special intensive revision (sir)

Kolkata, February 28 – Political reactions intensified in West Bengal on Saturday over the ongoing issue of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and recent political developments, with leaders from the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the principal opposition BJP exchanging sharp remarks...

Kolkata, February 28 Over 63 lakh names were deleted from the pre-SIR electoral rolls in West Bengal, resulting in the revised total electorate of a little over 7.04 crore, Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Kumar Agarwal said on Saturday.The voter count exceeded 7.66 crore in the state before the...

Kolkata, February 28 – Ahead of the state Assembly elections, the West Bengal government carried out another round of reshuffle in the police administration on Saturday, transferring several senior officers to key positions.According to a notification issued by the state government, the Deputy...

Kolkata, February 28 – The final voter list in West Bengal, prepared as part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR), was published on Saturday, with a total of 61,78,245 voters being deleted.This figure is likely to increase further, as the identity documents of approximately 60 lakh...

Gandhinagar, February 28 – On Saturday, MLAs from the Congress and AAP in Gujarat raised concerns in the Gujarat assembly regarding alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, including the deletion of voter names.During a discussion on a bill authorizing...

Kolkata, February 28 The Election Commission (EC) is likely to delete another eight lakh names, in addition to the 58 lakh voters previously removed from the state's draft rolls, taking the total deletions due to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal to around 66 lakh so far...

New Delhi, February 28 – The process to address "logical discrepancies" identified during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal has concluded, paving the way for the publication of the final voters' list on Saturday.During the revision exercise, more than 58...

Kolkata, February 27 When West Bengal's post-election voter rolls are published on Saturday, it will not only update a list of over seven crore voters, but also reflect months of political confrontation, courtroom battles, street protests, and a climate of anxiety that has reshaped the narrative...

Chennai, February 27 – Terming the recently concluded Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Tamil Nadu as a model for the country and a great success, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said on Friday that parties in the state have suggested holding Assembly polls in a...

New Delhi, February 27 – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has been leading a sustained protest against the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls, recently claiming that the poll exercise may lead to the removal of 1.2 crore voters.The State...

New Delhi, February 27 The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain the West Bengal government's objection to the training module issued by the Election Commission for judicial officers deployed in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state.A bench of Chief...

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...