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India

Bengal SIR: Re-verification results into additional eight lakh excludable voters

Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI)’s decision for re-verification of data provided in the duly-filled enumeration forms collected by the booth-level officers (BLOs) during the first stage of the three-level ongoing…
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Two die by suicide in Bengal amid alleged fear over SIR process

Kolkata: Two persons died by suicide within a span of 24 hours in West Bengal’s Malda district, allegedly triggered by fear and anxiety linked to the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise,…

Hyderabad

Hyderabad: SIR is ‘NRC in disguise’, says Akhilesh Yadav

Hyderabad: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav has launched a scathing attack on the SIR of electoral rolls in Uttar Pradesh, alleging that it was “NRC in disguise” and part of a larger…
India

EC extends SIR timeline in six states, Union territories

New Delhi: The Election Commission on Thursday extended the timeline for Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in six states and Union territories following requests from the respective chief electoral officers.…
India

SIR in Bengal: Hearings on claims, objections only at DM offices, directs ECI

Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has directed the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, to conduct the hearings on the claims and objections in the second stage…
India

Lok Sabha to continue SIR discussion on Wednesday, Amit Shah to speak at 5 pm

New Delhi: The discussion on the Special Intensive Review (SIR) in the Lok Sabha will continue on Wednesday, and Union Home Minister Amit Shah will address the House on the electoral reforms…
India

Yogi Adityanath to BJP workers: Drop everything and focus on SIR

Gorakhpur: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday issued a stern directive to BJP MLAs and party office-bearers: treat the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists as a top priority.…

India

SIR: Voters furnishing forged documents to face strong legal action, says ECI

Kolkata: Voters furnishing forged identity or other related documents to have their names retained in the voter list during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal will be subjected to…
India

UP: Case filed over fake signatures during SIR in Saharanpur; two arrested

Saharanpur: Police have registered a case and arrested two persons for allegedly forging signatures during the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Saharanpur district, officials said on Monday. Chilkana SHO Vinod…
India

Bengal SIR: ECI stresses on minute progeny mapping

Kolkata: With the digitisation of enumeration forms in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal almost nearing conclusion, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has directed the electoral officers in…
India

Special SIR camp for sex workers in Kolkata’s red-light area on Dec 9

Kolkata: The West Bengal CEO’s office is set to launch a camp on December 9 at Sonagachi, Asia’s largest red-light district, to aid sex workers in filling up enumeration forms as part…
India

ECI extends SIR schedule by one week for Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday decided to extend by one week the SIR schedule for Kerala in view of the upcoming local body polls in the state. The…
India

SIR: Uttarakhand starts voter verification for 2003 rolls

Dehradun: Uttarakhand has begun pre-registration work for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, aimed at verifying voters whose names figured in the 2003 rolls, an official statement said on Thursday.…
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Bengal SIR: CEO tells BLOs to re-verify forms by Dec 11

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Agarwal directed booth-level officers (BLOs) engaged in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls to re-check enumeration forms and ensure that names of all…
India

Bengal SIR: 50 lakh names identified for likely exclusion from voters’ list

Kolkata: Around 50 lakh names in West Bengal have been identified for exclusion in the voters’ list as per the latest trend available during the digitisation of the enumeration forms in the…