The Election Commission has directed states and UTs where SIR is complete to identify and enrol eligible voters left out of electoral rolls through a special drive.
Thousands of Congress workers staged a protest in Ferozepur, demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation and raising allegations over electoral-roll revisions and SIR.
The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has triggered a political debate across the country, with the exercise being described by its critics as a threat to voter rights and defended by the Election Commission as a necessary exercise to clean up electoral rolls.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra accused the BJP of protecting CEC Gyanesh Kumar and said INDIA Bloc parties were united over allegations surrounding the Election Commission.
BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi criticised Rahul Gandhi over his remarks on the Election Commission and SIR, while questioning Congress’ electoral record and the report on objections by two Election Commissioners.
The Cockroach Janta Party has given CEC Gyanesh Kumar 48 hours to resign and warned of nationwide protests over the Election Commission's functioning and SIR.
A voter list revision — and now a software controversy A voter may have the right to vote, but what happens when a computer system flags their name because of a spelling difference, an incorrect age calculation or a mismatch with an old voter list? That is at the centre of the latest controversy around.
The Punjab government has provided significant relief to the public. In a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, it was decided that government fees and facilitation charges would be waived for the issuance of several essential government documents over the next three months. This decision will be effective from July 1 to.
-Abhishek Vij A special, intensive revision of voter lists is currently underway in Punjab ahead of the assembly elections. In the first phase, voter data was collected door-to-door. First, we want to express our appreciation for the staff conducting the SIR, which many voters share personally. The SIR team consists of BLOs and survey officers..
Nearly 45 lakh voters have been deleted from the roll in Andhra Pradesh as the Election Commission of India published the draft voter list on Friday, following Special Intensive Revision (SIR)
CHANDIGARH: In a major decision aimed at facilitating the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and ensuring that citizens can obtain the required documents without any financial burden, the Punjab Cabinet, under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, approved the waiver of government fees and facilitation charges for several key citizen.
