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- Politics
Opposition, Independent MPs write to CJI on SIR, EC’s role
New Delhi: Twenty-three political parties along with an Independent MP on Tuesday, June 30, sent a joint letter to Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on the SIR process, the role of…
- Hyderabad
Amberpet residents raise concerns over not getting SIR forms
Hyderabad: As the Special Intensive Revision of the electoral rolls is underway in Telangana, residents of Amberpet in Hyderabad have alleged that they are yet to receive the enumeration forms. Residents of…
- Bangalore
Karnataka to issue permanent residence certificates for SIR
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Monday, June 29, announced that the state government will issue permanent residence certificates to facilitate citizens participating in the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision…
- Bangalore
SIR begins in Bengaluru from June 30, over 8,900 BLOs deployed
Bengaluru: The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls will commence across Karnataka from June 30, with the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) completing elaborate preparations for the month-long verification exercise. The door-to-door…
- Telangana
SIR: Telangana logs 1.73 crore enumeration forms in four days
Hyderabad: Telangana’s election machinery has completed nearly 1.73 crore enumeration forms in just four days under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) said on Monday, June…
- Telangana
Telangana SIR being used to remove Opposition votes: Ponnam
Hyderabad: Alleging that the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is being used as a cover to delete votes of political opponents, Telangana minister Ponnam Prabhakar on Monday, June 29, urged…
- Hyderabad
Telangana HC directs ECI to consider printing SIR forms in Urdu
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Monday, June 29, directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to consider printing enumeration forms in Urdu, noting a substantial Urdu-speaking population in Hyderabad. ECI’s Special…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: Special voter roll revision to begin from June 30
Bengaluru: The Election Commission of India (ECI) will launch the third phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls from June 30, with booth-level officers (BLOs) set to conduct door-to-door…
- Hyderabad
Telangana SIR: 40 lakh forms filled on Sunday, 42.33 pc state covered
Hyderabad: On the fourth day of door-to-door distribution of enumeration as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, Booth-Level officers covered 42.33 per cent of the population, distributing 1,43,17,635…
- Hyderabad
40-year-old Hyderabad man hangs himself over SIR stress
Hyderabad: A 40-year-old cab driver in Hyderabad died by suicide on the early hours of Sunday, June 28, allegedly due to fear of losing his name from the electoral rolls amid the…
- India
Ex-The Telegraph editor’s passport renewal stalled after SIR deletion
Kolkata: Former editor of The Telegraph, R Rajagopal, finds himself in a “state of civic uncertainty”. His passport renewal has been put on hold after his name was found missing from Bengal’s Special…
- Telangana
SIR in Telangana: Over 1 crore forms distributed in three days
Hyderabad: A total of 10,275,000 enumeration forms were distributed during the door-to-door survey between June 25 and June 27 as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) 2026 in Telangana. The survey…
- Telangana
Villagers on Telangana-Maharashtra border boycott SIR forms
Hyderabad: Residents of several villages in Kumaram Bheem Asifabad district on Friday, June 26, rejected enumeration forms being distributed as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Telangana, demanding…
- Hyderabad
Telangana Congress appoints coordinators for SIR monitoring
Hyderabad: The Telangana Congress on Thursday, June 25, appointed former MLCs, former MLAs, corporation chairpersons, and senior leaders to monitor the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in all 118 Assembly…
- India
SIR completes one year: Nearly 6 crore names deleted so far
New Delhi: The Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, which has so far led to the deletion of nearly six crore voters and triggered acrimony between the Opposition and the Election Commission,…