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Patna: More than 12,000 new polling stations have been created in Bihar as per the recommendation of the Election Commission, as part of special intensive revision (SIR). According to a release issued by the election department on Saturday, the total number of polling stations has risen to 90,712 from 77,895, after the establishment of 12,817 new ones. Of these, 12,479 polling stations have been set up "at the same building or premises housing the existing ones", while the remaining ones are "in the vicinity". A "district-wise list" of the newly formed polling stations has been shared with the registered political parties. Notably, in the notification dated June 25 whereby SIR was ordered, the EC had asked Election Registration Officers to assess "need for new polling stations, considering that no polling station has more than 1,200 electors, except with the prior approval of the Commission".
NEW DELHI: Despite their protests over the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of Bihar's electoral roll, the state's opposition parties have already joined the exercise in full strength, deploying over 56,000 booth level agents (BLAs) to monitor every stage of the process.RJD has appointed 47,143 BLAs, making it second only to BJP that has positioned 51,964 BLAs in the field. Congress has appointed 8,586 BLAs, CPI(ML) (Liberation) 233, CPM 76, and BS.BJP allies JDU, Lok Janshakti Party and Rashtriya Lok Samta Party have appointed 27,931, 2,457 and 264 BLAs, respectively, taking the total ...Read More >
R. Lalthangliana of MNF, with declared assets worth ₹17.19 crore, is the richest candidate. (Facebook/R. Lalthangliana ) Four candidates filed their nomination papers for the bypoll to the Dampa assembly seat in Mizoram, an official said on Sunday (October 19, 2025). The candidates who filed their nomination papers were Vanlalsailova of the ruling Zoram People's Movement, Mizo National Front's R Lalthangliana, BJP's Lalhmangaiha and John Rotluangliana of the Congress, they said. The last dat ...Read More >
Jaipur, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list in Rajasthan, the Election Department has released the draft list of voters whose names have been removed. According to official data, a total of 41.85 lakh voters have been deleted from the electoral rolls for various reasons. The draft voter list has been made public on the official website of the Election Department, allowing citizens to verify the status of their names. Along with the draft list, the Election Department has released separate lists of voters who were found to be absent, permanent ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 8 (PTI) Kerala on Wednesday entered the mandatory silence period ahead of the April 9 Assembly polls, with candidates and party workers making last-ditch efforts to reach out to voters through door-to-door visits and personal contacts. After nearly a month-long campaigning period, a total of 2.71 crore voters would exercise their franchise to decide the fate of 883 candidates in the crucial polling for the 140-member Assembly to be held on Thursday. With high-decibel campaigning ending on Tuesday evening, the focus has now shifted to quiet, direct voter engagement, as ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday released the draft electoral roll in Bihar, prepared under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process, amid strong Opposition from political parties. With the draft list now available on the ECI website, Opposition parties have begun reviewing the data to identify discrepancies and determine how many genuine voters may have been disenfranchised. The ECI stated that this marks the first phase, the Enumeration Phase, of SIR in Bihar. Booth-wise draft lists from all 90,712 polling booths across the 243 Assembly constituencies have be ...Read More >
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday announced another major change in the electoral process, this time focusing on the counting of postal ballots. The move comes as part of the Commission's 30th initiative in the last six months to streamline voting and counting procedures, just months before the high stakes Bihar assembly elections. Currently, the counting of votes has two parallel components: postal ballots/Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballots (ETPBs) and Electronic Voting ...Read More >
New Delhi: Alleging "blatant misuse" of agencies to defame its leaders, AAP on Thursday questioned why the first information report filed against former Delhi ministers Saurabh Bharadwaj and Satyendar Jain was being kept under wraps and "selective" press notes were being leaked to the media.Bharadwaj, who is Delhi AAP convener, alleged that only two former ministers were named in the case without any reasonable cause while all the officers of the health and public works departments, who were actually responsible for executing the hospital projects, were spared. "Is the FIR so baseless that BJP ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Describing election observers as beacons of democracy, chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Friday instructed the 425 officers appointed as observers for the upcoming assembly poll in Bihar and bye-polls in other states, to promptly report any misconduct or unaccounted expenditure by the party leaders and candidates, while maintaining the highest level of probity and impartiality themselves.At a briefing for general, police and expenditure observers -- comprising 287 IAS officers, 58 IPS officers and 80 officers from all-India services like the IRS IRAS and ICAS -- organised ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], October 5 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Sunday defended the decision of the Election Commission of India to conduct the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list ahead of the Bihar assembly elections, asserting that for someone to say that the revision should be conducted after the elections is "unjustified". The Chief Election Commissioner clarified that conducting the SIR is both legal and mandated under the Representation of the People Act. Also Read | Kurgaon Declared Most Beautiful Village in Maharashtra's Palghar, Bags INR 50 ...Read More >
Bihar Elections 2025: Preparations for the Bihar assembly elections are going on in full swing, for which all the political parties are engaged in full force. The Election Commission is also busy completing its other preparations with a special intensive revision of the voter list. The Election Commission has completed the process of rationalisation of polling stations in Bihar, as per the prescribed standard of a maximum of 1200 voters per polling station. After the completion of the process, suggestions will also be shared by the election officials by holding a meeting with the representati ...Read More >
Gyanesh Kumar will visit Bihar along with Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, along with two poll panel commissioners, is expected to visit Patna on October 4 and 5, according to reports. A briefing meeting of central observers which includes general, police and expenditure, appointed by the Election Commission (EC) for Bihar elections is scheduled to be held at IIIDEM Dwarka in New Delhi on Friday. The poll dates are expe ...Read More >
According to an ECI press note issued on August 8, 2025, the Commission had revised the food and refreshment allowance for polling personnel from ₹150 per head to ₹500, the first such increase since 2016. However, the April 3, 2026 directive from the West Bengal CEO, signed by the Joint Chief Electoral Officer and addressed to the Accountant General (A&E), West Bengal, fixes the meal entitlement at ₹170 per head. It further states that if a packed meal cannot be arranged, a cash payment of ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Keralam) [India], April 8 (ANI): Keralam Chief Electoral Officer Rathan U Kelkar on Tuesday said that 1.46 lakh trained polling personnel will be dispatched to all the polling stations for the Kerala assembly polls scheduled to be held in a single phase on April 9, with vote counting scheduled for May 4. Around 2.7 crore electors are expected to participate in the election. He further informed that FIRs in election-related activities have been registered against 180 people. "As part of the arrangements for Kerala Assembly elections, we have the total electorate of 2.71 c ...Read More >
Bihar Elections 2025: The Bihar Assembly elections are in full swing, with all political parties working tirelessly to ensure they are ready for the elections. The election dates in Bihar could be announced any time now. The Election Commission has already released the final voter list after a special, thorough review. Now, everyone is awaiting the announcement of the election dates. It is believed that the Election Commission may announce the schedule for the Assembly elections next week, on October 8th or 9th. Senior Deputy Election Commissioner of the Election Commission of India, Manish G ...Read More >
Gandhinagar: In a major political development ahead of the civic poll season, the Gujarat State Election Commission has officially announced the schedule for the upcoming local body elections, setting the stage for one of the largest grassroots democratic exercises in the state. Polling will be conducted entirely through Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), with voting scheduled for April 26 from 7 am to 6 pm. State Election Commissioner Dr. S. Muraleekrishna confirmed that elections will be held for 15 municipal corporations, 84 municipalities, 34 district panchayats and 260 taluka panchayats. ...Read More >
Digvijaya Singh, a senior Congress leader, has threatened legal action by the INDIA bloc if the Election Commission of India (ECI) doesn't address their concerns regarding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar. Singh alleges the NDA government is attempting to disenfranchise marginalized voters ahead of the state elections through this drive.Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Sunday said all constituents of INDIA bloc may knock the door of judiciary against the o ...Read More >
Patna, Aug 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Following the "successful" completion of the Enumeration Phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) 2025, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday published the Draft Electoral Roll for all 243 Assembly Constituencies in Bihar. The comprehensive list is now accessible on the ECI portal, and booth-wise rolls for all 90,712 polling booths have been shared with political parties by the 38 District Election Officers (DEOs). The preparation of the draft involved a large-scale mobilisation of personnel, including the CEO of Bihar, DEOs, and EROs for all con ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 22 (UNI) The Supreme Court today passed significant directions in the Bihar electoral rolls case, making it easier for excluded voters to reclaim their franchise. The bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi ruled that persons omitted from the draft rolls could file applications for inclusion online, without the need for physical submission. Importantly, it clarified that an Aadhaar card alone would be sufficient for filing such claims, besides the 11 other documents already specified by the Election Commission of India (ECI). The Court, which is hearing petiti ...Read More >
Guwahati, Mar 30: With the Assam Assembly elections scheduled for April 9, over 26,000 electors in the state have been approved to avail the home voting facility, according to the Election Commission of India (ECI). The facility, introduced under Section 60(c) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, enables voters aged above 85 and Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) to cast their votes through postal ballots from their residences. In Assam, 19,774 elderly voters and 6,638 PwD electors have been cleared for home voting so far. While around 19.32% of eligible senior citizens have opted fo ...Read More >
New Delhi: The second match of the five-match Test series between India and England will be played at Edgbaston in Birmingham. It will start on July 2. In this Test, Shubman Gill has a chance to create history. Actually, the Indian team has not been able to win on this ground so far. Team India played the first match on this ground in 1967. Be it Virat Kohli or Dhoni or Dravid or Sourav Ganguly, no Indian captain has won here in 58 years. However, Gill will have a chance to get his name registered in the history books. If he manages to end the drought of 58 years, he will become the first Indi ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Mahagathbandhan alliance on Wednesday kicked off a "Bihar Bandh" protesting against the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls by the Election Commission.Opposition leaders, including Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and RJD's Tejashwi Yadav, will lead a protest rally in Patna and plan to encircle the Chief Electoral Office in the state capital.Earlier, the former deputy chief minister said that the opposition had called for the Bihar Bandh to vent their ire against the ongoing voter list revision ahead of the upcoming assembly elections."We will enforce a 'chak ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: Union Minister Suresh Gopi stirred controversy on Tuesday by claiming that those elected by "corpses" are now serving the state. Speaking at a neighbourhood meet called "Kalungu" in Idukki district, he alleged that cadavers from 25 years ago had cast votes in Kerala elections. Media reports have previously highlighted incidents of deceased voters being listed as active in Kerala's voter list, he said, while indirectly referring to the accusations of "scientific rigging " against the Left parties. The minister was responding to allegations of voter fraud in Thrissur consti ...Read More >
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Kochi, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) As many as 56,384 electors in Lakshadweep have submitted their enumeration forms under the Election Commission of India's (ECI) Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, signalling near-total coverage and strong public participation in the voter revision exercise. Out of a total electorate of 57,813, the response reflects one of the most comprehensive roll revision drives undertaken in the Union Territory in recent years. Election officials said the progress achieved as of December 16, 2025, was the outcome of a tightly coordinated effort involving t ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 29 (PTI) The Election Commission will soon upload the 2003 Bihar electoral roll on its website to facilitate the nearly 4.96 crore voters whose names figure on it extract the relevant portion to be attached with the enumeration form for the special intensive revision of the voters' list. As opposition parties questioned the revision exercise, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar told PTI on Sunday that the purpose is to ensure that no eligible citizen is left out of the electoral rolls and no ineligible person is a part of it. Several opposition parties have said that the ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR: Chief Electoral Officer RS Gopalan on Monday dismissed BJD's allegation of suspicious movement of EVMs from Ganjam to Nuapada ahead of Tuesday's bypoll, warning that unfounded charges could corrode public trust in the electoral system -- damage he said may not be repairable for the next 75 years.BJD, in a memorandum submitted on Sunday, alleged that a truckload of EVMs was brought to Nuapada at the last moment, raising fears of vote manipulation. Around 254,000 voters will decide the fate of 14 candidates in the Nuapada bypoll.Addressing a news conference, Gopalan said a political ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Jan 27 (UNI) The Telangana State Election Commission on Tuesday issued a notification for the conduct of the second ordinary elections to seven municipal corporations and 116 municipalities across the state. Polling will be held on February 11, while the counting of votes is scheduled for February 13. Addressing a press conference, State Election Commissioner Rani Kumudini announced that the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) has come into force with immediate effect. She said candidates can file nominations from January 28, with the last date for filing nominations being January 30. Af ...Read More >
Assam Assembly Election 2026: Real-time polling updates, voter turnout trends, and on-ground reports from across constituencies as voting unfolds live. As the Assam assembly elections 2026 enter the decisive polling phase on Thursday (April 9), a total of 2,50,54,463 electors will determine the fate of 722 candidates across 126 Assembly constituencies, bringing months of intense political campaigning to a close. The contest features 663 male and 59 female candidates, representing 27 political parties along with 258 independents, underlining the high stakes involved. The electorate shows near ...Read More >
The Election Commission has upgraded its system for generating post-poll statistical reports, replacing manual methods with automation and data integration. This streamlined approach ensures faster reporting and accessibility of poll-related data at the constituency level. The new system facilitates the creation of various statistical reports for Lok Sabha and assembly elections, improving data dissemination.The Election Commission on Thursday said it has streamlined its system to generate variou ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: In a precursor to ordering a pan-india special revision of electoral roll (SIR), EC on Wednesday met the chief electoral officers (CEOs) of all states and UTs to assess their preparedness in terms of records of the last intensive revision and the status of current voter's list, besides hearing their suggestions on the state/UT-specific documents that may be accepted to prove one's eligibility for inclusion in the roll.EC is likely to order a pan-India SIR soon, possibly later this mont ...Read More >