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New Delhi, March 15 Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Sunday evaded questions about the opposition's notice to move a motion in Parliament for his removal from the post.During a press conference held to announce election schedules for four states and a Union Territory, Kumar did not...

New Delhi, March 15 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) strongly defended the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise undertaken in about a dozen states while announcing the polling schedule for four states and one Union Territory.“Pure electoral rolls are the foundation of free and...

Mumbai, March 15 Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has said his party supports the demand to remove Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, alleging that he was indulging in "dishonesty".Opposition MPs have submitted notices in both Houses of Parliament seeking a motion for the...

New Delhi, March 11 – The Congress welcomed the Trinamool Congress’ proposal to move an impeachment motion against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, alleging serious irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal.The reaction came after...

New Delhi, March 10 The office of the Delhi Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) has appealed to the Divisional Commissioner to exempt around 7,500 school teachers, who are deployed as Booth Level Officers (BLOs) for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) program, from Census-related work, officials said...

The Chief Electoral Officer of Ladakh, Rahul Sharma, held a meeting to review the preparations for the upcoming Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in the Union Territory of Ladakh. During the meeting, the Chief Electoral Officer reviewed the current status of polling...

The Supreme Court today directed the West Bengal government and the Election Commission to provide all logistical support to judicial officers involved in the ongoing special intensive revision of electoral rolls in the state. A three-judge bench, comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices...

New Delhi, March 10 – The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the constitution of Appellate Tribunals, comprising former High Court Chief Justices and judges, to hear appeals against exclusions from the electoral rolls during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in poll-bound West...

Kolkata, March 10 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was seen on Tuesday symbolically drawing "SIR" and "Vanish" on a piece of paper during the fifth day of her protest against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, to express her opposition to the alleged deletion of...

New Delhi, March 10 – Proceedings in the Rajya Sabha turned chaotic on Tuesday as opposition members staged a walkout amid heated exchanges over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, currently underway in several states by the Election Commission of India (ECI).Later, the...

New Delhi, March 10 The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the West Bengal government and the Election Commission to provide all logistical support to judicial officers involved in the ongoing special intensive revision of electoral rolls in the state.A three-judge bench, comprising Chief...

Kolkata, March 10 – Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar stated on Tuesday morning that the upcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal, scheduled for later this year, will be completely fair and free from violence.“I extend my greetings to all my brothers and sisters in West Bengal. I...

New Delhi, March 9 The Supreme Court agreed to consider on Tuesday a fresh plea filed by some individuals whose names have been deleted from the electoral rolls by the Election Commission during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal.A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya...

Kolkata, March 9 – Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar faced protests and demonstrations with black flags and “Go-Back” posters by Trinamool Congress activists on Monday morning while he was leaving after offering prayers at the iconic Goddess Kali temple in Kalighat, South Kolkata...

New Delhi, March 9 Members of Parliament from the Trinamool Congress have given notices in both Houses of Parliament to discuss "voter disenfranchisement," sources said on Monday.In the Lok Sabha, senior party leader Saugata Roy has submitted an adjournment motion notice demanding a debate on...

Kolkata, March 8 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Sunday that Narendra Modi "should resign first," since he became Prime Minister with the votes of the people whose names were allegedly being “deleted arbitrarily” during the SIR by the Election Commission.Banerjee said Chief...

Kolkata, March 8 – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday alleged that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls conducted in the state, which is heading for elections, was intended to help the BJP in the upcoming Assembly elections.Addressing party workers from her...

Kolkata, March 8 Three assembly constituencies bordering West Bengal's Cooch Behar district – Dinhata, Sitai, and Sitalkuchi – together account for the highest number of voters whose names are currently "under review" in the district, election officials said.According to the Chief Electoral...

Kolkata, March 8 Mamata Banerjee, Chief Minister of West Bengal, continued her sit-in protest against alleged arbitrary deletions in the post-SIR voter list on Sunday, with the TMC supremo accusing the BJP of "misusing the Vanish Commission to erase legitimate voters from electoral rolls."This...

Bhubaneswar, March 6 – The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Odisha, R.S. Gopalan, on Friday, launched a citizen awareness initiative on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls and appealed to voters in the state, especially those in urban areas, to verify their details in the...