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Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], December 16 (ANI): The Election Commission published the draft rolls on Tuesday following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists in West Bengal, with 58,20,899 electors, accounting for 7.59 per cent, deleted due to death, being untraceable, or permanent migration. According to a press release by the Election Commission, out of a total 7,66,37,529 voters, 7,08,16,630 electors have submitted their enumeration forms as of December 11. The poll body stat ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: Digitisation of enumeration forms under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Kerala has reached 99.93 per cent, with 27,832,269 forms processed so far, Chief Electoral Officer Dr Rathan U Kelkar said on Tuesday. The figures are as of 6 pm. The number of uncollectable (ASD) forms -- due to reasons such as absence, death, or shifting of residence -- has risen to 2,508,267, indicating that nearly 25 lakh names are likely to be removed from the rolls. Howev ...Read More >
Jaipur: Around 41.85 lakh voters have been deleted out of around 5.47 crores in the draft electoral rolls released after Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Rajasthan on Tuesday. These are the voters who have been either absent, shifted, or deceased, and the election commission couldn't collect their enumeration forms during the SIR exercise that lasted for more than a month. As per the data provided by the Election Commission of India, out of the total deleted voters, 8.75 lakhs (1.6%) are dec ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Election Commission has launched the Enumeration Phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across Goa, marking a key step to ensure accuracy, inclusiveness and transparency ahead of future elections, officials said on Tuesday. The drive involves a comprehensive, house-to-house verification exercise aimed at updating voter details, identifying eligible new electors and removing ineligible entries from the rolls. During the enumeratio ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16 (PTI) As many as 12.32 crore electors have found their names in the draft electoral rolls of three states and two Union territories published on Tuesday as part of the ongoing special intensive revision as compared to the 13.36 crore people who were part of the voters' list on October 27. Election Commission officials said the names in the draft electoral rolls also include new voters who had filled up Form 6 to become part of the electorate. In West Bengal, out of 7.66 crore ...Read More >
Kolkata, Dec 16 (PTI) West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Tuesday refrained from commenting on whether TMC leader Aroop Biswas should resign from all his ministerial posts to ensure an impartial inquiry into the Messi event fiasco, and said he is waiting for "the files" to reach him. Earlier in the day, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accepted the resignation of Biswas as the sports and youth affairs minister, while he continues to remain in the cabinet as the power and housing minister. Ask ...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, ...Read More >
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 pr ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16 (PTI) Union Minister J P Nadda on Tuesday accused the Congress of misleading the country by creating a false narrative of rigging of votes through SIR process and said the Opposition is hurting national interest by questioning the Election Commission in order to hide its electoral failures. Instead of blaming the Election Commission (ECI) and electoral process, Nadda, who is the leader of the Upper House, asked the Congress to find the actual reason for its successive defeats ...Read More >
On 16th December (Tuesday) the Election Commission (EC) released West Bengal's draft electoral registers following Special Intensive Revision (SIR). According to officials, the names of over 58 lakh voters were removed for a variety of reasons, such as death, migration, and failure to submit enumeration forms. 24 lakh of these names are designated as "dead," 19 lakh as "relocated," 12 lakh as "missing", and 1.3 lakh as "duplicate". According to official data, the state's draft electoral rolls a ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], December 16 (ANI): Telangana BJP President N. Ramchander Rao lashed out at the Congress party, demanding that they should apologise to the people of the country and to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for their "digging his grave" comments. Rao also stated that the Congress party's allegations of vote rigging are baseless and manufactured, aimed at diverting people's attention. Also Read | Amritsar: Husband Installs GPS Tracker on Wife's Scooter, Catches Her With Ano ...Read More >
Telangana BJP's N. Ramchander Rao slammed Congress, demanding an apology for its 'digging his grave' comment on PM Modi. He dismissed vote rigging claims, noting even INDIA ally Omar Abdullah distanced the bloc from the 'vote chori' campaign. Telangana BJP President N. Ramchander Rao lashed out at the Congress party, demanding that they should apologise to the people of the country and to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for their "digging his grave" comments. Rao also stated that the Congress part ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], December 16 (ANI): Telangana BJP President N. Ramchander Rao lashed out at the Congress party, demanding that they should apologise to the people of the country and to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for their "digging his grave" comments. Rao also stated that the Congress party's allegations of vote rigging are baseless and manufactured, aimed at diverting people's attention. The statement came after Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, on Tuesday, dista ...Read More >
Jamshedpur: With the launch of the Special Intensive Revision-2003 (SIR-2003), all voters of the 47-Jugsalai (SC), 48-Jamshedpur East, and 49-Jamshedpur West Assembly constituencies in East Singhbhum district have been requested to verify their names in the electoral roll and submit the required details to their respective Booth Level Officers (BLOs). The district election administration has urged voters to search for their names in the SIR-2003 electoral database and provide the relevant infor ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): Union Minister and BJP MP JP Nadda on Tuesday lambasted Congress over electoral fraud allegations, stating that the party is spreading misconceptions after losing elections. Addressing the Upper House of Parliament during a discussion on electoral reforms, Nadda noted that the Opposition is not against Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, while posing the question of infiltrators in voter lists. Taking a jibe at Congress, JP Nadda also stated tha ...Read More >
New Delhi, December 16: In a fiery rebuttal during the Rajya Sabha debate on electoral reforms, Union Minister, BJP President and leader of the House, J.P. Nadda strongly defended the Election Commission of India's (ECI) Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, accusing the Congress of tarnishing the institution's image to mask its own electoral failures and cadre frustration. He was replying to a debate on electoral reforms. Nadda emphasised the ECI's constitutional duty to purify v ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a passionate defence of India's electoral integrity, Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha and Union Minister J.P. Nadda asserted that purifying voter lists is the Election Commission's core constitutional mandate, ensuring only citizens vote while no eligible voter is excluded. Speaking during the ongoing debate on electoral reforms, Nadda reminded the House that citizenship is the primary criterion for inclusion in the electoral rolls. He described the ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a fiery rebuttal during the Rajya Sabha debate on electoral reforms, Union Minister, BJP President and leader of the House, J.P. Nadda strongly defended the Election Commission of India's (ECI) Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, accusing the Congress of tarnishing the institution's image to mask its own electoral failures and cadre frustration. He was replying to a debate on electoral reforms. Nadda emphasised the ECI's constitutional duty ...Read More >
New Delhi: Special Intensive Revision falls within the constitutional powers of the Election Commission to periodically purify electoral rolls to ensure no eligible voter is excluded from the list and no ineligible voter is included, Union Minister JP Nadda said in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. Replying to a debate on Election Reforms in the Upper House, the Leader of the House attacked the Congress for creating an atmosphere that mass-scale rigging was taking place in the country in the name of S ...Read More >
Voting for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections is set for January 15, 2026. Counting of votes will take place on January 16. This announcement formally begins the process for the long-awaited civic polls in Maharashtra. Candidates can file nominations from December 23 to December 30, 2025. The schedule covers elections for the BMC and other municipal corporations across the state. Voting for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections will be held on January 15, 2026, wi ...Read More >
SIR in West Bengal: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday 916 December) published the draft electoral rolls for West Bengal as part of its ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, revealing that more than 5.8 million voter names have been removed from the provisional list. The draft electoral roll can be checked by logging into the website- electoralsearch.eci.gov.in The deletions, attributed to reasons such as death, long-term absence, relocation and duplication, mark a s ...Read More >
The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of West Bengal on Tuesday released the list of voters deleted from the state's draft electoral roll for 2026, following the completion of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process. According to official sources, 5,820,898 pre-existing voters -- over 58 lakh names -- have been removed from the draft list due to reasons including death, permanent relocation, duplication, missing voters, and other discrepancies. Reasons for Deletion Explained Data released by ...Read More >
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], December 16 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday distanced the INDIA alliance from the Congress party's campaign on alleged 'vote chori', stating that the bloc has nothing to do with the issue raised by the grand old party. Speaking to reporters in Srinagar, Omar Abdullah said, "The INDIA alliance has nothing to do with it... Every political party has the freedom to set its political agenda. Congress has made SIR, vote chori as i ...Read More >
Kolkata: The Election Commission on Tuesday published on its website the draft electoral roll of West Bengal based on its enumeration feedback. EC also published the names of voters whose names were included in the electoral rolls of the state in 2025 but were deleted from the draft rolls of 2026, stating reasons for their deletion. The draft rolls have been made available on the official website of CEO, West Bengal, ceowestbengal.wb.gov.in/Electors as well as the voter portal of the EC, voters ...Read More >
New Delhi (India), December 16 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Shahshank Mani on Tuesday said that the process of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) is progressing steadily and is being presented to the citizens of India in a transparent manner. Speaking to ANI, Mani added that the publication of the electoral roll will strengthen the backbone of the Constitution and contribute to the nation's overall development. Also Read | Can Ozempic-Like Drugs Help Overweight Cats? What Vets Are ...Read More >
Kolkata, Dec 16: The EC on Tuesday published the draft electoral rolls of West Bengal based on its enumeration feedback. The commission also published on its website the names of voters whose names were included in the electoral rolls of the state in 2025 but were deleted from the draft rolls of 2026, stating reasons for their deletion. The draft rolls have been made available on the official website of CEO, West Bengal, ceowestbengal.wb.gov.in/Electors as well as the voter portal of the EC, v ...Read More >
Jaipur: The submission period for enumeration forms under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) has concluded Thursday.Approximately 3% of voters, out of 5.4 crore in Rajasthan, equating to over 16 lakh individuals or an average of 300 voters per polling station, are required to present one of the 13 specified documents for verification in the upcoming second phase of SIR, as mandated by the Election Commission of India. According to the election department data, mapping of 97% of voters was comp ...Read More >
KOLKATA: The EC on Tuesday published the draft electoral rolls of West Bengal based on its enumeration feedback. The commission also published on its website the names of voters whose names were included in the electoral rolls of the state in 2025 but were deleted from the draft rolls of 2026, stating reasons for their deletion. The draft rolls have been made available on the official website of CEO, West Bengal, ceowestbengal.wb.gov.in/Electors as well as the voter portal of the EC, voters.ec ...Read More >
New Delhi (India), December 16 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Shahshank Mani on Tuesday said that the process of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) is progressing steadily and is being presented to the citizens of India in a transparent manner. Speaking to ANI, Mani added that the publication of the electoral roll will strengthen the backbone of the Constitution and contribute to the nation's overall development. "The process of SIR is progressing, and it is presented to the citizens ...Read More >
Kolkata, December 16: The Election Commission of India (ECI) will release the draft electoral rolls for West Bengal on Tuesday, December 16, as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) 2026 exercise. The draft rolls, which include names proposed for deletion, will be available both online and offline for public verification. The SIR process in West Bengal began on November 4 and is part of a nationwide drive to update and clean voter lists ahead of upcoming elections. Booth Level Officers (B ...Read More >
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