special intensive revision (sir)

Samserganj (WB), April 5 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday urged people to cast their votes to take revenge for the deletion of people's names from the electoral rolls.The Trinamool Congress chief urged people whose names have been deleted from the voter list during the...

Chandigarh, April 4 Punjab is preparing for the upcoming Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, with all preparatory activities progressing in a structured and time-bound manner in anticipation of a notification from the Election Commission regarding the SIR exercise schedule...

Kolkata, April 2 – The Election Commission has handed over the investigation into the gherao of seven judicial officers involved in the Special Intensive Revision exercise in Malda, West Bengal, to the NIA. This incident has plunged the state into further turmoil, with both the TMC and the BJP...

New Delhi, April 2 The Supreme Court on Thursday took serious exception to an incident in West Bengal's Malda district where judicial officers deputed for work relating to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls were allegedly surrounded and attacked, observing that it was a...

New Delhi, April 2 The BJP on Thursday termed the gherao and attack on seven judicial officers in West Bengal's Malda district a "black spot" in the country's history, alleging that "TMC goons" acted at the behest of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to obstruct the SIR exercise and protect...

New Delhi, April 2 BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj on Thursday criticised the TMC over the gherao of seven judicial officers in Malda district, West Bengal, during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, and asserted that SIR is not a political exercise but a constitutional necessity...

Kolkata, April 2 The BJP accused the ruling Trinamool Congress on Thursday of inciting a mob to surround and prevent access to seven judicial officers involved in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Malda district over the removal of names from the voter list.Security...

Kolkata, April 1 – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday accused the Congress of failing to respond to her appeal for support to the Trinamool Congress’ movement against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, both in the state and across the country.She also...

Kolkata, April 1 Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday alleged that officials recently appointed by the Election Commission were tasked with rejecting the nominations of her party's election candidates and urged them to be cautious while filing their nominations.Addressing...

New Delhi, April 1 The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed optimism about the progress of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, noting that approximately 47.4 lakh out of a total of 60 lakh objections have been disposed of as of March 31.A bench comprising...

New Delhi, April 1 – The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed satisfaction with the progress made in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, which is heading towards elections, noting that a significant number of objections have already been adjudicated...

In Murshidabad, a district in West Bengal where Muslims make up about two-thirds of the population, the ongoing communal tensions and the removal of names from the electoral rolls under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) are seen as key factors that will determine the outcome of the upcoming...

Kolkata, March 29 Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Sunday accused the BJP and Humayun Kabir's Aam Janata Unnayan Party of seeking votes in the name of religion while ignoring basic issues such as livelihood and food.Addressing a rally in support of the TMC candidate in the Naoda Assembly...

Alappuzha (Kerala), March 28 CPI(M) state secretary M V Govindan on Saturday alleged that the Congress has failed to fulfill its promise to build houses for the victims of the 2024 Wayanad landslide.Speaking to reporters here, Govindan said the Congress had promised to build 130 houses for the...

Kolkata, March 28 – Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee should explain why West Bengal is the only state in the entire country where the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise has faced so many difficulties, leading the Supreme Court to ultimately order judicial adjudication, Union Home Minister...

Kolkata, March 28 Communal polarization in West Bengal is intensifying ahead of the 2026 assembly elections, moving beyond campaign rhetoric into sustained mobilization at the grassroots level, with the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise emerging as a key flashpoint in the state's...

Kolkata, March 27 The retired judge of the Calcutta High Court and chairperson of the West Bengal Waqf Board, Shahidullah Munshi, claimed that his name has been deleted after a judicial review of the electoral rolls, and he has decided to approach an appellate tribunal.This exclusion came to...

On Wednesday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee launched a strong attack on the BJP, the Centre, and the Election Commission, accusing them of undermining democracy through the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and warning that the next step could be attempts to strip people of...

New Delhi, March 24 The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked litigants, including Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, to approach the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court with their grievances related to the ongoing special intensive revision of electoral rolls in West Bengal.Referring to the...

Kolkata, March 23 The supplementary list of voters under the "under adjudication" category of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process in West Bengal, scheduled to be published on Monday evening, was not released until 10.15 pm.West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Kumar Agarwal...