The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Bihar State Legal Service Authority (BSLSA) to issue directions to its district-level body for assisting voters excluded from the final electoral rolls after the Bihar Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in filing appeals with the Election Com
The Election Commission of India on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that final electoral list in the recently-concluded Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar has been notified and most of the names added in final list are of new voters and few old voters.
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Monday informed that the Election Commission of India (ECI) has decided to conduct a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists throughout the country after announcing the schedule for the Bihar Assembly elections.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday published the final electoral roll for the Bihar assembly elections following the completion of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR).
Kerala's ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the Opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) joined forces on Monday to pass a unanimous resolution in the Assembly opposing the Election Commission of India (ECI)'s move to conduct a special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the S
Further, targeting the BJP over the alleged 'Vote Chori' and Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, Venugopal said that the INDIA Bloc was able to warn the people about the BJP's "nefarious ways" to "rig" the upcoming election.
Speaking with ANI, he called for a Bihar-like Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voters' list in Tripura to address voter list integrity, adding that the Northeast is a key frontier; protecting it is crucial for India's security.
Sharma asked how the names of the people who are being removed from the voter list in Bihar were included. He said that the opposition is opposing the SIR when the Election Commission is separating their "vote bank" through the exercise.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday pointed out difficulties with birth certificate availability for Special Intensive Revision (SIR), citing past limitations in institutional deliveries.
Following the Supreme Court's recent remarks on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), Congress leader Supriya Shrinate on Tuesday said that "electoral fraud" is still ongoing in Bihar and the Election Commission has added 4 lakh names of new voters.
As the Election Commission of India prepares for a Bihar-like Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list across the country, Kerala Chief Election Officer (CEO) Rathan U Kelkar said that a meeting is scheduled with the state political parties on September 20.
The Supreme Court on Monday ordered that the Aadhaar card must be treated as the 12th document for the purpose of identity for inclusion of voters in the revised voters list of Bihar in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.