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Lucknow, April 11 More than 2.04 crore voters have been removed from the electoral rolls in Uttar Pradesh following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. The deletions are primarily concentrated in urban areas, with a significant proportion involving female voters.According to data...

Lucknow, April 10 Uttar Pradesh's electorate increased by over 84 lakh to 13.39 crore after the completion of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), according to the final voter list published on Friday.Addressing a press conference at the Lok Bhawan Media Centre here, Uttar Pradesh's Chief...

Chandigarh, April 4 – Punjab Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Anindita Mitra said on Saturday that the state is fully prepared for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, with all preparatory activities progressing in a structured and time-bound manner.Highlighting the progress...

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...

Jammu and Kashmir State Election Commissioner, Shantmanu, held a meeting today with Electoral Registration Officers (EROs), Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs), and Panchayat Block Electoral Officers (PBEOs) to review the ongoing revision of the Panchayat Electoral Rolls for 2026...

Kolkata, March 31 West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Kumar Agarwal on Tuesday promised to review CCTV footage from his office following allegations by the Trinamool Congress that a BJP leader's representative brought a large number of Form 6s to the office to enroll residents from other...

In Jammu and Kashmir, the State Election Commission has announced the annual revision of the Panchayat Electoral Roll, with April 1, 2026, as the qualifying date. An Akashvani Jammu correspondent reports that, according to Sub-Rule 4 of Rule 4 of the Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Rules, 1996...

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...

Bhubaneswar, March 10 Ahead of launching the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Odisha on April 1, the Election Commission of India organized a four-day state-level training program for election officials on Tuesday.The SIR is a comprehensive voter list revision designed to...

Kolkata, March 5 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced on Thursday that the Commission's full bench, which will visit West Bengal for a two-day tour next week, will have a packed schedule.According to the schedule, the full bench, headed by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC)...

Kolkata, March 4 – The office of the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) has sent a detailed report to the Election Commission of India headquarters in New Delhi, highlighting deliberate negligence on the part of a section of electoral registration officers (EROs) and assistant electoral...

Kolkata, March 3 A dispute erupted between Manoj Agarwal, the Chief Electoral Officer of West Bengal, and a state civil service officers' organization over the nearly 60.06 lakh entries marked as "under adjudication" in the post-SIR electoral rolls published on February 28.These 60.06 lakh...

Kolkata, March 2 – The West Bengal Civil Service (Executive) Officers’ Association refuted remarks made by West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Kumar Agarwal, who attributed the marking of certain names as “under adjudication” in the final electoral rolls, published after the Special...

New Delhi, February 27 – The West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee (WBPCC) will hold a protest in the city on Friday as part of its ongoing agitation against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process, ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections.The party has demanded the publication of a...

Puducherry, February 25 – Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said on Wednesday that the country is proud of Puducherry for its peaceful elections and also for the high percentage of voter participation in previous elections.Addressing reporters after holding meetings with the leaders of...

February 25, New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India has modified its earlier order regarding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal.The Chief Justice of India stated that, in continuation of the order dated February 24, 2026, it is further clarified and directed that all documents...

Kolkata, February 24 – The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accused the District Magistrate (DM), also known as the District Electoral Officer (DEO), of the sensitive India-Bangladesh border district of Nadia in West Bengal, of instructing the district's electoral registration officers (EROs) and...

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...

Preparations for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls have largely been completed by Mizoram election officials, as the Election Commission of India (ECI) expects the SIR to begin in 22 states and Union Territories, including Mizoram, starting in April. Officials from the...

Kolkata, February 21 Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday alleged a "triple violation" of statutory provisions and Supreme Court directives by the Election Commission in the conduct of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list in West Bengal.In a post on X, the TMC...