The Madhya Pradesh Election Commission has directed all district collectors to conduct a physical verification of voter lists across the state due to irregularities found in the lists.
As per the ECI, field-level functionaries, including 38 DEOs, EROs covering all 243 Assembly Constituencies, and 963 AEROs, are regularly supervising the progress of SIR.
Earlier on July 10, a bench of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Joymalya Bagchi did not stay the SIR process but asked the ECI to consider allowing Aadhaar, ration cards, and electoral photo identity cards as admissible documents to prove voter identity during the SIR of electoral rolls being u
"There is a 'chori ki sarkar', 'choron ki sarkar' in Maharashtra. 85 lakh voters were changed and then BJP Govt came to power there. Similarly in Bihar, out of 7 crore voters there, 2 crore voters are being cancelled," the Congress president said.
All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday welcomed the Supreme Court's decision asking the Election Commission (EC) to consider Aadhar, EPIC and Ration cards as Identification proof amid the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Bihar a
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi Friday accused Election Commission of India of "hatching a conspiracy" for "chunav chori (election theft)" in Bihar, reffering to poll-body's decision to revise electoral rolls in the state ahead of assembly election there.
Congress Rajya Sabha MP Jairam Ramesh on Friday stated that the Election Commission of India's (ECI) "spin" on no stay being given has been clearly "exposed" by the Supreme Court.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Gaurav Bhatia on Friday hit out at the Opposition INDIA bloc after the Supreme Court allowed the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar, saying that the order is a "big setback" for opposition parties.
He mentioned that the Supreme Court "clearly" suggested the inclusion of three documents, namely Aadhar, EC voter ID, and ration card, to be considered by the EC during the enumeration procedure.
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"The Constitution has established a process, and the Election Commission operates under a constitutional framework to conduct elections, maintain voter lists, and add or remove names from voter lists. This process has been ongoing in the country for many years, but anticipating their defe