Election Commission
- India
SIR in Bengal: EC to use AI tools to detect fake, deceased voters
Kolkata: The Election Commission is set to introduce artificial intelligence-based verification systems during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in West Bengal to prevent the inclusion of fake…
- India
Assam will undergo special revision of its electoral rolls: EC
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) said on Monday that Assam will undergo a special revision of its electoral rolls, an exercise that will culminate in the publication of the…
- India
SIR phase II: Over 50 cr enumeration forms distributed, says EC
New Delhi: More than 50 crore of the nearly 51 crore electors in nine states and three union territories have received enumeration forms under the ongoing special intensive revision of the voters’…
- India
SIR Phase II: Over 97 pc enumeration forms distributed, says ECI
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday released its 3:00 PM Daily Bulletin for November 16, announcing near-complete progress in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) Phase II of…
- India
TVK holds protest against SIR across Tamil Nadu
Chennai: Actor-Politician Vijay-led Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam on Sunday held a statewide demonstration against the SIR of electoral rolls exercise being carried out across Tamil Nadu. TVK state general secretary N Anand and…
- India
Lalu’s son Tej Pratap finishes 3rd in Mahua; LJP (RV) nominee winner
Patna: RJD supremo Lalu Prasad’s elder son and Janshakti Janta Dal chief Tej Pratap Yadav was on Friday relegated to the third spot in Bihar’s Mahua seat, with LJP (RV) candidate Sanjay…
- Mumbai
Raut alleges BJP-EC collusion in Bihar polls, says ‘same Maharashtra pattern’
Mumbai: With trends suggesting a big win for the NDA in Bihar, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Friday claimed the assembly election results were not shocking as the Election Commission…
- India
‘Silent invisible rigging’: fumes TMC fumes over 34 lakh Aadhaar deactivation
Kolkata: The TMC on Thursday tore into the EC and the BJP after UIDAI disclosed that around 32-34 lakh Aadhaar numbers have been deactivated in West Bengal, and alleged the figures point…
- India
Rahul Gandhi accuses BJP and EC of ‘vote chori’ and ‘murder of democracy’
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that the BJP and Election Commission are colluding to carry out “vote chori” and “murder of democracy” is playing out live. In a…
- Politics
Shivakumar claims EC misused office, deleted migrant names in Bihar
New Delhi: Congress leader and Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar Monday alleged the Election Commission had not done justice to the Bihar electorate as it deleted from the electoral rolls…
- India
EC says gender turnout data released only at final count, defying RJD’s demand
New Delhi: Amid criticism of the Election Commission by RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav for “not disclosing” the male-female data of the first phase of the Bihar assembly polls, officials on Monday underlined…
- India
SC to begin hearing pleas challenging EC’s decision to conduct pan-India SIR on Tuesday
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to commence hearing pleas challenging the Election Commission’s decision to conduct pan-India Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls on Tuesday. A bench of Justices…
- India
Bengal woman, daughter critical after suicide bid over SIR form fear
Kolkata: A 27-year-old woman in West Bengal’s Hooghly district allegedly attempted suicide along with her minor daughter, reportedly out of fear after not receiving a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) enumeration form, her…
- Chennai
Ensure no eligible voter is left out during SIR, TN CM Stalin announces helpline
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Sunday called upon his party men to ensure none among the eligible voters are missed out during the ongoing SIR in the state.…
- India
SIR a bid to institutionalise ‘vote theft’: Rahul Gandhi
Pachmarhi: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Sunday alleged that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is an attempt to cover up “vote theft” and institutionalise…
