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Last Updated:May 12, 2026, 06:28 IST The rollout of phase III of SIR was delayed due to assembly elections in Kerala, Assam, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal held last month. A booth level officer (BLO) assists voters in filling out enumeration forms for the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, in Bikaner, Rajasthan….
Last Updated:January 06, 2026, 10:20 PM IST The Election Commission told the Supreme Court it must revise voter rolls to exclude foreigners and ensure only citizens are listed, as per its duty. Election Commission of India. (File pic: PTI) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday asserted that it has the constitutional power and…
Last Updated:December 02, 2025, 4:19 PM IST Discussions on electoral reforms are set to be dominated by the voter roll revision, or SIR, process, with the Centre and the Opposition squaring off over the political flashpoint. Parliament Winter Session Today: Parliament Winter Session Day 2 LIVE updates The Centre on Tuesday agreed to hold a…
A Trinamool Congress delegation met the full bench of the Election Commission of India (ECI) in Delhi on Friday in a tense, two-hour meeting that saw the party level some of its strongest allegations yet over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal. The 10-member team, led by Rajya Sabha…
Last Updated:November 25, 2025, 9:32 PM IST The proposal, which suggested that NSS and NCC students could be involved in SIR work, was criticised for potentially disrupting students’ academic schedules. Kerala General Education Minister V Sivankutty. (File Photo) Kerala Education Minister V Sivankutty on Tuesday rejected a proposal to use school students as volunteers for…
Last Updated:October 22, 2025, 7:12 PM IST This is the second such conference since September dedicated to preparing for the massive voter list revision Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi. (PTI file photo) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday began a two-day conference with Chief…
BJP Leader Cr Kesavan on Sunday Slammed Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Voter Adhikaar Yatra’ in Bihar, Terming it a “Samvidhan Badnam Yatra” (Consciousness Clander Yatra). Kesavan accused Gandhi of attempting to “sabotage” the Constitution through “undemocratic and underhanded scarecrow tactics of fear-mongering.” Kesavan also alleged that while Congress and its ally RJD speak of protecting…