Voter
- Telangana
BJP moves CEO against Telangana CM over voter roll remarks
Hyderabad: Alleging that Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy had threatened voters with denial of welfare benefits if they were not included in the voters’ lists during SIR, the BJP on Saturday,…
- Hyderabad
SIR in Telangana reveals duplicate voter entry of CM Revanth
Hyderabad: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy’s name has appeared in two Assembly constituencies in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) electoral rolls in Telangana. According to election data, the chief minister’s name…
- Telangana
Congress flags concerns over voter deletions in Telangana SIR
Hyderabad: Congress spokesperson Sama Ram Mohan Reddy on Saturday, July 11, urged the Election Commission to consider including the names of voters who are currently not residing in Telangana in the ongoing…
- Bangalore
KR Puram BLO suspended for failing to participate in SIR
Bengaluru: A Booth Level Officer (BLO) attached to the K.R. Puram Assembly constituency in Bengaluru has been suspended for allegedly failing to participate in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral…
- India
Pralhad Joshi alleges violations during SIR in Karnataka
Hubballi: Union Minister Pralhad Joshi has accused officials of violating Election Commission norms during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Karnataka, alleging that the verification exercise in Hubballi-Dharwad…
- 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
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
Passport row triggers confusion among Hyderabad NRIs amid SIR
Hyderabad: Amid the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Telangana, confusion has been triggered among Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) from Hyderabad after the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that…
- India
TN elections: ECI focuses on robust poll day arrangements
Chennai: With polling for the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections scheduled on Thursday, April 23, the Election Commission (ECI) has put in place extensive arrangements across the state to ensure smooth, peaceful and…
- India
Bengal’s 65-seat faultline: How SIR deletions could decide who forms govt
Kolkata: West Bengal’s 2026 election may be decided not by the arithmetic of 294 seats that dominate campaign speeches, but by around 65-70 constituencies where victory and defeat are separated by little…
- India
Repesentatives of candidates can be deputed outside EVM strong rooms: EC
Thiruvananthapuram: The EC on Friday, April 10, said that representatives of candidates who contested the Kerala Assembly polls can be deputed outside the security perimeter of strong rooms where EVMs are stored.…
- India
ECI to adopt stricter norms for repoll in West Bengal Assembly elections
Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI) is set to adopt a stricter approach to ordering repolls in the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections, with officials indicating that re-polling may now be…
- 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…
- Business
Rs 250 crore for voter cards, Rs 500 crore to clear election bills: Budget 2026
New Delhi: As India’s voter base increases, the Union law ministry has been allocated Rs 250 crore for voter identity cards, while another Rs 500 crore has been earmarked to settle Lok…
- India
SIR in TN: Voter enrollment deadline ends on January 30
Chennai: The extended deadline for inclusion of names in the electoral roll in Tamil Nadu will end on Friday (January 30), the Election Commission has reiterated, urging all eligible voters to complete…
