SIR
- India
Bengal SIR: ECI to seek explanations from BLOs on doubtful cases in draft voters’ list
Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI) will take written explanations from the booth-level officers (BLOs) engaged in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal on the doubtful cases in…
- India
SIR: 1 lakh voters deleted from Stalin’s Kolathur seat in draft electoral roll
Chennai: More than 1,03,812 voters have been removed from Chief Minister M.K. Stalin’s Kolathur constituency, marking one of the biggest single reductions in the state-wide Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral…
- India
SIR in Tamil Nadu: 97.4 lakh voters removed, says CEO
Chennai: A total of 97.4 lakh voters have been removed from the Tamil Nadu voter list, following the enumeration phase of the SIR exercise and the state’s electoral roll now has 5.43…
- India
SIR in Gujarat: Draft electoral roll to be published on December 19
Gandhinagar: The process of preparing the draft electoral roll under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) 2025 in Gujarat has entered its final stage, with the updated draft scheduled to be published on…
- India
Bengal SIR: EC publishes draft electoral rolls; over 58 lakh names deleted
Kolkata: The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday published West Bengal’s draft electoral rolls following SIR, with officials indicating that the names of more than 58 lakh voters have been deleted on various…
- India
Bengal SIR: Draft voters’ list to be published on Tuesday
Kolkata: The first stage of the three-level Special Intensive Revision in West Bengal will end on Tuesday, with over 58.08 lakh names already being identified as excludable for various reasons. Along with…
- India
‘Fearing’ SIR, another person dies by suicide in Bengal
Kolkata: Another person has died by suicide due to alleged fear of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise of the voter list being carried out by the Election Commission, in West Bengal’s…
- 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…
- News
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…
