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Payyannur (Kerala), April 6: In the lead-up to the Kerala Assembly elections on Thursday, the Payyannur constituency in Kannur district has emerged as a politically charged battleground, marked by rebellion, allegations of electoral malpractice, and a high-stakes contest between former allies...

Mumbai, April 2 A delegation from the Maharashtra Congress met Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) S Chockalingam on Thursday and demanded that the upcoming Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state be carried out in a fair and transparent manner.The State Congress president...

Mumbai, April 2 The Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) on Thursday said that since no elections are scheduled in the state for the next few years, the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) should have a timeline of 1.5 to 2 years to ensure accuracy.A delegation led by MPCC president...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 30 First-time voters casting their votes in the April 9 assembly elections in Kerala will receive "halwa" as part of an innovative initiative by the Election Commission.Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Rathan U Kelkar has announced a special campaign titled "Vote...

New Delhi, March 18 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) said on Wednesday that it has deployed more than 25 lakh officials to ensure that the upcoming state assembly elections in four states and one Union Territory are conducted in a violence-free and inducement-free manner.The poll body...

Chennai, March 18 – In a major effort to ensure free, fair, and smooth Assembly elections, the Tamil Nadu government has allocated a substantial Rs 800 crore for election-related activities across the state. This allocation covers a wide range of requirements, with a significant portion directed...

Kolkata, March 16 The Election Commission may deploy 2,000 to 2,500 companies of central armed police forces for each phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections to ensure free and fair polling, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Kumar Agarwal said on Monday.Addressing a press conference...

New Delhi, March 13 Ahead of the Special Intensive Revision of the voter lists in the national capital, the Election Commission has designated Additional District Magistrates (ADMs) and Sub Divisional Magistrates (SDMs) as electoral registration officers (EROs) for all 70 assembly constituencies...

New Delhi, March 10 The office of the Delhi Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) has appealed to the Divisional Commissioner to exempt around 7,500 school teachers, who are deployed as Booth Level Officers (BLOs) for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) program, from Census-related work, officials said...

Lucknow, March 7 Over 70.69 lakh Form 6 applications for inclusion in the electoral rolls and 2.68 lakh objections via Form 7, seeking deletion of names, were received in Uttar Pradesh between January 6 and March 6 as part of the 2026 Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, Chief Electoral...

Lucknow, March 7 Over 70.69 lakh Form 6 applications for inclusion in the electoral rolls and 2.68 lakh objections via Form 7, seeking deletion of names, were received in Uttar Pradesh between January 6 and March 6 as part of the 2026 Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, Chief Electoral...

Bhubaneswar, March 6 – The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Odisha, R.S. Gopalan, on Friday, launched a citizen awareness initiative on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls and appealed to voters in the state, especially those in urban areas, to verify their details in the...

Kolkata, February 27 – With the final voter list for West Bengal to be published on Saturday, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has decided to share soft copies of the list with the registered political parties in the state for transparency.At the same time, the ECI is keeping multiple...

February 24, New Delhi – The Election Commission organized the National Round Table Conference of the ECI and State Election Commissioners at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi today. This conference is being held after a 27-year gap.Speaking about the contribution of over a crore of officials...

Aizawl, February 23 Mizoram is finalizing preparations for a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls scheduled from April to June, a senior official said on Monday.The exercise, being undertaken by the Election Commission in 22 states and union territories, will mark Mizoram's...

In Chhattisgarh, the final publication of the electoral roll has been released today, following the completion of the Special Intensive Revision. According to the updated list, a total of 87,30,914 voters have been registered in the state.Following the directions of the Election Commission of...

Raipur, February 21 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) released the final electoral roll for Chhattisgarh on Saturday, with the total number of registered voters in the state reaching 1,87,30,914, including a net addition of 2,34,994 new voters.The Commission released the final electoral...

Jaipur, February 21 – With 5.15 crore voters now registered, the final electoral roll for Rajasthan was published on Saturday, following the successful completion of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR)-2026 across 199 Assembly constituencies in the state.The final voter list, published on...

Hyderabad, February 19 – Ahead of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Telangana, a training program was held here on Thursday for Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) from four key districts.Chief Electoral Officer C. Sudarshan Reddy conducted a comprehensive training...

Lucknow, February 17 Uttar Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer Navdeep Rinwa on Tuesday rejected Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav's allegations regarding large-scale irregularities in the Special Summary Revision (SSR) exercise, asserting that the use of Form 7 for deleting names is a statutory...