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Barricades, detentions do not fortify the ECI

Indian Express 12 Oct 2026
What will it take for Gyanesh Kumar to realise ...
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ECI appoints new Deputy Election Commissioner amid hierarchy concerns

The Hindu 11 Oct 2026
Prakash Rajpurohit fills the vacancy left by Sanjay Kumar’s premature repatriation, amid concerns raised by Election Commissioners S.S. Sandhu and Vivek Joshi over IT department files not being routed through him ....
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Three out of 19 SIR tribunals vacant; ECI awaits names from Calcutta HC

The Hindu 11 Oct 2026
While these tribunals report to Calcutta High Court, ECI provides them with secretarial assistance, including staff and digital platform for online hearings ....
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ECI sets limit on Form-7 filings to curb unsubstantiated bulk objections in electoral rolls

Zeenews 10 Oct 2026
The Election Commission of India has introduced strict limits on individual Form-7 applications to prevent misuse of electoral roll objections, alongside strengthened verification procedures and penalties for false declarations ... .
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ECI Tightens Rules For Voter Deletion Requests, Caps Individual Form-7 Filings

News18 10 Oct 2026
Under the fresh directives, the ECI has introduced separate limits for Form-7 applications submitted online and offline ....
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‘Are We Not Part Of Democracy?’: Waris Punjab De Questions ECI Over Election Symbol Delay ...

News18 10 Oct 2026
Jailed Khadoor Sahib MP and Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh's father Tarsem Singh told News18 that the main issue in Punjab is the drug menace ....
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SIR and a citizenship question the ECI won’t answer

Deccan Herald 10 Oct 2026
The ECI has created a problem of astronomical proportions by spending undisclosed sums of public money. .
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After controversy, ECI caps number of Form 7 applications by individuals - what happened and ...

Live Mint 10 Oct 2026
The ECI has capped individual Form 7 applications at 10 during electoral roll revision and five per month during routine updates to curb bulk objections. The directive follows concerns over misuse, inconvenience to voters, and officials’ workload ....
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Watch: Gyanesh Kumar Row: How did the ECI delete 13 crore voters during the SIR ...

The Hindu 10 Oct 2026
The exercise has triggered protests and renewed scrutiny of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar ... ....
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