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India

Bengal polls: Third supplementary list on adjudication cases released

Kolkata: The third supplementary list for judicial adjudication cases in West Bengal was published on Saturday at around 10.15 p.m. The list has been made available on the websites of the Election…
Kolkata

No dispute now: Ex-Calcutta HC judge after name appears on SIR list

Justice Sahidullah Munshi, a retired Calcutta High Court judge, clarified on Saturday, March 28, that his name, along with his wife and son, has now appeared in the second supplementary Special Intensive…

India

Beyond CAA-NRC: SIR emerges as new axis of polarisation in Bengal

Kolkata: Communal polarisation in West Bengal is acquiring a sharper edge ahead of the 2026 assembly polls, moving beyond campaign rhetoric into sustained street-level mobilisation, with the SIR exercise emerging as a…
India

Bengal SIR: EC publishes second supplementary voter list

Kolkata: The Election Commission published the second supplementary list under the SIR of electoral rolls in West Bengal, an official said. The poll panel, however, did not provide details on the total…
Hyderabad

Siasat’s ‘Check Your SIR’ initiative sees massive public response in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: In a powerful step toward community empowerment, the “Check Your SIR” initiative launched at the Siasat Office has been receiving an overwhelming response from citizens across the city. The initiative, introduced under…
India

Ex-Calcutta HC judge to move tribunal after name deleted from Bengal voter list

Kolkata: After the first supplementary list of “under adjudication” voters was published on Monday, March 23, Calcutta High Court’s retired judge and West Bengal Waqf Board chairperson Shahidullah Munshi claimed that his…
India

Second Bengal supplementary voter list likely by March 27–28: EC

Kolkata: The second supplementary list under the SIR of electoral rolls in West Bengal is likely to be published by March 27-28, a senior Election Commission official said. Around 36 lakh voter…

Hyderabad

Is family mapping of voters enough for SIR in Telangana?

Hyderabad: Ahead of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls, which is all set to begin soon in Telangana districts, including Hyderabad, along with other states that were not covered in…
India

Bengal SIR: ECI publishes 1st supplementary list of judicial adjudication cases

Kolkata: The first supplementary list for judicial adjudication of voters classified under the “logical discrepancy category” was published exactly at midnight after a day-long wait. The list was published online first on…
Kolkata

SIR fallout gives TMC edge in Bengal polls, says Sagarika Ghose

Kolkata: TMC’s Rajya Sabha MP Sagarika Ghose said anti-incumbency in West Bengal, which was localised, has largely been obscured by the fallout of the SIR exercise, giving the party a distinct edge…
Hyderabad

SIR in Hyderabad: Asaduddin Owaisi advises voters to keep these documents ready

Hyderabad: In view of the upcoming Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Hyderabad and other districts of Telangana, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi has advised voters to…
India

Bengal SIR: ECI constitutes 19 Appellate Tribunals

Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday issued a notification announcing the constitution of 19 Appellate Tribunals to hear objections on decisions taken by judicial officers during ongoing adjudications of…
India

SIR: 544 Muslim voters marked for deletion in UP village leads to one man

Lucknow: The names of as many as 544 Muslim residents from the Louharipur village in Shamli district were reportedly asked to be deleted from the electoral rolls during the Special Intensive Revision…
India

Poll dates for West Bengal out but 45 lakh voter cases still hang in balance

The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the schedule for the West Bengal Assembly elections on Sunday evening, March 15, even as the fate of lakhs of voters in the state remains…
Hyderabad

Hyderabad voters wait for BLOs despite few days left for pre-SIR family mapping

Hyderabad: Many voters in Hyderabad are still waiting for the visits of Booth Level Officers (BLOs) for progeny mapping under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR). As the exercise is expected to begin…