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In a significant legal development, the Supreme Court has validated the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, dismissing petitions that questioned its legitimacy. The judgment has triggered...
In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court has affirmed the legality of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists ordered by the Election Commission. The bench observed that the exercise is...
After months of deliberation, the Supreme Court will announce its decision today regarding petitions against the Election Commission’s special intensive revision of voter lists. The core dispute...
A five-judge bench led by Chief Justice Suryakant will on Wednesday pronounce its long-awaited order on the legality of the Special Intensive Revision of voter lists. The petitions question whether...
The Biju Janata Dal has placed the state election machinery under a microscope following the Election Commission’s directive for a Special Intensive Revision of voter lists. Although the revision...
CHANDIGARH: As Punjab gears up for its Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, Chief Election Officer Anindita Mitra issued a firm call to action Friday. Meeting leaders from recognized...
In a strategic move ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly election results, Vijay, the star of screen and now politics, will host a comprehensive review session with TVK's full slate of 234 candidates on...
In a resounding assertion, Union Minister Piyush Goyal declared that the NDA will sweep to power in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, ending the reigns of regional satraps Mamata Banerjee and MK Stalin....
West Bengal's election fervor intensifies as Yusuf Pathan, the cricket star turned TMC politician, led a spirited rally backing candidate Sandeepan Saha. On Tuesday, Pathan reiterated his faith in...
The political landscape in West Bengal heated up Monday as Delhi's Chief Minister Rekha Gupta arrived in Kolkata to bolster BJP's election campaign. Greeted by throngs of party supporters at the...
In a fiery address in New Delhi, BJP parliamentarian Ghulam Ali Khatana accused Congress of a perpetual negative stance against pro-people policies. From farmers' rights to women's upliftment and...
In a pointed attack on West Bengal's leadership, Shiv Sena's Sanjay Nirupam warned that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will bear the full responsibility for any disenfranchised voters during the...
In a bold Eid morning address amid throngs of supporters on Kolkata's iconic Red Road, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee sounded the alarm on what she called a sinister BJP plot to disenfranchise...
Hyderabad's political landscape buzzed with activity as AIMIM supremo Asaduddin Owaisi rolled out a 'SIR Help Desk' at the party's Darussalam office, just ahead of Telangana's April Special Intensive...
Kerala's political arena is alive with election fever following the Election Commission's announcement of assembly polls for April 9. All 140 seats will go to the hustings in a single phase, powered...
In a stark warning from Bengaluru, Karnataka's BJP has declared that adding names of Pakistani and Bangladeshi nationals to voter lists poses a direct threat to India's national security. During a...
As political rhetoric heats up in West Bengal, Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar unleashed a verbal broadside against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over her upcoming anti-election process protest....
In a glowing tribute on Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's 75th birthday, Bihar's Building Construction Minister Ashok Choudhary praised the veteran leader's transformative contributions to the state's...
In a pointed defense of electoral integrity, Bihar cabinet minister Dilip Jaiswal vouched for the Election Commission's transparent approach to West Bengal's voter list overhaul. 'No valid vote is...
As the February 28 Supreme Court deadline looms, West Bengal's voter list revision under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) is making headlines. Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Agarwal confirmed the...
KOLKATA – CPI(M) firebrand Gargi Chatopadhyay unleashed a blistering attack on West Bengal's crumbling law enforcement Tuesday, labeling it 'abysmally poor.' In a press interaction, she described...
In a bid to purify and expand Uttar Pradesh's voter database, the state election machinery is set for an all-out effort on Sunday, February 22. This capstone event in the Election Commission's...
The Election Commission of India is ramping up efforts to purify voter lists with a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) slated for 22 states and Union Territories from April 2026, including the bustling...
In a strategic outreach, India's Election Commission convened top leaders from across Assam's political spectrum in Guwahati on Tuesday. Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, flanked by...
In a bold statement from Balurghat, Union Minister of State Sukanta Majumdar cautioned electoral officers in West Bengal: aligning with Trinamool Congress (TMC) could cost them their jobs. This comes...
The Election Commission of India took a decisive step on Friday by designating former IPS officer NK Mishra as Special Observer for West Bengal's voter roll overhaul, focusing on the Special...
The Election Commission's push for transparency in West Bengal's voter list revision has hit a snag, as the state government remains tight-lipped on details of 8,505 Group-B officers deployed for the...
With Tamil Nadu's Assembly polls on the horizon, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) is fine-tuning its alliance strategy. The party has astutely scheduled seat-sharing negotiations with coalition...
In a bid to fortify democracy, Uttar Pradesh's electoral machinery is conducting the Special Intensive Revision (SIR)-2026 to scrub voter rolls clean. Speaking in Lucknow on Saturday, Chief Electoral...
In a strategic masterstroke, BSP chief Mayawati has launched 'Mission 2027' modeled on the party's landmark 2007 Uttar Pradesh triumph. Addressing a key state-level conclave in Lucknow, she mobilized...
As Telangana braces for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of its voter lists, the Chief Electoral Officer has sounded the call to action for political parties. Preparations are in full swing, with...
In a fiery parliamentary showdown, Rahul Gandhi's 'gaddar' barb at Ravneet Singh Bittu sparked outrage from allies and rivals alike. JD(U)'s Rajiv Ranjan Prasad decried the language as juvenile and...
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee took her grievances over the voter list overhaul directly to the Supreme Court, which responded by issuing a notice to the Election Commission on Wednesday....
West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh turned up the heat on Mamata Banerjee during a Malda outreach, branding her Delhi sojourn as theatrical antics driven by dread of losing power. Over informal tea...
In a high-stakes clash over West Bengal's voter registry, the Supreme Court will delve into multiple petitions challenging the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) on Wednesday. Leading the charge is...
In a surge of civic engagement, Gujarat's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) has amassed more than 16.76 lakh voter-related applications as of January 28. This figure, released officially, breaks down...
Kolkata's political corridors are buzzing after the Election Commission of India (ECI) took a bold step by directly appointing 15 IAS and 10 IPS officers from West Bengal as Special Roll Observers...
Kerala's political landscape heated up as Leader of Opposition V.D. Satheesan launched a scathing attack on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process, demanding an urgent rollback of notices...
In a bid to boost voter rolls, Chennai's election authorities are rolling out special registration camps at 4,097 polling stations across 16 assembly segments this Sunday. The focus is on adding new...
West Bengal's political arena heated up as opposition leader Suvendu Adhikari unleashed a tirade against the Election Commission on Friday, alleging it was turning a blind eye to TMC activists'...
In a bid to shield the 2026 voter list's Special Intensive Revision from chaos, West Bengal's Chief Electoral Officer has issued a no-nonsense order: instant FIRs for any law-and-order violations....
In a high-stakes showdown at the Supreme Court, Bihar's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process came under fire for its aggressive citizenship verification of enrolled voters. Petitioners have...
The Election Commission has ramped up oversight in West Bengal, directing the state machinery to meticulously follow a recent Supreme Court ruling on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process....
Jaipur's political circles buzzed as senior Congress figure Sachin Pilot took a firm stand against what he called 'unjust deletions' from voter lists. Addressing booth-level agents in Tonk amid the...
West Bengal is gripped by turmoil as the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists sparks fierce confrontations between BJP and TMC workers. BJP stalwart Dilip Ghosh has leveled explosive...
Former BJP MP Arjun Singh unleashed a blistering critique of Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday, alerting West Bengal's Muslim population to their worsening conditions under Trinamool Congress rule. From...
Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Minister Dilip Jaiswal delivered a stern warning to Congress on Tuesday, declaring their voter list rectification campaigns pointless without adhering to the mandatory Special...
The Election Commission has granted an extra week for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists, now extending the deadline to February 14. This crucial update affects 12 states and Union...
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced an extension for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, adding an extra week to the process across 12 states and Union...
The Supreme Court has scheduled November 11 as the date to hear a significant plea lodged by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). The party is challenging the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of...
Reports suggest that domestic helpers, believed to be illegal Bangladeshi immigrants, are fleeing parts of West Bengal following the announcement of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter...
The Election Commission of India has officially announced the commencement of the second phase of its Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. This crucial voter list cleanup exercise...
National Conference President Farooq Abdullah has strongly criticized the Election Commission's decision to conduct a special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, labeling it as a...
RJD leader Sudhakar Singh participated in the TV9 Digital Bihar meeting, where he discussed the party's strategy for the upcoming Bihar elections. Singh stated that there is a crisis of internal...
The political climate in Bihar is heating up due to the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voters. The situation has sparked a war of words between the Mahagathbandhan (Grand...
The first phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists in Bihar concluded before the assembly elections. This process, completed on June 24, 2025, revealed a decrease of 6.5 million...
In preparation for the upcoming assembly elections, the Election Commission of India has initiated a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list across Bihar. The campaign, running from June...
The Election Commission of India (ECI) is preparing for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections scheduled for later this year. A special intensive revision campaign of the electoral rolls will commence...
In a move to streamline the voter registration process, Ranchi DC Manjunath Bhajantri has ordered the issuance of formal notices to underperforming Booth Level Officers (BLOs). The decision came...
In a pointed attack on West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress, senior BJP leader Dilip Ghosh warned on Tuesday that the party is sabotaging the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls....
West Bengal's political landscape heated up in Nadia as BJP stalwart Jaganath Sarkar defended the Election Commission's voter list revision drive, calling it essential for upholding democratic...