Bengal SIR: 30 Lakh Voters Need Hearings to Stay on Rolls
West Bengal's electoral roll revision nears completion. Nearly 30 lakh 'unmapped' voters must attend hearings, while 54.6 lakh names face deletion. Final rolls to be published on Feb 14.
West Bengal's electoral roll revision nears completion. Nearly 30 lakh 'unmapped' voters must attend hearings, while 54.6 lakh names face deletion. Final rolls to be published on Feb 14.
The Election Commission extends Kerala's Special Intensive Revision deadline by a week to Dec 23, following a Supreme Court nudge and state request. Get the full revised schedule here.
Prayagraj district digitizes 83.85% of 46.92 lakh voter forms. Rural constituencies outperform urban seats. Draft electoral roll publication set for December 16. Read the latest update.
Election Commission mandates DMs to ensure no deceased voters are listed in the Dec 16 draft SIR roll. Over 23.7 lakh dead voters identified using tech tools. Read the full directive.
A major Gujarat voter list clean-up reveals over 17 lakh deceased voters and 3.25 lakh duplicate entries. Officials are taking corrective action to ensure electoral integrity.
The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day as Opposition MPs protested over electoral roll revision and other issues. Get live updates on the Winter Session of Parliament 2025.
Gautam Budh Nagar faces a major hurdle as 50% of voter enumeration forms are unmapped to the 2003 electoral roll. Officials deploy teams and camps to accelerate the Special Intensive Revision. Read how they plan to clean the voter list.
West Bengal's Chief Electoral Officer mandates Booth Level Officers to re-verify forms and purge deceased or absent voters from electoral rolls by December 11. Shocking drop in clean booth reports.
Election Commission digitises 93.27% of SIR forms from 9 states & 3 UTs, covering 47.54 crore voters. Draft electoral roll publication on December 16 remains on schedule. Read the latest update.
PM Modi met Bengal BJP leaders, stressing a neutral, transparent voter list revision. He urged MPs to avoid divisive narratives and focus on organizational outreach. Read more.
A man named Joginder was arrested in Noida's Sector 12 for obstructing a woman Booth Level Officer on duty. The incident, caught on video, occurred at a primary school. Read the full details.
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath instructs BJP workers to ensure a clean voter list via Special Intensive Revision. Assistance camps & door-to-door visits planned. Read more.
Body of Shiksha Mitra Shankar Lal Rajput recovered from a well in Mahoba. Family alleges suicide due to pressure from intensive electoral roll revision duties. Police investigation underway.
Pune Municipal Corporation faces criticism after draft electoral rolls contain major errors. Citizens submitted 22,809 suggestions for corrections. Read about the errors and the extended deadline.
A Mumbai voter list review uncovers significant anomalies, with over 3 lakh names appearing twice. Officials clarify many are different people with same names. Explore the full data analysis.
A Gurgaon-based tailor from Agra files an FIR alleging her brother and three others coerced her into signing fraudulent property documents under the guise of electoral roll revision. Police have registered a case.
Rajasthan achieves a national milestone with 99.5% digitisation of enumeration forms, setting a benchmark in electoral management through teamwork and tech. Discover how they did it.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee announces Rs 2 lakh aid for families of 39 who died in SIR-panic, likens BJP-led Centre to British rulers. Get the latest political updates from Kolkata.
A 45-year-old teacher serving as a Booth Level Officer in Hathras collapsed and died before duty. His family alleges work stress, marking the 9th fatality in 11 days during the electoral roll revision in Uttar Pradesh. Read the full report.
Kolkata North Lok Sabha constituency has the highest percentage of dead voters at 6.9%, as per Election Commission data. Over 22 lakh deceased voters identified statewide. Details inside.
Gujarat's electoral roll revision identifies 16 lakh deceased and 23 lakh relocated voters. Duplicate cards and digitisation progress also revealed. Read the full update.
A petition in Supreme Court challenges ECI's decision for Special Revision in Assam, not SIR, citing illegal immigration concerns. Read the full details and implications for upcoming elections.
Booth-level officers in Agra and Mathura were felicitated for completing the digitisation of enumeration forms ahead of the Special Intensive Revision deadline. Read about their achievements and the district's high completion rates.
Noida and Ghaziabad administrations intensify efforts to locate over 12 lakh untraceable voters as the Special Intensive Revision exercise enters its final phase. Large-scale verification camps are being held.
BJP leaders, including state president Bhupendra Singh and Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak, conducted a voter awareness drive in Lucknow's Kesarbagh ward. The initiative aims to ensure error-free electoral rolls before the December 11 deadline for form submissio
Gujarat's intensive voter list revision finds 15.58 lakh deceased voters and 21.86 lakh permanently relocated. Key districts lead in digitization. Read the full update.
The Winter Session of Parliament commenced with a heated debate on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. PM Modi urged lawmakers to focus on substantive issues, while the opposition demanded a discussion. Read the full details.
Goa's Special Intensive Revision reveals 90,000 invalid voters removed from draft electoral roll. CEO Sanjay Goel announces December 9 publication date and claims period until February 2026.
Two West Bengal government officials involved in electoral roll revision hospitalized due to health crises. Family members blame excessive workload and Election Commission pressure for the incidents.
Election Commission extends SIR Phase 2 deadline by a week across 12 states/UTs to ensure electoral roll transparency. New draft publication date now December 16.