Election Commission
- India
SIR held to remove ‘infiltrators’ but EC had no option to tag them
New Delhi: The Election Commission’s (EC) software used in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls had no provision to flag any voter as a foreign national, according to an investigation by The…
- India
SC seeks reply from EC, CEC on SIR plea; questions Rahul’s march
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday, October 15, sought the Election Commission’s response on a plea by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and other Opposition leaders alleging large-scale deletion of voters and irregularities…
- India
SC advances hearing on plea concerning SIR in Delhi to October 28
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would hear on October 28 a plea seeking a direction to the Election Commission to place in public domain the list of electors…
- Hyderabad
Owaisi moves SC against SIR, joins Opposition’s legal fight
New Delhi: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi has moved the Supreme Court against the manner in which the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is being carried out, joining…
- Telangana
Revanth Reddy accuses centre, EC of using SIR to remove votes
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Monday, October 12, accused the Central government and the Election Commission (EC) over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Speaking to the…
- India
Keralam Assembly passes resolution for removal of CEC
Thiruvananthapuram: The Keralam Legislative Assembly on Monday, October 12, passed a resolution seeking the removal of CEC Gyanesh Kumar amid a raging controversy over the SIR of electoral rolls, with top Congress…
- India
Jharkhand CJP leaders allege being followed on train to Delhi
Ranchi: Leaders of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) in Jharkhand on Sunday, October 11, alleged that they were followed by men in plain clothes while travelling to Delhi to join the anti-Special…
- Hyderabad
Jantar Mantar crackdown: Hyderabad students stage SIR protest
Hyderabad: Students and activists staged a protest at Dharna Chowk here on Sunday, October 11, against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and the police action against protesters in Delhi. They…
- World
530 candidates to contest New Zealand’s 2026 General Election
Auckland: Seventeen registered political parties and 530 candidates will contest New Zealand’s 2026 General Election following the closure of candidate nominations. The Electoral Commission has confirmed that voters can now access party…
- Telangana
Entire world praises Indian electoral system: Telangana BJP chief
Hyderabad: Telangana Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) president N Ramchander Rao on Monday, October 5, said while the entire world lauds India’s democracy and electoral process, the Congress is trying to tarnish the…
- Bangalore
Karnataka SIR: BJP man admits to filling Form 7s. All of Muslims
Bengaluru: Amid furore over alleged mass deletions of voters of the minority community with rampant use of Form 7 in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in Karnataka,…
- Bangalore
Election commission tightens scrutiny of bulk form-7 applications
Bengaluru: The Election Commission has tightened scrutiny of Form-7 applications following allegations of misuse of the form to delete eligible voters from electoral rolls in Karnataka. The commission has directed all district…
- India
ECI orders special drive for left-out voters in post-SIR states
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has directed states and union territories where the nationwide Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has been completed to conduct a special drive…
- Bangalore
Karnataka SIR: FIR against BJP leader over voter deletion attempt
Belagavi: An FIR has been registered against Karnataka BJP leader Ravi Patil and others for allegedly attempting to get the names of 198 voters belonging to the minority community deleted from the…
- Bangalore
Karnataka CM stages sit-in against CEO, claims ‘electoral fraud’
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, along with his Cabinet colleagues and MLAs, staged a sit-in outside Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) V Anbukkumar’s office on Thursday, October 1, demanding a first information…