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"One-day briefing held before starting SIR voters list process": Uttar Pra
Updated : 3 weeks, 3 days ago IST
"We conducted a one-day brief introduction before starting the SIR voters list process to explain how to carry it out systematically under constitutional guidelines," Rinwa said.
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"Only Muslims, Backward classes, Dalits being served Form 7 notices": Akhi
Updated : 3 weeks, 3 days ago IST
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday alleged that minorities and backward communities are being selectively targeted under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Uttar Pradesh and said that the party has sought time from the Election Commission to raise the
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BJP-backed company in collusion with ECI deleting votes: SP chief Akhilesh
Updated : 4 weeks ago IST
Speaking at a press conference in Kanpur on Saturday, Yadav questioned the use of Form 7 despite the completion of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists. He said the Election Commission, as a constitutional body, must ensure that no eligible voter's name is removed from the
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Assam SIR: 6.27 lakh new voters identified, over 5.86 lakh added, 2.43 lak
Updated : 1 month ago IST
The Special Revision (SR) of electoral rolls in Assam concluded on February 10 after a door-to-door verification drive across all 35 districts, Chief Electoral Officer Anurag Goyal said on Wednesday.
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"EC should hoist BJP's flag": SP chief Akhilesh Yadav alleges 'misuse' of
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday accused the Election Commission of 'misusing' the Form 7 (used to object to the inclusion of a name or to request the deletion of an existing name from the electoral roll), to alter his party's vote share.
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Sonia Gandhi calls revision plea 'frivolous and politically motivated', se
Updated : 1 month ago IST
In a reply filed through counsel before the Court of Special Judge (CBI) Vishal Gogne, she has contested the allegations relating to her alleged inclusion in the electoral rolls prior to acquiring Indian citizenship and sought dismissal of the revision petition.
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Sonia Gandhi opposes revision plea in electoral roll case, calls allegatio
Updated : 1 month ago IST
The matter is now scheduled to be heard on February 21. The revision petition has been filed by advocate Vikas Tripathi, challenging the Magistrate Court's September 2025 order, which had dismissed his complaint seeking registration of a case and investigation into alleged irregularities
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Election Commission extends period for filing claims, objections to March
Updated : 1 month ago IST
According to an ECI letter dated February 5, the extension follows the publication of draft electoral rolls on January 6, 2026. Originally, the window for filing claims and objections was scheduled to close on February 6. However, under Rule 12 of the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960,
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"Not just in Bengal, even in UP": SP MP Awadhesh Prasad backs Mamata Baner
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Speaking to ANI, Awadhesh Prasad said the issue was not confined to West Bengal alone and had wider national implications, particularly for Dalits, backward classes, minorities and the PDA (Pichhda, Dalit, Alpsankhyak) sections.
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SC issues notice in West Bengal SIR dispute, assures protection of voters'
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
The Court noted that the entire procedure is governed by a strict timeline, which had already been extended by ten days, and that only four days now remain. "We cannot grant the luxury of one more week," the Chief Justice observed, while emphasising that "every problem has a solution so t
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Mamata Banerjee arrives at Supreme Court as apex court hears SIR matter
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Amid the row over the Special Intensive Revision of the electoral rolls in the poll-bound West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday arrived at the Supreme Court as the apex court will hear the SIR matter today. The CM will appear before the Court in this regard.
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Alive citizens are falsely marked dead: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee sla
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
"Today, at Banga Bhawan in Delhi's Chanakyapuri, I met victims of the deeply flawed SIR process, families who have lost loved ones and citizens who, despite being alive, have been falsely marked "dead" and erased from the electoral rolls. Their testimonies were heartbreaking. In a democra
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