SIR
- India
Will take SIR fight to Delhi sooner rather than later: CM Mamata
Singur: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee declared she would take her fight against the ongoing SIR exercise to Delhi sooner rather than later, after a last-minute rescheduling of her travel plans…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad voter list may shrink sharply after SIR in Telangana
Hyderabad: The voter list of Hyderabad is likely to shrink significantly after the upcoming Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in Telangana. After Phase I in Bihar, Phase II of…
- India
Only ‘Miyas’ are being evicted in Assam: CM Himanta
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday asserted that only ‘Miyas’ (Bengali-speaking Muslims) are being evicted in the state. He accused the opposition parties of concentrating on appeasing the Miyas,…
- India
Bengal minister Shashi Panja receives SIR notice
Kolkata: West Bengal minister Shashi Panja on Sunday said she has received a hearing notice under the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state and alleged that the…
- Telangana
SIR to be rolled out in Telangana soon – Know documents needed
Hyderabad: The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voters’ list in Telangana and other states that are not covered in phase I and II is likely to be conducted soon. On Saturday, January…
- India
Bengal SIR: EROs need clearances from SROs before uploading final voters’ list
Kolkata: The electoral registration officers (EROs) engaged in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal will need to obtain final clearance from the special roll observers (SROs) before uploading the…
- India
SIR being used to delete voters, alleges Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi/Ahmedabad: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, on Saturday, sharply escalated the political row over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, alleging…
- India
SIR rollout in remaining states soon: CEC Gyanesh Kumar
New Delhi: Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Saturday, January 24, said the special intensive revision (SIR) of voters’ lists in the remaining states will be rolled out soon as he described…
- India
SIR in Bengal done in hurry, says Nobel laureate Amartya Sen
Kolkata: Nobel laureate Amartya Sen has voiced deep unease over the SIR process in West Bengal, warning that the exercise is being conducted with “undue haste” and may jeopardise democratic participation, particularly…
- India
3 to 4 people dying by suicide in Bengal everyday due to SIR: Mamata
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday, January 23, claimed that three to four people are dying by suicide everyday in the state, due to anxiety over the ongoing SIR…
- India
Bengal SIR: ECI directs micro-observers, SROs on document authentication
Kolkata: Amid reports of unlisted identity documents being accepted as authentic ones during the hearing sessions on the claims and objections to the draft voters’ list in West Bengal, the Election Commission…
- India
SIR fair, just and reasonable: ECI to SC
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Thursday, January 22, termed the decision to undertake Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls “fair, just and reasonable”, and urged the Supreme Court to reject…
- India
CEC says pure voters’ list key to strengthen democracy
New Delhi: Against the backdrop of opposition parties questioning the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Wednesday, January 21, asserted that a “pure” voters’ list is…
- India
Mamata asks DMs to strictly follow SC’s directives on SIR
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has asked district magistrates to strictly adhere to the Supreme Court’s instructions on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, stressing that people must…
- India
Bengal SIR: EC steps up scrutiny in border districts, adds 12 SROs
Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI), on Tuesday, January 20, appointed 12 more Special Electoral Roll Observers (SROs) for West Bengal to review the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) in the…