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2 months 2 weeks 2 days 14 hours 36 minutes ago
10:00 PM
Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Voter list update sparks political row after Rahul Gandhi alleges manipulation
The rise in the number of voters in the state comes against the backdrop of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi`s recent allegations that voter rolls were being manipulated to favour the BJP. His claims have triggered a political row, with BJP leaders dismissing them as baseless. (PTI)
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2 months 2 weeks 2 days 14 hours 51 minutes ago
09:45 PM
Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Political workers began voter registration drives before EC allowed additions, official says
Another senior official said political workers had already begun registration drives before the Election Commission formally allowed voter additions till June 30 this year. "It appeared suspicious at first, but local political workers were clearly aware that an updated list, and not the assembly rolls, would be used for local polls," the officer said. (PTI)
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2 months 2 weeks 2 days 15 hours 6 minutes ago
09:30 PM
Mumbai News LIVE Updates: 14.71 lakh new names approved, 4.09 lakh deleted
The official said applications for addition of 16.83 lakh voters were received across the state, along with nearly 1.97 lakh applications for shifting names from one constituency to another. After scrutiny, 14.71 lakh new names were approved and 4.09 lakh voters were deleted, the official informed. (PTI)
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2 months 2 weeks 2 days 15 hours 21 minutes ago
09:15 PM
Mumbai News LIVE Updates: 1.14 lakh new voters added ahead of BMC elections
"While allegations of manipulation of the voter list have dominated political debates, there is not a single written complaint or objection that we have received so far regarding the addition of more than 14 lakh names after the assembly polls. The updated list will now be used for the upcoming civic and local body elections instead of the rolls prepared for last year`s assembly elections," he said. Together, the metropolis added 1.14 lakh new voters since November, pushing the total number for the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections to 1.03 crore, the state government official added. (PTI)