special intensive revision
- 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…
- India
Rise in illegal Bangladeshis attempting crossings amid SIR drives: BSF officials
Kolkata: The number of illegal Bangladeshi nationals attempting to cross the India-Bangladesh border in South Bengal has risen sharply in recent weeks, a surge that is being linked to the ongoing Special…
- India
SC to hear plea challenging SIR in Kerala on Nov 21
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to urgently list a plea seeking postponement of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Kerala in view of the upcoming elections…
- India
TVK holds protest against SIR across Tamil Nadu
Chennai: Actor-Politician Vijay-led Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam on Sunday held a statewide demonstration against the SIR of electoral rolls exercise being carried out across Tamil Nadu. TVK state general secretary N Anand and…
- India
Over 95 pc enumeration forms distributed to electors in 12 states, UTs under SIR: EC
New Delhi: Over 95 percent of the 5.99 crore electors across nine states and three Union territories have received enumeration forms under ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) exercise, the Election Commission of…
- India
‘Silent invisible rigging’: fumes TMC fumes over 34 lakh Aadhaar deactivation
Kolkata: The TMC on Thursday tore into the EC and the BJP after UIDAI disclosed that around 32-34 lakh Aadhaar numbers have been deactivated in West Bengal, and alleged the figures point…
- Politics
Shivakumar claims EC misused office, deleted migrant names in Bihar
New Delhi: Congress leader and Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar Monday alleged the Election Commission had not done justice to the Bihar electorate as it deleted from the electoral rolls…
