India will chair International IDEA for the first time in 2026, with CEC Gyanesh Kumar highlighting global recognition of India's election system. India also has the largest electorate among IDEA members, accounting for 44.5% of over 2.22 billion voters across 37 democratic nations.
"Does he wants to give us tips on 'drama'? We have always been in favour of the SIR. This has happened before. Back then, the SIR used to run for 2-4 months, and that SIR was a process for registering every citizen's votes. Voters didn't fill out any forms. The BLO would come and ask, and
Adeshwar Kant, Joint Secretary of the State Election Commission, on Sunday said that the Delhi Municipal Corporation (MCD) bypolls have concluded smoothly, with voters casting ballots in a hassle-free environment.
Kant said that Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) have already been distributed and secured in strong rooms. "Voting will begin at 7:30 am. We are trying to provide maximum facilities to voters. Efforts are being made to make their voting experience as comfortable as possible," he said.
CPI(M) in a statement said that the entire exercise is being conducted in a tearing hurry and poorly planned manner. "Booth Level Officers (BLOs) have been given impossible deadlines to complete the door-to-door verification. This haste has led to complaints in several places of BLOs camp
Bharatiya Janata Party MP Ravi Kishan has fiercely criticised the Trinamool Congress (TMC) opposition to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists in West Bengal, alleging it's a ploy to shield "bogus voters", including a large Bangladeshi influx.
Speaking with ANI, Bhattacharya stated that the TMC's goal is to fight elections based on these inclusions, while the BJP's agenda is clear: "delete and deport."
The State Election Commission, NCT of Delhi, has initiated comprehensive transportation arrangements to ensure the smooth and timely movement of polling personnel, security forces, and voters for the Bye-Elections to 12 Wards of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD).
There are nine reserved seats for women, seven for OBC and one for SC and ST respectively in North Goa. In South Goa, 10 seats are reserved for women, six for OBC and five for ST.
In the wake of Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs holding a meeting with Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Vice President Prasanna Acharya alleged that valid voters have been deleted from the electoral rolls on the pretext of Special Intensive Revision (SIR)
Campaigning alongside former MLA Durgesh Pathak during a roadshow in Naraina Ward 139, he urged voters to back AAP candidate Rajan Arora and said Delhiites, exhausted by nine months of BJP rule, are ready to give AAP victory in all 12 wards.
Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, on Friday said the party is opposing the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) out of fear.