Uttar Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer Navdeep Rinwa on Monday said that the state has completed 97 per cent of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls as of December 8 and clarified that applicants who submit forms online are not required to submit offline copies t
A former litigant in the Babri Masjid case, Iqbal Ansari, has filed his SIR (Special Intensive Revision) form in Ayodhya, highlighting growing awareness among residents about the ongoing voter-verification exercise. Speaking to ANI, Ansari said that the people of Ayodhya are vigilant and
Speaking to reporters in Saharanpur, the former Chief Minister of UP said the country was "paying the price for big slogans that never translated into real outcomes".
The delegation included CAP-Sikkim Vice Presidents Bhushan Adhikari, Deepndra Rai and Kiran Zimba, along with District President Jorbu Tsh. Lepcha. They sought a detailed briefing on the progress, procedures and implementation status of the SIR being carried out across Sikkim.
During the discussion, the BJP delegation emphatically reiterated that the party's core policy has always been 'Sikkim First'. It underscored its commitment to go to any length to protect Sikkim's special constitutional identity. The team requested and reminded the CEO to act strictly in
A complaint dismissed by a Magistrate Court in September alleging wrongful inclusion of Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi's name in the 1980-81 electoral rolls has now been challenged by the complainant, who has moved a revision petition before the Sessions Judge.
Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday launched a sharp attack on the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Uttar Pradesh, alleging a "conspiracy" to delete voters belonging to the Pichhda, Dalit, Alpsankhyak (PDA) communities.
Congress leader V Hanumantha Rao on Friday held the central government equally responsible, along with the Election Department, for the deaths of Booth Level Officers (BLOs) facing extreme pressure during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
Announcing an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh for the families of the deceased and Rs 1 lakh for those hospitalised, Banerjee accused the Centre of selectively implementing SIR in non-BJP-ruled states such as West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala.
BJP MP Praveen Khandelwal on Wednesday criticised the opposition for obstructing parliamentary proceedings, saying that the government has always emphasised that the issues under discussion in the House can be comfortably debated.
Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday said that he is looking forward to "a very constructive and engaging discussion" on election reforms after an agreement between the government and opposition to resolve the impasse over demand for discussion on Special Intensive