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"SIR is not a new thing": Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Congress' decisi
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Speaking to ANI, Joshi said the Election Commission initiated SIR only after Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi wrote to the poll body expressing concerns over alleged discrepancies in the voters' list. He added that similar revisions have been carried out earlier as well, including in Kar
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Extend voter roll revision by three months in UP: Akhilesh Yadav writes to
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to extend the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Uttar Pradesh by three months, citing large-scale irregularities in voter enumeration, missing voter list
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BJP trying to cut at least 50000 votes in INDIA bloc strongholds: Akhilesh
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Amid the ongoing nationwide Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, including in Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of seeking to cut at least 50,000 votes, particularly in constituencies where the IND
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Nepal adds more than 8,00,000 new voters in latest round of roll update ah
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
As per the electoral body, the newly enlisted voters, 344,914 registered through full biometrics, while 492,180 were added via their National Identity Cards.
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“Vote is in your hands, I have funds…”: Ajit Pawar tells voters in Pune di
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP leader Ajit Pawar has seemingly sparked a political controversy with his remarks in Malegaon town in Baramati in Pune district during campaign for local body elections that if voters "cross mark" his party's candidates, he will also "cross mark" a
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Assam Minister Atul Bora slams Congress over voter roll issue, says party
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Assam Minister and Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) President Atul Bora on Saturday criticised the Congress party for questioning the Election Commission of India's (ECI) decision to conduct a Special Revision (SR) of voter rolls in the state, saying the party was "doing politics" despite a clear
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"BJP, EC working together to cancel over 50,000 votes in constituencies wo
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"The most important point is that the BJP, its government, its officials, and the Election Commission are working together to cancel over 50,000 votes in the assembly constituencies where the Samajwadi Party and the INDIA Alliance won in 2024, using the pretext of SIR," he alleged.
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"Motivated by politics, they are pressuring EC": TMC's Kunal Ghosh on SIR
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Ghosh claimed that the EC is being misused to target genuine voters, alleging that real voters and Booth Level Officers (BLOs) are committing suicide due to harassment. He demanded that absolutely no legitimate voter be removed while insisting that no illegal names remain on the voter lis
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"Main problem is identity issue": Ranjita Sinha on transgenders facing hur
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Transgender activist Ranjita Sinha sees hope in the initiative, urging authorities to introduce simpler documentation rules and dedicated support so every transgender person can seamlessly update their gender identity and fully participate in the voter list revision.
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Trinamool Congress to hold internal meeting on Nov 24 focused on SIR
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks 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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"We don't have any objection, but deadline should be extended": Akhilesh Y
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"The collective effort of all opposition parties is to ensure that the voter list is prepared properly. In Bihar, the RJD, despite being a popular party, lost all those seats where the most votes were deleted through SIR. At a time when there are the most weddings, SIR is underway in Utta
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SC seeks ECI's response to pleas against SIR in Kerala, UP
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks 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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