voters

Telangana

Telangana CEO urges voters to register as deadline approaches

Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Electoral Officer C. Sudarshan Reddy on Friday, September 25, urged people to register as voters, adding that the last date to register is October 6. Reddy inspected several polling…
India

SC rejects pleas challenging AIMIM MLA’s Maharashtra election

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday, September 24, dismissed pleas challenging the election of AIMIM’s Mufti Mohammad Ismail Abdul Khalique as MLA from the Malegaon central constituency in the 2024 Maharashtra…
Hyderabad

4.93 lakh SIR notices lapse as voters skip hearing in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: As many as 4.93 lakh hearing notices issued to voters in Hyderabad district during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls have lapsed after voters failed to respond within the…

India

Congress calls SIR a ‘method of disenfranchising Indians’

New Delhi: The Election Commission’s SIR exercise is a “Method Of Disenfranchising Indians” and has turned into a “Frankenstein monster”, the Congress said on Monday, September 21, amid outrage over 33.13 lakh…
India

Jan Suraaj Party announces 5 candidates for Bihar MLC polls

Patna: Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) founder Prashant Kishor on Sunday, September 20, announced candidates for five constituencies of the Bihar Legislative Council, where elections are likely to be announced soon. Elections are…
India

‘Shah Instigated Removal’ of voters: Congress slams ongoing SIR

New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday, September 20, flagged the issue of large-scale deletions during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls being carried out by the Election Commission, alleging that…
Hyderabad

Removal of ‘ineligible’ Hyderabad voters begins as SIR hearing continues

Hyderabad: In the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, ‘ineligible’ voters are being removed while hearings continue in Hyderabad and other districts of Telangana. According to a report in Deccan…

Opinions

Constitutional cost of disenfranchisement: Appraising SIR

In constitutional democracies, universal adult suffrage is neither a statutory concession nor an administrative privilege; it is the foundational bedrock of popular sovereignty. When electoral roll sanitisation transitions from an inclusive audit…
Telangana

Telangana SIR: Adult family members can submit documents for voters

Hyderabad: Adult family members can now submit documents and information on behalf of voters who receive notices during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Telangana. Telangana Chief Electoral…
Telangana

EC orders fresh rolls for Telangana graduate seats

Hyderabad: The Election Commission of India on Thursday, September 17, ordered the preparation of fresh electoral rolls for two graduate constituencies in Telangana, ahead of elections due in March 2027. The order…
India

Delhi SIR: Raghav Chadha’s name added to voters list

New Delhi: BJP Rajya Sabha MP from Punjab Raghav Chadha’s name has been added to the voters list of Delhi currently being revised under the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the…
Hyderabad

List of Telangana voters who received SIR notices out, Hyderabad tops

Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) C Sudharsan Reddy has released the list of voters who received notices under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, which reflects that Hyderabad has…
Hyderabad

Is Form 7 a threat to genuine voters during SIR in Hyderabad?

Hyderabad: Amid the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Hyderabad and other districts of Telangana, people are concerned over reports of alleged misuse of ‘Form 7’ to delete voters in other states…
Telangana

Telangana SIR: 14.9 lakh Muslim names excluded, half in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: An estimated 14.9 lakh voters with Muslim names, over half of them from Hyderabad alone, have been left out of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Telangana, an analysis…
Bangalore

Karnataka SIR: 67L voters flagged, CEO office rechecks data

Bengaluru: Facing mounting concern over notices being issued to voters during the second phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, Karnataka election authorities have begun a fresh scrutiny of…