electoral rolls

Chennai, April 12 – The Election Commission will begin distributing voter identification slips (also known as booth slips) across Tamil Nadu starting Sunday, a key step in preparing for the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections scheduled for April 23.Polling Level Officers (PLOs) will conduct...

Kolkata, April 11 According to data released by the Election Commission on Saturday, more than 3.6 crore voters across 16 districts will be eligible to exercise their franchise in the first phase of the West Bengal assembly elections on April 23.The electoral rolls for the first phase include...

Kolkata, April 11 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday alleged that the BJP attempted to cancel her candidature from the Bhabanipur seat in South Kolkata by filing two false cases, but the attempt was thwarted by TMC workers and the public.Banerjee, while addressing an...

New Delhi, April 11 The combined voter list of nine states and three Union territories has been reduced by 10.2 per cent following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise carried out by the Election Commission, with over 60 lakh deceased voters removed, according to data shared by the poll...

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...

New Delhi, April 11 – The record voter turnout in the April 9 Assembly polls is attributed to several factors, with a similar outcome anticipated in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal at the end of April.The Tamil Nadu Assembly elections will be held on April 23, while West Bengal will vote in two...

Murshidabad (WB), April 11 TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday accused Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and two politicians of being agents of the BJP and vowed to restore voting rights to disenfranchised citizens within a month of the TMC returning to power...

Murshidabad (WB), April 11 TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday labelled political rivals as "agents" of the BJP and promised to restore voting rights of disenfranchised citizens within a month of returning to power.Addressing a rally here, Banerjee identified three...

Thane, April 11 Maharashtra Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) S Chockalingam has said that mapping all voters is essential to ensure transparency and accuracy in the election process, and admitted that the state was somewhat lagging behind in this area.He was addressing a 'Special In-depth Review'...

Murshidabad (WB), April 11 TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday labelled political rivals as "agents" of the BJP and promised to restore voting rights of disenfranchised citizens within a month of returning to power.Addressing a rally here, Banerjee identified three...

Katwa (WB), April 11 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday promised to expedite the provision of citizenship under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) for the Matua, Namasudra, and other refugee communities if the BJP came to power in West Bengal, while warning "illegal immigrants" to "pack...

Kolkata, April 11 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday alleged that the BJP, with the help of the Election Commission, attempted to get her candidature from the Bhabanipur seat in South Kolkata cancelled by filing false cases against her, but this attempt was foiled by TMC...

Lucknow, April 10 Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Uttar Pradesh, accusing the BJP of "hiding behind institutions" when it faces electoral challenges.Yadav's remarks came during an interaction...

Lucknow, April 10 Uttar Pradesh BJP president and Union Minister Pankaj Chaudhary responded to Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday, stating that his allegations regarding irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls are "completely baseless" and an...

New Delhi, April 10 The combined electoral rolls of nine states and three Union territories have shrunk by nearly 6.08 crore following the completion of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise on Friday.Now, with the final electoral roll of Uttar Pradesh released, the second phase of the...

Lucknow, April 10 The Congress on Friday termed the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) conducted in Uttar Pradesh as "illegal", saying it constitutes a "betrayal of democracy and a violation of the public's voting rights".The Congress' reaction came after Uttar Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer...

Lucknow, April 10 Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday accused the BJP of "hiding behind institutions" when it faces electoral challenges, alleging irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Uttar Pradesh.Yadav's remarks came during an interaction...

Tentulia (WB), April 10 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday claimed that the BJP brought in people from outside for the Assam elections because they were not confident of winning with the votes of the residents of the northeastern state.Addressing an election rally in Tentulia...

Tentulia (WB), April 10 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday claimed that the BJP brought in people from outside for the Assam elections because they were not confident of winning with the votes of the northeastern state's residents.Addressing an election rally in Tentulia in...

Alappuzha, April 10 Senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala said on Friday that the UDF contested the assembly elections in a united and positive manner, and was confident that it would secure a decisive victory when the results are announced on May 4.Speaking to reporters here, Chennithala...