SIR
- India
Bengal SIR: Scrutiny deadline ends in four days
Kolkata: With only four days left for the scrutiny of the supporting identity documents provided by the voters at the hearing session regarding the claims and objections to the draft voters’ list…
- India
SIR: UP CEO refutes SP’s charges, says deletion under Form 7 a statutory process
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer Navdeep Rinwa on Tuesday rejected SP chief Akhilesh Yadav’s allegations regarding large-scale irregularities in the SIR exercise, asserting that the use of Form 7 for deletion…
- Hyderabad
SIR in Hyderabad: Know what to do before BLOs reach your doorstep
Hyderabad: Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voters’ list is all set to begin in the next few weeks in Telangana, and in view of it, booth-level officers (BLOs) in Hyderabad and…
- India
EC suspends 7 Bengal officials, directs CS to initiate disciplinary action
New Delhi: Using its powers under the electoral law, the Election Commission has suspended seven officials in West Bengal with immediate effect for serious misconduct, dereliction of duty and misuse of statutory…
- Featured News
From custodianship to command: Judicial review and electoral integrity
The conduct of elections in India is constitutionally entrusted to the Election Commission of India (ECI) under Article 324 of the Constitution. This power, described as plenary in form, has nonetheless been…
- India
Bengal SIR hearings end; 4.98 lakh more voters identified for deletion
Kolkata: The hearing phase on claims and objections to the draft voters’ list in West Bengal concluded on Saturday evening, with 4.98 lakh additional names identified as eligible for deletion from the…
- India
SIR: Kerala MLA claims BJP targeting minority voters, will file complaint
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala MLA and Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) leader AKM Ashraf has made strong allegations against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), accusing it of colluding with electoral officials to reject votes from…
- News
Bengal SIR: DMs have no control over micro-observers, says ECI
Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday, February 13, clarified that district magistrates (DMs), who also function as district electoral officers (DEOs), have no authority to seek explanations from micro-observers…
- India
Somnath SIR: 269 file bulk forms to delete 15,000 voters, majority Muslim
As many as 15,663 forms were filed in bulk to delete voters from the electoral rolls during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Gujarat’s Somnath assembly constituency in January, a majority of…
- Hyderabad
Masjide Azizia hosts awareness workshop over SIR in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The Masjide Azizia in Humayunnagar once again reaffirmed its role as more than a place of worship. Amidst growing public anxiety over the proposed Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls,…
- India
Bengal CEO to meet ECI to finalise new date for final voters list publication
Kolkata: The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, Manoj Kumar Agarwal will hold a crucial meeting with the full bench of the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday to finalise the…
- India
Supreme Court extends West Bengal SIR deadline by one week
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, February 9, extended the deadline for completing the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls in West Bengal by one week from its original deadline…
- Hyderabad
SIR in Hyderabad: Fill these forms to stay hassle-free
Hyderabad: In phase III of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), Telangana districts, including Hyderabad, are going to witness the exercise, and in order to stay hassle-free, the electors need to consider filling…
- India
SC to hear Mamata Banerjee’s plea against Bengal SIR today
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday, February 9, the plea filed by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee challenging the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral…
- India
Bengal SIR: Application against CM Mamata’s personal appearance in SC
An application has been filed against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s personal appearance in the Supreme Court in relation to last week’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) hearing against the Election Commission…
