special intensive revision
- India
West Bengal BLO found dead; suicide note cites work pressure, probe on
Kolkata: A Booth Level Officer (BLO) was found dead in West Bengal‘s Bankura district on Sunday, triggering allegations that work-related pressure linked to the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls…
- India
Y-plus category security given to Bengal CEO amid ongoing SIR
New Delhi/Kolkata: The Centre has provided an armed security cover to West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Agarwal in the wake of a potential threat to him due to the ongoing…
- Kolkata
SIR hearings to begin on Saturday in Bengal; 32 L unmapped voters to be covered
Kolkata: The hearings under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in West Bengal will commence on Saturday, with 3,234 centres set up across the state, a senior official said.…
- Kerala
Electoral roll observers appointed for SIR in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala CEO Rathan U Kelkar said on Wednesday that four electoral roll observers have been appointed for all 14 districts of the state to ensure a smooth and transparent special intensive…
- Elections
Draft electoral roll published in Kerala as part of SIR; over 24L names removed
Thiruvananthapuram: The draft voters’ list prepared as part of the SIR of the electoral roll in Kerala was published by the ECI on Tuesday, where over 24 lakh names have been removed.…
- India
SIR in Bengal: 45K voters deleted from Mamata’s assembly seat
Kolkata: The TMC leadership has decided to instruct its booth-level agents to carry out fresh, door-to-door scrutiny of deleted voters’ names in Bhabanipur, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s assembly constituency, after…
- India
Pan India SIR: Over 1 crore voters missing from draft rolls, West Bengal tops list
New Delhi: As many as 12.32 crore electors have found their names in the draft electoral rolls of three states and two Union territories published on Tuesday as part of the ongoing…
- Kolkata
Election Commissioner to release West Bengal voter list on Dec 16
Kolkata: The Election Commission is set to publish the draft electoral rolls for West Bengal on Tuesday following the completion of the statewide Special Intensive Revision (SIR) ahead of the 2026 assembly…
- 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.…
- Hyderabad
How cybercriminals use SIR to scam people; police issues advisory
Hyderabad: Cybercriminals appear to have found a new avenue to capitalise on — the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR). As the SIR exercise rolls out in several states, the police have issued…
- India
SIR shadow looms over Winter Session as govt seeks Opposition’s support
New Delhi: The Winter Session of Parliament begins on Monday under the shadow of SIR, with several parties uniting against it and threatening to stall proceedings in both houses if a discussion…
- India
Bengal: BLOs accuse EC of ignoring work-pressure concerns
Kolkata: Members of a BLO rights platform with Trinamool Congress leanings on Saturday staged a protest outside the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) here, demanding compensation for colleagues who allegedly…
- India
SIR a death trap for BLOs: Congress
New Delhi: After claiming deaths of over 25 booth-level officers (BLOs) due to SIR-related work stress, the Congress on Friday accused the Election Commission and the Modi government of having blood on…
- India
BLOs hold protest outside Bengal CEO’s office over ‘excessive’ work pressure under SIR
Kolkata: Booth-level officers, engaged in the ongoing SIR process in West Bengal, scuffled with police personnel on Monday while trying to enter the CEO’s office here during a demonstration to protest against…
- India
Mamata slams SIR as ‘chaotic, coercive’, urges CEC to stop exercise
Kolkata: Upping the ante on SIR, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wrote a strongly worded letter to CEC Gyanesh Kumar on Thursday, asking him to immediately halt the exercise that she…
