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Smriti Irani’s name included in Amethi voter list under SIR

Amethi: Former Union minister Smriti Irani’s name has been included in the voter list of Amethi under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process, officials and local Bharatiya Janara Party (BJP) leaders said…
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Bengal SIR: ECI clarifies further on notice to Amartya Sen

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday, December 7, further clarified on the notice for hearing on claims and objections on the draft voters’ list was served to Nobel Awardee economist…

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UP SIR: 128 inclusion claims submitted in a day, max by BJP

Lucknow: Political parties in Uttar Pradesh submitted 128 claims for inclusion of voters and no objections seeking deletion from the electoral rolls till Wednesday evening, January 7, with the maximum coming from…
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Landmark judgments to crushing orders, 2025 was topsy-turvy for Indian courts

A High Court judge’s home goes up in flames on Holi and Rs 15 crore in cash tumbles out. A lush forest is razed overnight for an IT park until students block…
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Bengal SIR hearing: ECI relaxes rules for migrant workers, students

Kolkata: Physical presence for hearing sessions will not be mandatory for migrant workers from West Bengal who are currently residing in other states for their livelihoods and students from the state studying…
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SIR notice to Nobel laureate Amartya Sen: ECI clarifies on ‘error’

The Election Commission of India (ECI), on Tuesday, clarified the claims made by the Trinamool Congress General Secretary and Lok Sabha MP Abhishek Banerjee accusing the Commission of serving notice for a…
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Amartya Sen caught in SIR row over spelling error, TMC slams EC

Nobel laureate Amartya Sen has been issued a notice by the Election Commission (EC) for a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) hearing for a spelling error in the enumeration form, with Trinamool Congress (TMC)…

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Over 2 crore voter names removed from UP draft electoral rolls

The much-anticipated draft electoral rolls of Uttar Pradesh were released on Tuesday, January 6, stating that 2.89 crore voters’ names have been removed and 46.23 lakh are dead. These names could not…
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EC using mobile apps developed by BJP’s IT cell to conduct SIR: Mamata

Gangasagar: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleged on Tuesday that the Election Commission is using mobile applications developed by the BJP’s IT cell to conduct the ongoing SIR exercise in the…
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SIR: Draft electoral rolls of UP to be published; parties, public to get access

The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced that the draft electoral rolls of Uttar Pradesh will be published on Tuesday, January 6, marking a crucial step in the state’s electoral preparations, officials…
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Mohammed Shami, brother get EC notice over SIR discrepancies

Fast bowler Mohammed Shami and his brother Mohammed Kaif have been summoned by the Election Commission (EC) for a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) hearing in Kolkata due to discrepancies in their voter…
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Bengal SIR: CEO office finds 14 voters holding Bangladeshi passports

Amid the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal, the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) has received information about 14 voters who are holding Indian EPIC cards and Bangladeshi…
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Bengal SIR: ECI gets 1,90,463 applications for inclusion of new names

Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has provided statistical details of applications for additions and deletions of names in the voters’ list, submitted during the hearing sessions on claims and objections…
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Bengal SIR: ECI directs CEO to bar political intervention at hearing sessions

Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday directed the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, to ensure that there is no intervention by booth-level agents (BLAs) or…
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SIR in UP: Congress forms committee in each district

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Congress has formed a committee of senior party leaders in each district for the scrutiny of the draft electoral roll scheduled to be published on January 6. Provisional…