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TMC MP Sushmita Dev seeks discussion on SIR of electoral rolls in Bihar
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In her letter to the Secretary General of the Rajya Sabha, the party MP alleged that the government had been using the Election Commission of India (ECI) to push an "exclusionary" agenda under the guise of a voter list revision, aimed at stripping voting rights from large sections of society
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Congress' Renuka Chowdhury seeks discussion on SIR of electoral rolls in B
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury has submitted a notice of motion in the Rajya Sabha to discuss the "grave concerns" arising from the Election Commission of India's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
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Delink CEO's office from state, create separate Election Dept: ECI to Beng
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Noting a lack of financial and administrative autonomy available to the Chief Electoral Officer of West Bengal, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has directed the State government to create a separate Election Department, completely delinked from any other department of the governmen
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Over 52 lakh voters not found at their addresses in electoral rolls revisi
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to the poll body, 52,30,126 electors, amounting to 6.62 per cent of the state's total registered voters, were either deceased, had shifted permanently, were enrolled at multiple locations, or were untraceable.
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SIR part of conspiracy to snatch voting rights of poor in Bihar: Congress
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"Special Intensive Revision (SIR) is part of a conspiracy to snatch the voting rights of the poor people of Bihar. The Election Commission of India is also supporting the BJP in this conspiracy. This is very sad... I hope this issue will be discussed in Parliament..." Tagore told ANI.
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"BJP does not want anyone to cast votes": Samajwadi Party MP Akhilesh Yada
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Samajwadi Party MP Akhilesh Yadav slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll in Bihar and alleged that the ruling party, along with the Election Commission of India (ECI), has cut votes in large numbers.
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94.68 per cent of Bihar voters covered in Special Intensive Revision: ECI
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
The Election Commission of India (ECI) said that 94.68 per cent of voters in Bihar have been covered under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state.
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94.68 pc of Bihar voters covered in electoral roll revision exercise: ECI
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
The Election Commission of India has said that 94.68 per cent of the existing electors have submitted their enumeration forms during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar.
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"Atmosphere of chaos in name of Special Intensive Revision": Priyanka Gand
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Congress General Secretary (Organisation) KC Venugopal on Thursday questioned the timing of SIR of electoral rolls in Bihar, stating that the Election Commission of India should act as a "neutral player" ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections in the state.
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"Dangerous for democracy": RJD's Tejashwi Yadav slams ECI over voter revis
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Thursday severely lambasted the Election Commission of India (ECI) over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar, calling the exercise "dangerous" for democracy.
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Over 6.99 crore voters in Bihar submit forms for draft electoral roll
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
The Election Commission of India (ECI) received Enumeration Forms from over 6.99 crore electors in Bihar ahead of the release of the draft electoral roll on August 1, 2025. As per official data released on Thursday, this accounts for 88.65 per cent of the total 7,89,69,844 registered voters
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"They should not conduct SIR in hurry": AIMIM Chief Owaisi on revision of
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) Chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) not to rush the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in poll-bound Bihar.
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