voter registration

Kolkata/New Delhi, March 7 A fierce political battle erupted in West Bengal, a state going to polls, on Saturday, after President Droupadi Murmu highlighted the lack of development among tribal communities in northern Bengal, leading to a sharp retort from Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Prime...

Kolkata, March 7 In a move to escalate the confrontation with constitutional authorities ahead of the assembly polls, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused President Droupadi Murmu of speaking “on behalf of the BJP,” questioning her silence on “atrocities” against tribal communities...

In Kochi, March 7, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar stated that accurate voter lists are the foundation of democracy, and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists was conducted with the clear objective of ensuring that all eligible voters are included and no ineligible...

Lucknow, March 7 Over 70.69 lakh Form 6 applications for inclusion in the electoral rolls and 2.68 lakh objections via Form 7, seeking deletion of names, were received in Uttar Pradesh between January 6 and March 6 as part of the 2026 Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, Chief Electoral...

Kochi, March 7 CEC Gyanesh Kumar on Saturday said that accurate electoral rolls are the foundation of democracy, and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls was conducted with the clear objective of ensuring that no eligible voter is excluded.Addressing a press conference after...

Kolkata, March 7 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said that the women's wing of the ruling Trinamool Congress will stage protests in the streets over the increase in LPG prices.The prices of domestic LPG and commercial cylinders were increased by a steep Rs 60 and Rs...

Lucknow, March 7 Over 70.69 lakh Form 6 applications for inclusion in the electoral rolls and 2.68 lakh objections via Form 7, seeking deletion of names, were received in Uttar Pradesh between January 6 and March 6 as part of the 2026 Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, Chief Electoral...

Kolkata, March 7 – A day before the arrival of the full bench of the Election Commission of India (ECI) in Kolkata on Sunday night, posters mocking Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Gyanesh Kumar, flooded the ward of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) which houses the residence of the West...

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...

Kolkata, March 6 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday accused the BJP of plotting to remove the names of over 1 crore people from the state's voter list through the Systematic Voter Identification and Voter Registration (SVIR) process in its attempt to win the upcoming assembly...

The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is scheduled to begin in April 2026 in Jammu and Kashmir, to update voter lists. Speaking to DD News Chief Electoral Officer Sanjeev Verma, he stated that this crucial process ensures accuracy by facilitating the addition, deletion, or...

Kochi, March 6 – The Election Commission held a crucial meeting with recognized national and state political parties here on Friday as part of preparations for the upcoming elections in Kerala. Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar assured that the poll process would remain free, fair, and...

New Delhi, March 5 – The West Bengal Congress unit urged the Election Commission on Thursday to announce the state Assembly election schedule only after all pending cases related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the state's electoral rolls are resolved.The state Congress submitted a...

New Delhi, March 5 The Congress on Thursday demanded that the assembly elections in West Bengal should not be announced until all cases currently under adjudication as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls are disposed of.The opposition party made the demand after a...

Kolkata, March 5 – A Booth Level Officer (BLO) and an elderly person died in West Bengal on Thursday. The deceased's family members alleged that they died due to the heavy workload and panic caused by the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise and the voter list in the state.According to...

Kathmandu, March 5 – Parliamentary elections began in Nepal at 7 a.m. on Thursday for the House of Representatives, with voters queuing at polling centres across the country to cast their ballots.The elections are being held to elect 275 members of the lower house – 165 through the...

Kathmandu, March 5 – Nepal is set to hold parliamentary elections on Thursday, marking the first nationwide vote since the September uprising by the Gen Z group, which shook the Himalayan nation.Voters will elect 275 members to the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the federal...

Kolkata, March 4 The Left parties launched a night-long protest in front of the West Bengal CEO's office here on Wednesday, demanding transparency in the post-SIR electoral rolls in the state.A procession, led by Left Front chairman Biman Bose, was taken out from the Tea Board headquarters to...

Kathmandu, March 4 – As Nepal prepares for parliamentary elections on Thursday, Acting Chief Election Commissioner Ram Prasad Bhandari has urged voters across the country to exercise their right to vote without fear.The country is going to the polls to elect 275 members of the House of...

Kolkata, March 4 As the West Bengal assembly elections approach, an unlikely political alignment is taking shape, with the ruling TMC, the opposition CPI(M) and Congress raising similar concerns about the post-electoral roll revision process.The key issue is the Election Commission's roll...