special intensive revision
- 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…
- 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
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…
- 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…
- India
UP SIR: Asked to remove 86 Muslim names from electoral roll, claims BLO
Amid the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process of the electoral rolls in Uttar Pradesh, a Booth Level Officer (BLO) claimed that a person named Dharmendra Maurya objected…
- India
Mamata calls EC ‘WhatsApp Commission’, urges SC to save democracy
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday, February 4, called the Election Commission of India (ECI) a “WhatsApp Commission,” alleging the poll body issued informal orders through the messaging platform to booth-level…
- India
SC to hear Bengal’s plea against SIR; Mamata may attend proceedings
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear on Wednesday, February 4, a plea filed by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee challenging the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in…
- India
EC teaming up with BJP to delete PDA voters through Form-7: Akhilesh
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday, February 3, accused the Election Commission of India of teaming up with the BJP in Uttar Pradesh to delete the names of PDA voters…
- Telangana
SIR targets poor voters, but PM’s educational certificate still hidden: Revanth
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Monday, February 2, alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s educational certificate has not been revealed, but illiterates and the poor are asked to produce…
- India
SC reserves verdict on pleas challenging EC’s SIR of electoral rolls in Bihar
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday, January 29, reserved its verdict on a batch of pleas, including the one filed by NGO Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), challenging the Special Intensive…
- India
Will take SIR fight to Delhi sooner rather than later: CM Mamata
Singur: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee declared she would take her fight against the ongoing SIR exercise to Delhi sooner rather than later, after a last-minute rescheduling of her travel plans…
- India
Only ‘Miyas’ are being evicted in Assam: CM Himanta
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday asserted that only ‘Miyas’ (Bengali-speaking Muslims) are being evicted in the state. He accused the opposition parties of concentrating on appeasing the Miyas,…
- India
EC facing sustained pressure, need to protect its independence: Kharge on Voters’ Day
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday, January 25, said that in recent times, institutions like the Election Commission have faced sustained pressure and therefore it is “our responsibility” to protect…
- India
SIR rollout in remaining states soon: CEC Gyanesh Kumar
New Delhi: Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Saturday, January 24, said the special intensive revision (SIR) of voters’ lists in the remaining states will be rolled out soon as he described…
