special intensive revision
- Hyderabad
SIR in Hyderabad: Issue of deleted voters with EPIC card flagged
Hyderabad: In every assembly or Lok Sabha election in Telangana, there is one common complaint by the voters- “My vote got deleted from the electoral rolls.” These are not just isolated incidents,…
- News
SIR: Restore residency certificates, NGOs urge Telangana CM
Hyderabad: Two civil society organisations have written to Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy seeking urgent measures to ensure the timely issuance of permanent residency, caste and family member certificates in the wake…
- Hyderabad
SIR enumeration forms missing at Hyderabad booths as deadline nears
Hyderabad: Hyderabad’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is running into trouble on the ground, with Booth Level Officers (BLO) discovering that enumeration forms are missing from their allocated bundles, residents in…
- Hyderabad
Use SIR route for restore voter names: HC to Hyderabad family
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Tuesday, June 30, declined to intervene in a plea challenging the deletion of a Hyderabad family’s names from the electoral roll, holding that the ongoing Special Intensive…
- Politics
Opposition, Independent MPs write to CJI on SIR, EC’s role
New Delhi: Twenty-three political parties along with an Independent MP on Tuesday, June 30, sent a joint letter to Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on the SIR process, the role of…
- Hyderabad
Amberpet residents raise concerns over not getting SIR forms
Hyderabad: As the Special Intensive Revision of the electoral rolls is underway in Telangana, residents of Amberpet in Hyderabad have alleged that they are yet to receive the enumeration forms. Residents of…
- Bangalore
Karnataka to issue permanent residence certificates for SIR
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Monday, June 29, announced that the state government will issue permanent residence certificates to facilitate citizens participating in the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision…
- Bangalore
SIR begins in Bengaluru from June 30, over 8,900 BLOs deployed
Bengaluru: The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls will commence across Karnataka from June 30, with the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) completing elaborate preparations for the month-long verification exercise. The door-to-door…
- Telangana
SIR: Telangana logs 1.73 crore enumeration forms in four days
Hyderabad: Telangana’s election machinery has completed nearly 1.73 crore enumeration forms in just four days under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) said on Monday, June…
- Telangana
Telangana SIR being used to remove Opposition votes: Ponnam
Hyderabad: Alleging that the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is being used as a cover to delete votes of political opponents, Telangana minister Ponnam Prabhakar on Monday, June 29, urged…
- Hyderabad
Telangana HC directs ECI to consider printing SIR forms in Urdu
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Monday, June 29, directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to consider printing enumeration forms in Urdu, noting a substantial Urdu-speaking population in Hyderabad. ECI’s Special…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: Special voter roll revision to begin from June 30
Bengaluru: The Election Commission of India (ECI) will launch the third phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls from June 30, with booth-level officers (BLOs) set to conduct door-to-door…
- Hyderabad
Telangana SIR: 40 lakh forms filled on Sunday, 42.33 pc state covered
Hyderabad: On the fourth day of door-to-door distribution of enumeration as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, Booth-Level officers covered 42.33 per cent of the population, distributing 1,43,17,635…
- Hyderabad
40-year-old Hyderabad man hangs himself over SIR stress
Hyderabad: A 40-year-old cab driver in Hyderabad died by suicide on the early hours of Sunday, June 28, allegedly due to fear of losing his name from the electoral rolls amid the…
- India
Ex-The Telegraph editor’s passport renewal stalled after SIR deletion
Kolkata: Former editor of The Telegraph, R Rajagopal, finds himself in a “state of civic uncertainty”. His passport renewal has been put on hold after his name was found missing from Bengal’s Special…
