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An Election Commission of India team, led by Deputy Election Commissioner Gyanesh Bharti, will visit West Bengal on October 8-9 to assess the preparedness for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. The team will tour four districts, and Bharti will conduct a video-conference meeting on October 8 to review various pre-revision activities, including e-roll mapping and BLO arrangements. A team of the Election Commission of India, led by Deputy Election Commissioner Gyanesh Bharti, will vis ...Read More >
Patna: In Bihar, the Election Commission (EC) has identified approximately 14,000 electors who are over 100 years old. However, there has been a notable decrease in the number of electors classified as 'very senior citizens', those aged 85 and above, following the special intensive revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls.Initially, on Jan 1, there were 16,07,527 electors aged over 85. This number significantly dropped to 4,03,985 after the SIR. The revision also impacted the number of female elect ...Read More >
The Election Commission of India has enforced the Model Code of Conduct in Bihar, directing strict compliance on defacement, misuse of official resources, and advertisements funded by public exchequer. Over 800 flying squads are deployed to ensure swift complaint resolution, with citizens able to report violations via a 24/7 call center and the C-Vigil App. The Election Commission of India (ECI) has issued directions to the Chief Secretary and Chief Electoral Officer of Bihar regarding the imme ...Read More >
Kolkata: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday cautioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to "trust" his closest party and Cabinet colleague Amit Shah. She claimed that the present Union home minister "may one day become his Mir Zafar". Ms Banerjee alleged that Mr Shah's actions are like those of an "acting Prime Minister". She said: "Mr Shah works as an acting PM. But the PM knows everything. I am sorry to say this... We can request the PM not to trust Mr Shah always. Ek din ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 7 (UNI) The Supreme Court, while hearing a batch of petitions challenging the Election Commission of India's (ECI) SIR process in Bihar, said, "The question of probing so much will arise when there are genuine people". A bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi observed that there appeared to be "some confusion" over whether the voters added to Bihar's final electoral rolls during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) were among those previously deleted from ...Read More >
CEC Gyanesh Kumar concluded his Bihar tour. He announced new initiatives for the upcoming assembly elections. The voters' list underwent purification after 22 years. EPIC cards will be delivered within 15 days. Mobile deposit facilities will be at polling booths. Elections will conclude before November 22. These measures will be replicated nationwide. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Sunday announced that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise had "purified" Bihar's vot ...Read More >
Bihar's assembly elections are introducing a new mobile deposit facility outside polling booths to streamline voting and prevent overcrowding. This is part of 17 digital initiatives, including 100% webcasting and enhanced EVM features, aimed at making the election process more convenient, safe, and transparent for citizens. These reforms will eventually be replicated nationwide. Bihar's assembly elections are going digital, with a new mobile deposit facility outside polling booths aimed at maki ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 6 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Monday informed that the Election Commission of India (ECI) has decided to conduct a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists throughout the country after announcing the schedule for the Bihar Assembly elections. The 243 Assembly seats in Bihar will go to the polls in two phases on November 6 and November 11, with the counting of votes scheduled for November 14. Addressing the press conferences, the C ...Read More >
As Bihar heads into assembly elections next month (November 6), the Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced a major digital overhaul of its polling infrastructure. The state will serve as the pilot for ECI Net, a new one-stop digital platform that promises real-time updates and streamlined coordination across all levels of election management. Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, while announcing the two-phase election schedule on Monday, called ECI Net "the mother of all apps" a ...Read More >
New Delhi, October 6: The Election Commission of India (ECI) said on Monday that the Bihar Assembly elections will be conducted in two phases, on November 6 and November 11, with results scheduled for declaration on November 14. Addressing the media, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, along with Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, described the upcoming elections as the "mother of all elections", emphasising the commission's commitment to ensuring a peaceful and ...Read More >
Indian and EU officials will commence their 14th round of free trade agreement talks in Brussels on Monday, aiming to resolve differences and conclude negotiations by December. Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal is hopeful for an early agreement, which seeks to boost bilateral commerce and investments. Senior officials of India and the 27-nation European Union (EU) will commence the next round of talks for a proposed free trade agreement on Monday in Brussels to iron out differences on issues for e ...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 offic ...Read More >
The Election Commission will deploy 470 officers, comprising 320 IAS and 60 IPS, as observers for Bihar's upcoming assembly elections and seven bypolls. This significant deployment ensures a level playing field. Observers will be briefed on October 3, preceding the EC's Bihar visit on October 4 to review poll preparedness. The Election Commission will deploy 470 officers as its observers for the upcoming assembly elections in Bihar and seven assembly bypolls to ensure a level playing field in t ...Read More >
Patna: The Opposition parties and civil society organisations have met the final electoral roll published under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Bihar with scepticism and criticism. They have questioned the data provided by the Election Commission (EC), alleged a scam, and sought clarifications from the Commission. The final roll released on Tuesday revealed 7.42 crore voters in the state, which was 47 lakh less than the 7.89 crore voters present in the rolls on June 24 before ...Read More >
In Bihar, the final voter list is out - it has 7.4 crore names. But getting here wasn't easy. The Election Commission (EC) carried out something called a "special intensive revision" (SIR) of the list just months before the state's assembly elections, and that caused a lot of confusion. Here's what happened: People were upset because the EC asked for too many documents in a short time, especially in a state where many people don't have proper papers. There was also confusion about whether Aadh ...Read More >
Bihar Election Final Voter List Pdf Download 2025: While 65 lakh names were dropped in the draft roll, another 3.66 lakh were removed while 21.53 lakh new electors were added in the final list, according to the Election Commission. The Election Commission of India (ECI) has released the final list for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar on September 30, 2025 Tuesday. The list includes around 7.4 crore voters. The first draft was released in August earlier this year. The draft list ha ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 30 (PTI) The total number of electors in poll-bound Bihar have come down to 7.42 crore in the final electoral roll published on Tuesday from 7.89 crore before the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter list carried out by the Election Commission. The final figure is, however, more than 7.24 crore electors named in the draft list issued on August 1, which had removed 65 lakh voters from the original list on various accounts, including deaths, migration and duplication of voters ...Read More >
New Delhi, September 30: The Election Commission of India on Tuesday published the much-awaited final voter list as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in poll-bound Bihar. During the enumeration phase of the SIR held from June 24 to July 25, more than 7.24 crore electors -- out of a total of 7.89 crore -- submitted their details. The draft rolls, however, showed about 65 lakh voters missing. These 65 lakh missing voters include 22 lakh deceased (2.83 per cent), 36 lakh (4.59 per cent) ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Election Commission of India on Tuesday published the much-awaited final voter list as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in poll-bound Bihar. During the enumeration phase of the SIR held from June 24 to July 25, more than 7.24 crore electors -- out of a total of 7.89 crore -- submitted their details. The draft rolls, however, showed about 65 lakh voters missing. These 65 lakh missing voters include 22 lakh deceased (2.83 per cent), 36 lakh (4.5 ...Read More >
Patna: The Election Commission on Tuesday announced that it has come out with the "final electoral roll" in Bihar ahead of the assembly polls, taking into account all the claims and objections to the draft voters' lists, which were published as part of special intensive revision (SIR). The Chief Electoral Officer in Bihar made the announcement on its Facebook page, tagging the Election Commission of India. "In the light of Special Intensive Revision, the final electoral roll has been published ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Tuesday released the revised voter list of poll-bound Bihar after conducting the special intensive revision.The poll body released the new poll roll on the website. "In light of the special intensive revision, the final electoral roll has been published on 30.09.2025. Any voter can view the details of their name in the electoral roll through the provided link," EC said in a social media post on X.This comes after the poll body had undertaken the drive in Jul ...Read More >
Jaipur: The Election Commission (EC) Sunday appointed central observers for the upcoming bypolls in Anta assembly constituency.Fifteen IAS officers and three IPS officers from Rajasthan were also appointed as central officers for polls in Bihar and bypolls in other states.The Anta seat fell vacant after the sitting BJP MLA, Kanwarlal Meena, was disqualified following his sentencing to three years in prison for pointing a pistol at a sub-divisional magistrate (SDM).The observers, comprising 320 I ...Read More >
. NEW DELHI: The Election Commission is likely to announce assembly bypolls in seven states along with the Bihar polls, and will deploy a total 470 officers from various civil services as general, police and expenditure observers for the simultaneous exercises.EC, in a statement issued on Sunday, shared that the 470 observers - including 320 from the IAS, 60 from IPS and 90 from IRS/IRAS/ICAS etc - will watch over Bihar assembly election and bypolls to Budgam and Nagrota assembly constituency (A ...Read More >
Bihar Assembly Election: The Election Commission of India (ECI) will deploy 470 Central Observers in Bihar and bye-elections in various states to ensure fair and impartial conduct of polls in these states, the apex poll authority said Sunday. In an official release, EC said the Central Observers (General, Police and Expenditure) will be entrusted with "the crucial and solemn responsibility to ensure the fairness, impartiality and credibility of elections, which form the bedrock of the democratic ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Neeraj Ghaywan's Homebound, India's official entry for the 2026 Oscars, opened in cinemas on Friday after the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) cleared it with 11 changes, including trimming 77 seconds of footage, altering a cricket match sequence by 32 seconds, and muting/replacing words in 6 places. 1 minute and 17 seconds of footage were censored, in total, according to Bollywood Hungama. Among the deletions were a five-second dialogue, "Aloo gobhi... khaate hai", and a two ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: EC on Thursday revised the rules relating to counting of postal ballots, making it mandatory for all postal ballot papers to be counted before the penultimate round of EVM/VVPATs counting is taken up.The new practice will be first implemented in Bihar where assembly polls are due in Nov.This restores the arrangement prior to May 2019, when EC had changed the guidelines to allow EVM counting to proceed regardless of postal ballot counting stage. The 2019 change did not rule out chances ...Read More >
Jammu: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said five marlas of land will be provided to each flood-affected family rendered homeless to allow them to reconstruct their dwelling units. Abdullah announced while interacting with residents of Duggain village in Billawar tehsil of Kathua district, whose houses and livelihoods were severely impacted by the recent flooding, an official press release informed. It said earlier, he conducted an aerial survey of the flood-affected areas in the distr ...Read More >
THE Election Commission has rolled out a new 'e-sign' feature on its ECINet portal and app, which requires those seeking to register as voters, or applying for deletion and corrections, to verify their identity using their Aadhaar-linked phone numbers. The EC move comes less than a week after Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi alleged the misuse of online voter deletion forms in Karnataka's Aland constituency, ahead of the 2023 state Assembly polls, as part of his press conference on "electo ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said it would cancel the entire Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar if any illegality was found in the methodology adopted by the Election Commission of India (ECI). Hearing the matter against the survey, a bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi said it was presuming that the top election body, being a constitutional authority, was following the law and mandatory rules in the conduct of the SIR. The top court ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday made it clear that the publication of final voter list being prepared by the poll body as part of the special intensive revision (SIR) in Bihar will not inhibit SC from striking it down 'if it finds any illegality in the process'. A bench of justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi verbally observed, "if we find any illegality (in the SIR), we will definitely strike it down" regardless of the finalisation of the revised list. SC also refused to modify its ...Read More >
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