voter registration

New Delhi, April 6 Observing that central forces will remain deployed considering recent incidents, the Supreme Court on Monday said that around 60 lakh claims and objections of those removed from voter lists in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound West...

Payyannur (Kerala), April 6: In the lead-up to the Kerala Assembly elections on Thursday, the Payyannur constituency in Kannur district has emerged as a politically charged battleground, marked by rebellion, allegations of electoral malpractice, and a high-stakes contest between former allies...

BHADERWAH, APRIL 05: Additional Deputy Commissioner Sunil Kumar Bhutyal reviewed special camps for revising the electoral roll for village councils in Bhaderwah, which were being held under the direction of District Panchayat Election Officer Krishan Lal.He inspected camps in Mathola, Udrana...

Kolkata, April 5 Congress candidate Mohtab Sheikh, whose name had been placed in the "adjudication cases" column of the final electoral roll on February 28, was a happy man on Sunday evening after a tribunal ordered that his name be reinstated.A relieved Sheikh told reporters, "Justice has...

Ahmedabad, April 5 The opposition Congress party released its first list of 243 candidates on Sunday, covering seven out of the 15 municipal corporations, including Ahmedabad and Surat, which will go to polls on April 26.The BJP and the AAP have yet to announce their nominees.The Congress...

Kolkata, April 5 Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee said on Sunday that his party is providing all assistance to genuine voters whose names do not appear in the supplementary lists of electoral rolls in poll-bound West Bengal in order to ensure their voting rights.Banerjee, who was addressing...

New Delhi, April 4 Rajya Sabha member Kapil Sibal on Saturday cited examples of five voters who were allegedly registered in both West Bengal and Bihar to criticize the BJP, saying the party is only 'self-reliant' in elections when the Election Commission is supporting it.Sibal's allegations...

Following the instructions of the State Election Commission of Jammu and Kashmir, a special Panchayat Electoral Review Camp was organized at the polling booth level in the border blocks of Doongi and Dhangri in the Rajouri district.The camp saw enthusiastic participation from local residents...

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...

KISHTWAR, APRIL 03: Assistant Commissioner of Revenue (ERO) M. Idrees Lone chaired a review meeting to assess the progress of the Panchayat Electoral Roll Revision 2026 in Kishtwar, including the Palmar and Trigam blocks.He reviewed the verification of voter data, the inclusion of eligible...

New Delhi, April 4 Rajya Sabha member Kapil Sibal on Saturday cited examples of five voters who were allegedly registered in both West Bengal and Bihar to take aim at the BJP, saying the party is only 'self-reliant' in elections when the Election Commission is supporting it.Sibal's allegations...

New Delhi, April 4 The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday encouraged voters to use the ECINET platform to access information about candidates’ educational qualifications and criminal antecedents for the upcoming Assembly Elections and by-elections in 2026.In a press release, the...

Mumbai, April 4 Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi leader Prakash Ambedkar on Saturday claimed that the names of as many as 2.9 crore voters could be deleted in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Maharashtra's electoral rolls.He further claimed that such a large-scale deletion of names could directly...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 4 – After his convoy was allegedly blocked and a member of his security team was assaulted in Malappuram district, Kerala, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said on Saturday that he was safe and expressed gratitude for the concern shown by supporters.In a post on X, Tharoor...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 3 As of Friday, nearly two lakh voters aged 85 and above, as well as persons with disabilities (PwD), have cast their votes through home voting as part of the Kerala Assembly elections, officials said.According to data shared by the Election Commission, 1,28,381...

Kamalpur/Mangaldai/Guwahati, April 3 BJP leader Nitin Nabin on Friday alleged that the Congress had worked for "immigrants" and urged voters to remember its tenure while casting their votes in the Assam Assembly elections.Addressing rallies in support of party candidates in Kamalpur, Mangaldai...

In Kolkata, on April 3, TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee stated that his party would stand by those whose names were deleted from the electoral rolls after the publication of supplementary electoral rolls, and would also address alleged attempts to deny genuine voters their rights.He accused the...

The Election Commission has directed the governments of Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal to provide employees with paid leave on the day of the election.The commission stated that any employee working in any business, trade, industrial establishment, or other...

Kolkata, April 2 – An FIR has been filed against six people in connection with the disturbance in front of the state’s Chief Electoral Officer’s (CEO) office on Tuesday, according to police on Thursday.Two Trinamool councillors of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) are among them...

Kolkata, April 2 – Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi campaigned in Rampurhat, West Bengal, on Thursday in support of BJP candidates, calling for a "change" in the state.He stated, "Anga has changed, Kalinga has changed, now Bengal will also change."On that day, four BJP candidates...