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Jaipur, February 21 – With 5.15 crore voters now registered, the final electoral roll for Rajasthan was published on Saturday, following the successful completion of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR)-2026 across 199 Assembly constituencies in the state.The final voter list, published on...

Hyderabad, February 21 With the ECI directing Chief Electoral Officers to intensify preparatory work for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, which is scheduled to begin in April, Telangana CEO C Sudarshan Reddy has stepped up training programmes for field-level officials...

Kolkata, February 20 – A fresh round of dispute between the Election Commission of India and the West Bengal government seems to be brewing over the real definition of suspension of electoral officers found guilty of violating the ECI-set guidelines for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision...

New Delhi, February 19 – The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a plea challenging the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) decision to conduct only a "Special Revision" of the electoral rolls in Assam, instead of undertaking a more rigorous "Special Intensive Revision" (SIR) ahead...

Hyderabad, February 19 – Ahead of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Telangana, a training program was held here on Thursday for Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) from four key districts.Chief Electoral Officer C. Sudarshan Reddy conducted a comprehensive training...

New Delhi, February 19 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) has initiated the process for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in 22 States and Union Territories, including the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, starting from April 2026. This follows the nearing...

New Delhi, February 19 The Election Commission on Thursday requested 22 states and Union Territories to complete preparatory work related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) as early as possible, as the exercise is "expected to begin from April".Once the exercise is completed, all states...

Bengaluru, February 19 – Karnataka BJP State President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra said on Thursday that party workers must work day and night to restore the BJP's past glory in the state, alleging that even ruling party MLAs are in a position to rebel against the Congress government due to growing...

The Election Commission of India has decided to issue show-cause notices to the relevant Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) and Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs) for failing to upload a large number of voter documents online under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process...

Guwahati, February 18 Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar said on Wednesday that the Special Revision (SR) was conducted in Assam with the sole motive of including all eligible voters and excluding ineligible voters from the electoral rolls.Addressing a press conference at the end...

Lucknow, February 18 Uttar Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer Navdeep Rinwa said on Wednesday that 3.26 crore electors have been issued notices under the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and assured that no voter's name would be deleted merely due to non-receipt of a notice...

Kolkata, February 18 – Trinamool Congress General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee shared WhatsApp chats on Wednesday, allegedly showing the Election Commission of India's ("ECI") "complete disregard" for the Supreme Court's orders.In a post on his X handle, Banerjee shared purported WhatsApp chats...

Kolkata, February 18 – One of the special observers overseeing the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) has identified a peculiar case where the name of a Muslim youth was linked to a Hindu senior citizen in "progeny mapping," indicating the latter as his father.This unusual family...

Gandhinagar, February 17 – The Election Commission released Gujarat's final electoral roll on Tuesday, following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), recording 4.40 crore voters with a net addition of 5.6 lakh voters since the draft electoral roll stage.The SIR commenced across the state on...

Kolkata, February 17 – The seven Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs), who had been suspended by the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday on charges of dereliction of duty related to the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal, will not lose their jobs...

Kolkata, February 16 – Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, drew the attention of the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday to the alleged widespread issuance of fake birth certificates by the state administration in the Gazole Block of the...

Kolkata, February 16 – Suspended Trinamool Congress leader and Bharatpur MLA, Humayun Kabir, on Monday supported the Election Commission of India (ECI) after it suspended seven Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs) involved in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in the...

Kolkata, February 16 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) clarified on Monday that financial assistance sanction letters issued under various central and state housing finance schemes of the West Bengal government would not be considered valid identity documents during the ongoing Special...

Lucknow, February 16 Alleging widespread irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Monday demanded action against those responsible and sought greater transparency in the process.Addressing a press conference at...

Balurghat, February 16 – Following the decision by the Election Commission of India (ECI) to suspend seven Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs) involved in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal, Union Minister of State Sukanta Majumdar said strict action would...