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New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced on Monday that draft electoral rolls for West Bengal, Rajasthan, Goa, Puducherry, and Lakshadweep will be published on Tuesday (December 16). The electoral body has directed Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) and District Electoral Officers (DEOs) to share hard copies of the draft rolls with all recognised political parties to ensure transparency in the process. Also Read | BMC Elections 2026: People Will Hand ...Read More >
Earlier, on November 26, the CJI had considered moving court hearings to a fully virtual mode after experiencing discomfort during an hour-long walk in Delhi's polluted air. Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has urged members of the Bar and parties-in-person to use the hybrid mode of appearance via video-conferencing for matters listed before the Supreme Court, citing the city's worsening weather and air quality. A circular issued by the apex court administration on Sunday said, "In view of th ...Read More >
Kolkata: Draft electoral rolls of three states and two Union Territories will be published on Tuesday as part of the ongoing special intensive revision of voters' list. The Election Commission of India (ECI) said draft rolls of West Bengal, Rajasthan, Goa, Puducherry and Lakshadweep will be published on Tuesday. The chief electoral officers (CEOs) and district election officers (DEOs) will share hard copies of the draft rolls with all recognised political parties. The rolls will be uploaded on ...Read More >
Mumbai, December 15: The Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC) on Monday announced the long-pending elections to 29 municipal corporations across the state, including the high-stakes Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), with polling scheduled for January 15 and counting on January 16. The announcement comes in compliance with a Supreme Court directive mandating that civic body elections be held before January 31. Addressing a press conference, State Election Commissioner Dinesh Waghm ...Read More >
Kolkata, Dec 15 (PTI) The Election Commission is set to publish the draft electoral rolls for West Bengal on Tuesday following the completion of the statewide Special Intensive Revision (SIR) ahead of the 2026 assembly polls. The election authorities are racing to complete last-minute preparations, with officials saying on Monday that the exercise is on track to meet the deadline. Commission sources said the draft list has already been uploaded on the internal Booth Level Officer (BLO) app, al ...Read More >
BJP MP Sambit Patra accused Congress of politicizing the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) issue by holding a rally, alleging it aims to protect infiltrators. He stated Congress sought the parliamentary discussion on SIR and questioned their stance on vote theft, noting their silence when they win. Patra highlighted the Home Minister's response to allegations of vote theft and infiltrators. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Sambit Patra on Sunday accused the Congress of politicising the issue of a ...Read More >
Sarvesh Singh was an assistant teacher and was posted in a school in Bhagatpur Tanda village. He was assigned the duty of a BLO on October 7. It was his first time working as a BLO. A 46-year-old booth-level officer (BLO) hanged himself in the storage room of his home in Baheri village of UP's Mordabad because of work pressure, police said on Sunday. Sarvesh Singh was an assistant teacher and was posted in a school in Bhagatpur Tanda village. He was assigned the duty of a BLO on October 7. It ...Read More >
The Lok Sabha faced multiple adjournments on the first day of the winter session due to persistent opposition sloganeering. Despite attempts to introduce crucial bills, proceedings lasted barely 50 minutes. Finance Minister Sitharaman tabled the Manipur GST Amendment Bill amidst calls for order and decorum within the house. The Lok Sabha's winter session commenced with turbulence as the opposition's endless sloganeering led to multiple adjournments on the first day. Proceedings lasted a mere 50 ...Read More >
Taking a swipe at the Opposition ahead of the Winter Session of Parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said some parties cannot digest the defeat in the Bihar polls, and hoped that Parliament would not become the site of a "meltdown". In what could count among his most scathing addresses before a Parliament session, the Prime Minister said he was ready to give tips to the Opposition on how to perform, but they must not disrupt the functioning of the two Houses during the Winter Session. The b ...Read More >
A BJP delegation, led by Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, visited the office of the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) in Kolkata on Monday (December 1, 2025), triggering loud protests by members of a Booth Level Officer (BLO) forum, who have been demonstrating there over alleged excessive workload during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, a senior officer said. As Mr. Adhikari, accompanied by several BJP MLAs, arrived at the CEO's office to meet officials, prot ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 1 (ANI): As the first day of the Winter Session of Parliament on Monday witnessed repeated disruptions, BJP MP Kangana Ranaut criticised the Opposition, accusing them of deliberate obstruction and growing desperation following consecutive electoral setbacks. Speaking to reporters outside Parliament, Ranaut said, "The more they (the Opposition) lose, the more frustrated they become. The Congress and the rest of the parties have reached a point of desperation," she sai ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], November 20 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday expressed her concerns over the "structurally unsound" Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise of electoral rolls in the state. In a letter written to the Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on November 20, Chief Minister Banerjee claimed that the "critical gaps in training, lack of clarity on mandatory documentation and the near-impossibility of meeting voters in the midst of their ...Read More >
Aneesh George, 44, a BLO in Payyannur, Kannur, was found hanging at his house on Sunday. Thiruvananthapuram: The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Kerala was affected across the state on Monday as booth-level officers (BLOs) boycotted work following the suicide of an officer allegedly due to work strain. Aneesh George, 44, a BLO in Payyannur, Kannur, was found hanging at his house on Sunday. Family members and residents alleged that he took the extreme step because of work-related ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: Days after the suicide of a Booth Level Officer (BLO) in Kannur and the protests that followed, Kerala Chief Electoral Officer Rathan U Kelkar urged the public to cooperate with the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in the state. He noted that the SIR aims to ensure a "pure electoral roll," which requires the cooperation of all stakeholders, including citizens. Addressing the media here on Wednesday, he stated that BLOs would not be pressured but would ...Read More >
Electoral Roll revision in Assam: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday ordered to commence the 'Special Revision' of voters' rolls in Assam ahead of the assembly elections in the northeast state slated to be held next year. According to instructions issued by the poll authority for the chief electoral officer of Assam, January 1, 2026, will be the qualifying date for the state to carry out the Special Revision, news agency PTI reported. The Special Revision stands somewhere between ...Read More >
Guwahati, Nov 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Assam government on Monday welcomed the Election Commission of India's (ECI) decision to conduct the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls with January 1, 2026 as the qualifying date. Calling it a timely step toward maintaining clean, updated and accurate voter lists ahead of upcoming electoral exercises, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday mentioned that Assam would extend "full cooperation" to the ECI to ensure that the revision ...Read More >
Guwahati: The Assam government has welcomed the Election Commission of India's (ECI) decision to launch a Special Revision of the state's electoral rolls, with January 1, 2026, designated as the qualifying date. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma praised the move, stressing that an updated and error-free voter list is essential for safeguarding citizens' voting rights. He asserted that the revision would help every eligible voter secure accurate entries and participate in the democratic proces ...Read More >
Kolkata, Nov 17 (PTI) Senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Monday criticised the TMC government over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, alleging a "deep nexus involving a section of BLOs and BDOs" aimed at helping the Trinamool Congress "sabotage" the Election Commission's efforts to weed out "fake voters, illegal migrants". Addressing a press conference at the state BJP headquarters, Adhikari said the SIR exercise had triggered "panic" within the TMC, prompting " ...Read More >
Noida: Primary school teachers across the district have flagged that the ongoing booth-level officer (BLO) duties under the special intensive revision (SIR) drive have severely disrupted teaching activities in govt schools, leaving thousands of students without regular classroom instruction.Out of nearly 2,400 primary teachers catering to around 96,000 students, over 1,500 were assigned for BLO work as part of the voter verification exercise. Teachers account for a major share of the 1,868 BLOs ...Read More >
Chennai: Reiterating that the electoral battle in Tamil Nadu has effectively narrowed down to a contest between DMK and TVK, actor-turned-politician Vijay on Saturday accused his rival party of resorting to "all kinds of tricks" to prevent enrolment of TVK supporters, particularly Gen Z voters, whom he described as a "powerful force", during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. He urged them to remain firm and vigilant, stating that "voting is not just our right, but ...Read More >
The Congress has raised questions over a sudden rise in Bihar's voter numbers, pointing out that the Election Commission (EC) had announced 7.42 crore voters on October 6 while publishing the poll schedule, but post-poll releases showed the figure had climbed to 7.45 crore. Election Commission officials responded on Saturday, explaining that the 7.42 crore figure was based on the final electoral roll published on September 30 following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR). Under election rules ...Read More >
Chennai: Alleging that Booth Level Officers (BLOs) of the Election Commission of India (ECI) were not distributing enumeration forms to members of the Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK), the party's president Vijay alerted his cadre on the issue and urged them to ensure that their names figured in the Electoral Rolls, which was important for them to cast their votes. Waking up 11 days after the ECI launched the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the State, Vijay released a video ...Read More >
New Delhi: Amid the Congress party blaming Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar over the outcome of the 2025 Bihar Assembly polls in favour of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), sources in the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday claimed it was obvious that CEC would face attack because he had "cleaned the electoral rolls" through Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in the state. Countering allegations of the grand old party that CEC favoured the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP ...Read More >
The Supreme Court will hear the DMK's challenge to the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Tamil Nadu on November 11. The DMK argues the exercise, initiated by an October 27 notification, is unconstitutional and threatens democratic rights. The party seeks to quash the EC's order, citing violations of fundamental rights and electoral laws. The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear on November 11 the plea of DMK challenging the decision of the Election Commiss ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Unsuccessful in stalling the SIR of Bihar electoral roll, the counsel for petitioners on Friday chose to argue the constitutional validity of Election Commission's decision to conduct a pan-India SIR and told SC that the challenge to the validity of CEC and other ECs (Appointment, Conditions of Officer and Terms of Office) Act, 2023, can wait.When advocate Prashant Bhushan and senior counsel Kapil Sibal sought urgent hearing of pleas questioning the legality of SIR, a bench of CJI-des ...Read More >
Udhayanidhi alleged that the BJP was "deliberately using" the SIR process to manipulate the electoral landscape. The political row over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise escalated on Sunday, with Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin launching a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP. He accused the Centre of using the SIR as a political tool to "snatch minority votes" and "create divisions among states" ahead of the upcoming elections. Speaking to r ...Read More >
The Election authorities has issued an order mandating that all voters in the forthcoming Jubilee hills Assembly constituency by-election must produce... The Election authorities has issued an order mandating that all voters in the forthcoming Jubilee hills Assembly constituency by-election must produce their Elector Photo Identity Card (EPIC) at the polling station for identification before casting their votes. In cases where a voter is unable to produce the EPIC, one of the 12 approved alter ...Read More >
Kolkata, Nov 4 (PTI) The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls began across West Bengal on Tuesday, with over 80,000 booth-level officers (BLOs) visiting homes to distribute enumeration forms, kicking off a politically sensitive exercise ahead of the 2026 assembly polls. The month-long house-to-house enumeration process, which will continue till December 4, began on a largely peaceful note with BLOs delivering forms and explaining procedures to voters. However, the rollout was no ...Read More >
Delhi/Hyderabad, Nov 4 (Maxim News) The Election Commission of India (ECI) has launched the second phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), a nationwide voters' list clean-up drive, across nine states and three Union Territories (UTs) from Tuesday. Here To Join Us On WhatsApp The large-scale electoral roll revision aims to ensure greater accuracy, transparency, and legitimacy in the country's voter database ahead of upcoming elections. The SIR 2.0 exercise comes just two days before the ...Read More >
MNS president Raj Thackeray has stepped up his campaign against ECI over duplicate and bogus voters. Initially, it appeared that he was alone in his battle but now, major opposition parties in the state have joined him. Unexpectedly, he has found support from Sharad Pawar, Uddhav Thackeray, Balasaheb Thorat and Supriya Sule.Congress MP Rahul Gandhi was the first to raise his voice against bogus and duplicate voters. He was followed by Thorat, who brought to ECI's notice such voters in his assemb ...Read More >
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