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New Delhi, April 5 Two months after the first phase of the Census comes to an end, local government officials will collect detailed data on civic amenities across 784 districts to create the country's District Census Handbook (DCH), which will contain a comprehensive record of civic...

New Delhi, April 5 Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday opposed any move to operationalize the Women's Reservation Bill without a fresh population census, asserting that the absence of updated data would render the entire exercise flawed and unjust.In a post on the social media...

New Delhi, April 3 – Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant participated in the self-enumeration process for the 2027 Census at his residence, an official of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said.The 2027 Census of India, in a message on social media, confirmed the development and...

New Delhi, March 30 No decision has been taken on updating the National Population Register, which creates a comprehensive database of residents in the country, Registrar General of India Mrityunjay Kumar Narayan said on Monday.The National Population Register (NPR), which was first prepared...

March 30, New Delhi – Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India, Mritunjay Kumar Narayan, held a press conference on Monday regarding the upcoming 2027 Census.The 16th nationwide Census of India is scheduled to be conducted in two phases, starting in late 2026 and concluding in 2027...

New Delhi, March 30 The Congress on Monday cited remarks by Census Commissioner Mritunjay Kumar Narayan that many Census data sets will be published in 2027 itself to claim that the grounds on which Constitution amendment bills are being sought to be "bulldozed" through Parliament are "false"...

New Delhi, March 30 – The Registrar General of India (RGI) announced on Monday that preparations for the upcoming census are at an advanced stage, with fieldwork for the first phase – House Listing and Housing Census (HLO) – set to begin in multiple states from April.Addressing a press...

New Delhi, March 19 The Central Information Commission (CIC) has raised concerns about delays in updating Aadhaar details and has asked the Unique Identification Authority of India to establish timelines and strengthen its grievance redressal system.The observations were made while disposing...

Shillong, February 25 Opposition VPP president Ardent Basaiawmoit called for a 7 per cent increase in the reservation quota for the Khasi community while retaining 40 per cent for the Garos, prompting Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma to caution against proposed changes that could invite...

Jaipur, February 25 The final voter lists for the upcoming panchayat elections in Rajasthan have been released, with the total number of voters exceeding four crore, officials said on Wednesday.State Election Commissioner Rajeshwar Singh said that of the total 4,02,20,734 voters, 2,08,62,380...

Kolkata, February 25 – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed concern on Wednesday that around 1.20 crore names could be removed from the electoral rolls in the state following the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) process.Addressing a gathering in her constituency of...

Washington, February 23 – An Indian American civic data initiative was launched on Monday ahead of the midterm elections later this fall.The platform aims to map and understand the community's political landscape.It describes itself as the first open, non-partisan effort of its kind focused...

New York, February 23 Communication Strategist and Capitol Hill veteran Anang Mittal has launched a unique voter data platform focused on the Indian-American community.Indian-origin Mittal, who has also served as Head of Digital for Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, launched the Indian...

New Delhi, February 23 A group of former bureaucrats said on Monday that care must be taken to ensure that the 2027 Census fully records the population of various minority groups in the country, covering religion, caste, and tribe.In an open letter to the Registrar General and Census...

Chennai, February 23 Tamil Nadu Chief Electoral Officer Archana Patnaik released the final voter list here on Monday, and 97.37 lakh names were removed from the list under various categories.The state now has 5.67 crore voters, she said.Addressing a press conference, Patnaik stated that...

Jaipur, February 21 Rajasthan has finalized its electoral rolls with over 5.15 crore voters following the completion of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, officials said on Saturday.According to an official release, the final electoral roll, published on February 21, comprises...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 21 As the ECI released the revised electoral roll after the SIR process in Kerala, two districts — Malappuram and Kannur — recorded an increase in the number of voters.According to the data, the fresh electoral roll has 26,953,644 voters, compared to 27,850,855...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 21 The number of voters in the final electoral roll published by the ECI after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Kerala has seen a significant increase of over 15 lakh compared to the draft list released in December.According to the draft list published on...

Bhopal, February 21 The Election Commission of India released the final electoral roll for Madhya Pradesh on Saturday, following a nearly four-month-long Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, which removed over 34 lakh names from the list.According to the final electoral roll, the state...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 21 The ECI released the final electoral roll for Kerala on Saturday after the SIR exercise, with around nine lakh names removed from the list.The total number of voters in the state now stands at over 2.69 crore.The Election Commission of India also shared a...