With the commencement of Phase III, the SIR exercise will effectively cover the entire country, except for Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.
Kolkata: In the run-up to the West Bengal Assembly elections, Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Wednesday accused Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Election Commission of India (ECI) of turning “Indian democracy into a cruel joke” over SIR in the state. In an X post, the party claimed that they are “selectively targeting and deleting genuine.
The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal has concluded following the release of the final supplementary list. Statistical analysis indicates that this marks the first instance of a decline in the number of voters in the state, following a steep and continuous increase since 2011
Akshay Bansal Member, BJPYM, NEC In a recent hearing on the SIR exercise in West Bengal, a Bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant remarked that he had read an article about the exercise across the country. “Apart from West Bengal, everywhere it happened smoothly,” quoted Kant. This was projected as the so-called final arrow by.
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday launched a sharp attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), alleging that the ruling party at the Centre is attempting to manipulate the electoral process by deleting genuine voters from the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal. Banerjee made the remarks while.
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday alleged that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls conducted in the poll-bound state was intended to help the BJP in the upcoming Assembly elections. Addressing party workers from her sit-in demonstration site at Esplanade, CM Banerjee claimed that the exercise had resulted in the.
Kolkata: Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Wednesday held a protest outside the office of the Election Commission against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR). During the protest, CPI (M) State Secretary Md Salim slammed the Election Commission of India (ECI), alleging that it has “borrowed a page from the book of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).”.
Kolkata — The office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of West Bengal has recommended disciplinary action against several Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) and Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs) identified for alleged deliberate lapses and derelictions in conducting the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state, officials said. The move comes.
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday released snapshots of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, showing that Gujarat recorded the highest deletion of over 68 lakh electors, while Lakshadweep registered the lowest deletion at 206 names. The snapshots were issued after publication of the final electoral rolls for Andaman and Nicobar.
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday directed Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) of 22 States and Union Territories to complete preparatory work for the second phase of upcoming Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, which is expected to begin in April 2026. The letter has been addressed to Chief Electoral Officers.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a plea challenging the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) decision to conduct only a “Special Revision” of the electoral rolls in Assam, instead of undertaking a more rigorous “Special Intensive Revision” (SIR) ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections. A Bench of Chief Justice of India.
