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Telangana: BJP's NV Subhash defends SIR, slams opposition over "foreign in
Updated : 6 months ago IST
"The Supreme Court has received petitions regarding state governments challenging the Special Intensive Revision. But as far as the BJP is concerned, the SIR is an essential exercise carried out in every state to ensure our democratic process remains secure," Subhash said. He stressed tha
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WB assembly LoP Suvendhu Adhikari criticises violation of EC guidelines am
Updated : 6 months ago IST
"This directive from the ECI demands immediate attention. The ECI guidelines are crystal clear - Contractual Data Entry Operators, Contractual Staff, BSK Staff, or any such personnel cannot be involved in Data Entry work for the ongoing SIR. This information needs to be shared so that the
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Trinamool Congress to hold internal meeting on Nov 24 focused on SIR
Updated : 6 months ago IST
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) will hold an internal meeting on November 24, chaired by party general secretary Abhishek Banerjee.
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SC seeks ECI's response to pleas against SIR in Kerala, UP
Updated : 6 months ago IST
The Supreme Court has sought the Election Commission of India's (ECI) response to a batch of pleas filed by various petitioners including the Kerala government challenging the ECI's decision to carry out Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise of the voter roll in the Kerala.
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Election Commission begins prep for 2026 Bengal Assembly polls amid ongoin
Updated : 6 months ago IST
Deputy Election Commissioner Gyanesh Bharti led a meeting in Kolkata with multiple First Level Checking (FLC) team members where they discussed the ongoing SIR, preparations of ensuring stock of EVM and VVPAT also is present among other things. According to ECI officials, the state EC has
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"If EC fails to answer clearly then it will prove poll outcomes are being
Updated : 6 months ago IST
Responding to Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge's allegation of "vote theft", Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Thursday said that multiple pieces of evidence have emerged indicating manipulation in the electoral rolls, including large-scale additions and deletions of voters i
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"Ek ek ghuspatiye ko chun chun kar bahar nikalenge" Amit Shah says nationw
Updated : 6 months ago IST
"Mein aaj yeh yeh spasht karna chahta hu ki hum is desh mein se eke k ghuspetiye ko chun chun kar bahar nikalenge, yeh humara pran nhai (today I want to make it clear that we will single-handedly remove all the infiltrators from this country. This is our pledge.) The SIR is a process to p
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West Bengal SIR: Mamata Banerjee writes to EC, seeks immediate interventio
Updated : 6 months ago IST
Sharing a letter on X addressed to CEC Gyanesh Kumar, Banerjee described the exercise as "unplanned, chaotic and dangerous," highlighting gaps in training, lack of clarity on documentation, and the impossibility of meeting voters amidst their work schedules.
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"Calculated attempt to undermine ECI," West Bengal Assembly LoP Suvendu Ad
Updated : 6 months ago IST
Suvendu Adhikari, the Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, submitted a rebuttal letter to Election Commission of India Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Thursday. This letter addressed a communication from West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee regarding the Special Inten
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"TMC is pressuring BLOs to upload incorrect voters", alleges WB BJP
Updated : 6 months ago IST
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday expressed shock and sadness over the death of Booth Level Officer Shanti Muni Ekka, who took her own life due to "unbearable pressure" from Special Revision of Electoral Rolls (SIR) work.
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"Who is Mamata Banerjee to stop SIR? " BJP's Suvendu Adhikari
Updated : 6 months ago IST
West Bengal Leader of Opposition and BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari said that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's letter to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar expressing her concern over the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Bengal is a "direct attack" on a Consti
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"Why is SIR happening in just 12 states?": asks Congress leader Bhupesh Ba
Updated : 6 months ago IST
Meanwhile, more than 50.40 crore electors, nearly 99 per cent, have received enumeration forms under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across 12 states and union territories, according to the Election Commission of India.
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