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- India
Infiltrators will be removed from voter list, country in 5 years: Shah
Guwahati: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday, February 21, asserted that Maoism would be eliminated from the country by the March 31 deadline set by the government, while illegal immigrants would…
- Hyderabad
Ahead of SIR, Telangana CEO conducts training for EROs in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Ahead of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), Telangana Chief Electoral Officer C Sudarshan Reddy conducted a training programme for Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) at his office in Hyderabad on Thursday, February…
- India
SIR in India: EC directs 22 states, UTs to prepare for final phase
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday, February 19, asked 22 states and Union Territories, including Delhi to complete preparatory work related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) at…
- India
Gujarat SIR: 74 lakh voters deleted, total count stands at 4.40 crore
Ahmedabad: The total number of voters in Gujarat now stands at 4.40 crore as per the final electoral rolls published on Tuesday, February 17, by the Election Commission (EC) following the nearly…
- Hyderabad
BJP trying to snatch citizenship through SIR: Asaduddin Owaisi
Hyderabad: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi has alleged that the BJP-led Central government was attempting to “snatch citizenship rights” through the SIR of electoral rolls. Addressing a public meeting organised as part of…
- 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
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…
