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Kolkata: Bengal BJP has decided to organise SIR help camps that would run simultaneously with the 1,000-odd camps the party has planned to assist people for registering under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.At a meeting with state functionaries last week, BJP's election-in-charge Bhupendra Yadav asked them to address issues related to the special intensive revision (SIR) at every possible platform."We saw how the opposition tried to spread fake stories in Bihar during SIR. Trinamool has already ...Read More >
Mumbai, Nov 3 (PTI) Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Monday said local body polls in Maharashtra must be held only after the electoral rolls are cleaned up. He also refuted the ruling BJP's allegation of "appeasement politics" with regards to voters list irregularities and said the Shiv Sena (UBT) and other Opposition party have not referred to any bogus voter by religion. Addressing a press conference, Thackeray alleged the Election Commission and the Union government were "scared of ...Read More >
New Delhi | Special Intensive Revision (SIR), the Election Commission's voters' list cleanup exercise, will commence in nine states and three Union territories from Tuesday. SIR in these states and Union territories with 51 crore voters will conclude on February 7, 2026, with the publication of the final electoral roll. After Bihar, this is the second round of SIR. The state's final voter list with nearly 7.42 crore names was published on September 30. The 12 states and Union territories wher ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 3 (PTI) Special Intensive Revision (SIR), the Election Commission's voters' list cleanup exercise, will commence in nine states and three Union territories from Tuesday. SIR in these states and Union territories with 51 crore voters will conclude on February 7, 2026, with the publication of the final electoral roll. After Bihar, this is the second round of SIR. The state's final voter list with nearly 7.42 crore names was published on September 30. The 12 states and Union terri ...Read More >
Pune: State general secretary of NCP (SP) Rohit Pawar on Thursday called the Mumbai police's action of registering an FIR against two unidentified people on charges of making a fake Aadhaar card of US President Donald Trump in Mumbai laughable. He said the BJP has been rampantly using fake documents to add bogus voters, but no action is being taken against it.On Oct 16, Rohit addressed a press conference where he gave a demonstration to claim that fake Aadhaar cards were being used for registeri ...Read More >
Top leaders of Maha Vikas Aghadi, including Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray chief Uddhav Thackeray, Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar head Sharad Pawar along with Maharashtra Navnirman Sena president Raj Thackeray, will lead the Opposition's November 1 protest march in Mumbai against alleged irregularities in voters' lists. IMAGE: MNS chief Raj Thackeray speaks during a press conference on discrepancies in the voters' list in Mumbai on Wednesday. Shiv Sena-UBT chief Uddhav Tha ...Read More >
Mumbai, Oct 30 (PTI) Top leaders of Maha Vikas Aghadi, including Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, NCP (SP) head Sharad Pawar along with Maharashtra Navnirman Sena president Raj Thackeray, will lead the Opposition's November 1 protest march in Mumbai against alleged irregularities in voters' lists. The Thackeray cousins, warming up to each other after years of political estrangement, and Pawar held a meeting at the Y B Chavan here on Thursday to finalise the nitty-gritty of the grand join ...Read More >
Kolkata: Chief electoral officer (CEO) of West Bengal, Manoj Kumar Agarwal, on Tuesday assured that no names of genuine voters will be dropped from the electoral roll even as the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) took off in the state. Agarwal also flagged the sluggish rate of appointment of booth level agents by political parties in the state. Even though booth level officers (BLOs) have been appointed for all the 80,000 odd booths in the state, only around 18,000 Booth Level Agents have bee ...Read More >
After the announcement of SIR in Bengal on Monday by ECI, an all-party meeting has been called by the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer's (WB- CEO) office on Tuesday at 4PM, where all national and state-level political parties will be participating. Meanwhile, Trinamool Congress leadership said that they will abide by the Constitution and there is no place for violence. However, they will not allow a single legal voter's name to be deleted from the electoral list and take the movement to Delh ...Read More >
The Election Commission of India on Monday said it will conduct the second phase of the electoral roll revision in 12 states and union territories. In this pan-India special intensive revision (SIR) exercise, which will begin from Tuesday (October 28), three states and one UT - Kerala, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, and Puducherry - will go to polls next year while three states - Goa, Gujarat, and Uttar Pradesh - will have elections in 2027. The Election Commission (EC) said the SIR exercise in thes ...Read More >
New Delhi: While the Election Commission has announced SIR phase-II across 12 states/Union territories from November 4 to February 7, 2026, it has also before it other serious timelines to consider, particularly on two key issues. One, the scheduling of the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Assam -- the only state to go to polls before May 2026 that has not been included in phase-II. Two, timing of phase-III SIR which will likely cover all the remaining states and UTs. The ...Read More >
Patna/Sasaram: Jan Suraaj chief Prashant Kishor was on Tuesday issued a notice by the electoral registration officer (ERO) of Kargahar assembly constituency in Rohtas district for reportedly being enrolled as an elector in both Bihar and West Bengal.Referring to a news report stating Kishor was enrolled in Kargahar as well as Bhowanipore in West Bengal, the ERO asked him to furnish an explanation within three days, as to how he figured in the electoral roll of two different assembly constituenci ...Read More >
Uttar Pradesh SIR: In a significant development from the week, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar announced that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) drive will be undertaken in 12 states/Union Territories (UT)s. Minutes after the announcement, the update gathered global headlines and many states started to prepare themselves for the SIR process. Among the latest updates, the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls began in Uttar Pradesh today. In a significant update, ...Read More >
Guna, Oct 28 (PTI) Congress Rajya Sabha MP Digvijaya Singh on Tuesday said the last special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar was conducted in 2003 and took two years to complete, but the same exercise was done this time in just one month and covered 7 to 8 crore voters. The former CM said in Madhya Pradesh, which is among states where the Election Commission (EC) will conduct phase two of the SIR of electoral rolls between November-February, the Congress will ensure deletion ...Read More >
The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Uttar Pradesh began on Tuesday, marking the first such exercise in 22 years. Earlier, this exercise was conducted in UP in 2003. UP chief electoral officer (CEO) Navdeep Rinwa held a virtual meeting with district electoral officers and other senior officials to brief them on the SIR process. According to the Election Commission of India (ECI) schedule, between October 28 and November 3, the election returning officers (EROs) will print ...Read More >
After the announcement of SIR in Bengal on Monday by ECI, an all-party meeting has been called by the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer's (WB- CEO) office on Tuesday at 4PM, where all national and state-level political parties will be participating. Meanwhile, Trinamool Congress leadership said that they will abide by the Constitution and there is no place for violence. However, they will not allow a single legal voter's name to be deleted from the electoral list and take the movement to Delh ...Read More >
Poll strategist Prashant Kishor is listed as a voter in both Bihar and West Bengal. This dual registration is against electoral law. The Election Commission acknowledges such duplications are common. A recent revision in Bihar removed over six lakh duplicate entries. Kishor's party is contesting elections in Bihar. Poll strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor figures in the electoral rolls of both Bihar and West Bengal, an election official said on Tuesday. Kishor's Jan Suraaj Party is co ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) With Assembly elections expected in West Bengal by May-June next year, every move made by Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress Chairperson Mamata Banerjee will be under public scrutiny. Thus, the large-scale bureaucratic reshuffle carried out by her government hours before the Election Commission announced the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the country, is suspected to be linked with the upcoming polls. As is the ongoing organisational ...Read More >
Uddhav Thackeray has accused the ruling BJP of "vote theft," claiming the government now selects voters instead of voters electing governments. He called for a case against the Election Commissioner for "corrupt practice" involving bogus voters, vowing they would face trial after the Lok Sabha polls. Thackeray labelled the BJP a "bogus gang" for allegedly breaking parties and "stealing" votes. Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Monday accused the ruling BJP of vote theft by asserting tha ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], October 28 (ANI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday criticised the Election Commission of India's (ECI) decision to implement a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voters list in Kerala and other states, calling it "a direct challenge to the democratic process" and urging the poll body to withdraw from actions that "undermine its own credibility." "The Election Commission of India's decision to implement a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) ...Read More >
Guwahati, October 28: In an announcement that stirred curiosity across Assam's political and civic circles, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, on Monday, left the state out of the second phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The omission raised eyebrows, particularly since Assam is among the states scheduled for Assembly elections next year. However, the Election Commission of India (ECI) clarified that the state's exclusion stemmed from its unique leg ...Read More >
Jaipur: Rajasthan chief electoral officer Naveen Mahajan said Monday Rajasthan is fully prepared for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, to be conducted from Oct 28, 2025, to Feb 7, 2026. The state is among 12 participating in the second phase of national voter roll revision exercise. Mahajan said Rajasthan has 5.48 crore registered voters, whose verification will be carried out by 52,469 Booth Level Officers (BLOs). "Of these, 2.61 crore voters are above 40 years of age, wi ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Oct 27: The Congress on Monday accused the Election Commission of colluding with the Modi government to carry out a "game of vote chori (voter theft)" across 12 states under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The party alleged that after Bihar's revision drive, which it claimed led to the deletion of 69 lakh names, the same "exercise in voter manipulation" was now being expanded nationwide. Soon after the Election Commission on Monday announced holding Special In ...Read More >
In a significant move to streamline voter registration, the Election Commission has expanded its list of valid documents. Bihar's freshly revised voter rolls now incorporate Aadhaar cards, enhancing the process across twelve states and union territories. The Election Commission has included the voters' list of Bihar published after the special intensive revision and Aadhaar card in the list of indicative documents people will have to submit in the 12 states and union territories where the elect ...Read More >
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin accused the BJP-AIADMK combine of attempting to win elections by disenfranchising voters through the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. He warned that this tactic, which allegedly led to 65 lakh people losing voting rights in Bihar, would fail in Tamil Nadu. Stalin asserted the DMK would legally counter any undemocratic measures. With the EC announcing to implement the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Tamil ...Read More >
Chennai: CM M K Stalin held an urgent meeting with DMK allies on Monday evening and said an all-party meeting would be conducted on Nov 2 to discuss steps to counter the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. As soon as ECI made the announcement on the schedule for conducting SIR in TN, Stalin convened an emergency meeting of his allies at Anna Arivalayam. Stalin briefed about the impending challenges due to SIR and the need for a joint effort to tackle those challenges. It was then decided ...Read More >
Kolkata: Trinamool, CPM and Congress responded cautiously to the Election Commission's (EC) announcement of the rollout of the special intensive revision (SIR) of voter rolls on Monday in sharp contrast to the BJP's exuberance. The commission has called an all-party meeting on Tuesday to discuss the modalities of the rollout.Trinamool spokesperson Kunal Ghosh said his party would "democratically protest" any attempt to remove legitimate voters from the rolls. "We have no problem with electoral r ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Oct 27: The Election Commission will conduct phase two of the special intensive revision of electoral rolls in 12 states and Union Territories between November and February, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar announced on Monday. The states and Union Territories are: the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Puducherry, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. Among these, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Kerala, and ...Read More >
Chennai: Shortly after the Election Commission of India announced the rollout of the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in 12 States / UT on Monday, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin declared, "We will resist disenfranchisement and defeat #VoteTheft". The DMK and its allies will hold a meeting on November 2 in this connection. The AIADMK and BJP, however, backed the SIR exercise and accused the DMK of trying to divert the issue. "To carry out Special Intensive Revision just month ...Read More >
Gyanesh Kumar further added that Aadhaar Card is not a proof of date of birth or domicile.Source : jorono/Pixabay Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Monday announced that the Election Commission will undertake a pan-India Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists in 12 states and union territories. "...The voter lists in all states undergoing SIR will be frozen at 12 am tonight. BLOs will distribute Unique Enumeration Forms to all voters on these lists. These forms will contain ...Read More >
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