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International Briefing: Of those deleted in SIR so far, over 71% in ‘absent, shifted or others’ category
Many of the 9.5 crore names deleted under the ‘absent, shifted or others’ category could potentially be back in the electoral rolls after the SIR process is completed Stakeholders assess operational a…
Enterprise Tech Shift: Why Congress leadership wants to retain deceased voters, duplicate names in rolls: Irani and the Scaling Frontier
Given that the Election Commission has publicly provided this clarification, why does the Congress leadership insist on retaining the names of deceased individuals in the electoral rolls, says BJP lea…
PM Modi should resign for ‘pressuring’ CEC: Kharge at CWC meet
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge demanded Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s removal and PM Modi’s resignation, alleging irregularities in the SIR of electoral rolls
Mass Voter Deletion Bid: 4,000 Form-7 Applications Target Muslim Voters in Congress, BJP Seats
Over 4,000 Form-7 applications have been filed seeking deletion of names from electoral rolls, predominantly targeting Muslim voters, across constituencies held by both Congress and BJP. In Babaleshwa…
Bombay HC to Hear Plea on Maharashtra SIR: 2.1 Crore Voters at Risk
The Bombay High Court will hear a plea seeking transparency in the Maharashtra Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Petitioners argue the exercise could delete 2.1 crore names, raising…
Ex-Home Secretary R.K. Singh Accuses CEC Gyanesh Kumar of 'Illegalities' in SIR, Calls for Opposition Unity
Former Home Secretary R.K. Singh has accused Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of 'illegalities' in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, calling the nationwide exercise ill…
Congress Protests Erupt Across Maharashtra Over Gyanesh Kumar's SIR Role
The Maharashtra Congress held protests outside district collectorates across the state, including in Pune, Nagpur, and Mumbai, demanding the removal of Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over the Spe…
Future polls must use pre-SIR voter list, say civil society groups, demanding a full rollback of the SIR
The also demanded the removal of the CEC, an independent probe into the ECI’s decisions, and a public social audit of the electoral roll; “if free and fair polls are under threat, then what remains of…
‘Vote theft’ claims of Congress false, Opposition trying to create doubts over electoral process, says A.P. Minister
Satya Kumar Yadav questions the basis for allegations without documentary evidence; says political parties can raise objections through prescribed mechanisms, including Form 7, if they have concerns a…
‘It is only bypolls’: Supreme Court assures hearing in West Bengal SIR on October 5
Thousands of appeals filed by voters against their exclusion from the State electoral roll were still pending