80K applications received for voter name deletion, 4.8 lakh new registrations: Delhi CEO
Published on Dec 30, 2024 03:36 pm IST

UP bypolls: EC takes action against policemen after Akhilesh Yadav's complaint

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav at a press conference in Lucknow. (Deepak Gupta/Hindustan Times)
Updated on Nov 20, 2024 04:05 pm IST

Maharashtra elections: How to get voter slip? Download online in 7 simple steps

Maharashtra assembly elections: polling begins for 288 seats today.. (Pics for representation)
Published on Nov 20, 2024 09:33 am IST

Maharashtra voting today: How to check your name on voters' list online

Details on Election Commission's official voters' service portal will appear for registered voters.
Updated on Nov 20, 2024 06:11 am IST

Danish citizen claims he voted for Trump in US election, exposes a big loophole

Danish user's take on the lax ID requirements in some states exemplified the heated debate over voter ID requirement disparity. Photographer: Ian Maule/Bloomberg
Published on Nov 02, 2024 01:13 pm IST

US Election: Statewise voter ID requirements for polling show massive contrast

States are classified into three categories based on ID necessity: blue requires photo ID, orange allows non-photo ID, and grey mandates no ID.Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
Published on Nov 01, 2024 02:59 pm IST

Barron Trump's pal Bo Loudon reacts to Elon Musk's viral ‘The Joker’ post

Barron Trump's friend Bo Loudon also reacted to the X owner's post that has garnered over 30 million views so far. He asserted that “the world needs less” of Newsom and “more of” Musk.”
Published on Oct 01, 2024 11:00 pm IST

Lok Sabha Election Phase 4 polling: How to find booth, your name on voters' list

Lok Sabha election 2024 phase 4 voting will take place tomorrow
Updated on May 13, 2024 05:07 am IST

Elections 2024: Here’s how you can vote without voter ID card

A man walks past a large model of a woman's finger pressing a button of an electronic voting machine displayed outside the office of the Election Commission of India
Published on Mar 21, 2024 08:03 pm IST

More women are voting, but not many in the House

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Women voters stand in queue to cast their votes
Published on Dec 07, 2023 10:15 pm IST

President Murmu to get new voter ID card, address update process started

President Droupadi Murmu
Updated on Nov 10, 2023 08:03 pm IST

After Odisha train accident, a quest to pick up pieces, document by document

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After Odisha train accident, a quest to pick up pieces, document by document
Updated on Jun 08, 2023 03:53 pm IST

Delhi Police arrest 2 behind online Voter ID racket

Police arrested two persons who allegedly masterminded the fraud in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday. (Representational image)
Updated on Dec 23, 2021 05:19 am IST

Process for electoral reforms ongoing, continuous: Centre

The bill proposes an amendment of section 23 of the RP Act, 1950, allowing the linking of electoral roll data with the Aadhaar ecosystem to “curb the menace of multiple enrollment of the same person in different places”.
Updated on Dec 18, 2021 12:28 am IST

Proposed bill on Aadhaar-voter ID linking: Will it be mandatory? 

Linking of the Voter ID card with the Aadhaar Card will be optional. 
Published on Dec 17, 2021 01:57 pm IST

Cabinet clears bill on electoral reforms, allowing Aadhaar-Voter ID linking

The Election Commission of India has been pushing for some electoral reforms including the linking of Voter and Aadhaar. 
Published on Dec 15, 2021 08:54 pm IST