special intensive revision (sir)

New Delhi, February 27 The Supreme Court said on Friday that it is aware of its judicial officers and they will not be "influenced by anything," after the West Bengal government submitted that the Election Commission had issued a training module for judicial officers deployed in 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...

Kolkata, February 26 The post-SIR electoral rolls will be published on February 28 in West Bengal, with all 7.08 crore names from the draft list appearing in it, but segregated into three distinct categories – approved, deleted, and adjudication/under consideration, an EC official said on...

Kolkata, February 26 – The Calcutta High Court on Thursday requested 200 judicial officers – 100 each from the High Courts of Odisha and Jharkhand – to join the team of judicial officers already appointed for adjudicating voter documents identified under the “logical discrepancy” category.The...

Kolkata, February 25 Approximately 200 judicial officers from Jharkhand and Odisha are likely to arrive in West Bengal soon for the ongoing SIR exercise, special rolls observer of the Election Commission, Subrata Gupta, said on Thursday.Gupta said the poll panel will shortly be informed about...

Kolkata, February 26 – As West Bengal awaits the publication of the final voter list on February 28, the state has witnessed an unusual development in the past few months, with senior leaders and elected representatives from rival parties appearing at hearings to defend their names in the...

New Delhi, February 26 Electoral authorities in West Bengal have been directed to ensure that all pending verification documents related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls are submitted to the designated judicial officers by 5 p.m. on Thursday.The direction was issued...

Kolkata, February 25 – West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose stated on Wednesday that violence and corruption have reached epidemic proportions in the state and stressed the need to eliminate these twin threats to ensure its future prosperity.The Governor made the remarks while addressing the...

New Delhi, February 25 – The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed electoral authorities in West Bengal to ensure that all pending verification documents are submitted by 5 p.m. on February 26 to the judicial officers overseeing the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.A bench...

Lucknow, February 25 Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said on Wednesday that notices were being issued to voters on a large scale during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and described the exercise as the BJP's "vote suppression" (depriving someone of the right to vote) after...

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...

New Delhi, February 24 The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the deployment of West Bengal civil judges, in addition to 250 district judges, and the requisitioning of judicial officers from Jharkhand and Odisha to handle the 80 lakh claims and objections related to deletion from the electoral...

Kolkata, February 24 Both the Trinamool Congress and the BJP hailed the Supreme Court's order on Tuesday, allowing the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court to deploy judicial officers from neighboring Jharkhand and Odisha to deal with claims and objections in the ongoing Special Intensive...

Kolkata, February 24 – As the Supreme Court allowed judges from the High Courts of Jharkhand and Orissa to participate in the adjudication of voter claims and objections arising from the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, the development drew mixed...

New Delhi, February 24 – The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed judicial officers from the neighboring High Courts of Jharkhand and Orissa to be deputed to West Bengal to expedite the resolution of voter claims and objections arising from the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral...

Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar stated today that the accurate electoral rolls are the foundation of any democracy. He made these remarks while addressing the National Round Table Conference of the Election Commission of India and State Election Commissioners in New Delhi.Speaking...

Kolkata, February 23 – The West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee (WBPCC) demanded the release of error-free voter lists before the upcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal on Monday.WBPCC President Subhankar Sarkar also announced a 24-hour sit-in protest in front of the West Bengal Chief...

Chandigarh, February 23 Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann announced the launch of the 'Meri Rasoi' scheme on Monday, under which the Punjab government will provide free food kits to 40 lakh families registered under the National Food Security Act, starting in April.This will be in addition to the...

New Delhi, February 23 The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Lucknow district election officer to examine and take remedial action on the grievances of 91 residents of Akbar Nagar in the state capital, who were allegedly excluded from the Uttar Pradesh electoral rolls following the demolition...

Kolkata, February 22 Judicial officers appointed to adjudicate claims and objections arising from the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound West Bengal will be required to accept only the 13 identity documents specified by the Election Commission of India...