Hyderabad, July 22 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Wednesday claimed that the BJP was conspiring to delete the names of the voters belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and minority communities in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.The Chief Minister alleged that the BJP and BRS plotted to backstab him by deleting a huge number of votes of Congress sympathisers in Kodangal Assembly constituency, which he represents.Addressing a meeting …
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Ahmedabad, July 21 (IANS) Election officials, legal experts and international delegates gathered at Nirma University in Ahmedabad on Tuesday for an international symposium on electoral transparency that focused on the role of political parties as “concurrent auditors” of the election process, with discussions ranging from institutional accountability and technology to public trust in democratic systems. The thematic symposium, titled “Electoral Transparency: Political Parties as Concurrent Audit…
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Friday addressed ECI’s All India Media Conference 2026, sharing the poll panel’s practices related to conducting elections transparently. Addressing 380 media professionals from States/UTs across the country on the theme “Connecting stakeholders, strengthening democracy: Role of media in elections”, CEC Gyanesh Kumar emphasised that Indian elections are held according to the Constitution of India, Electoral Laws and…
Bengaluru, July 10 (IANS) Senior BJP leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Council Chalavadi Narayanaswamy on Friday urged the state government to respect the Supreme Court’s directions and conduct elections to the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA), alleging that the Congress government was attempting to delay the polls out of fear of defeat. Addressing a press conference at the state BJP headquarters, Narayanaswamy said Bengaluru residents had been waiting for civic b…
Bengaluru, July 8 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) V. Anbu Kumar on Wednesday said that over 80 per cent of Enumeration Forms have been distributed across the state as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, while assuring that all complaints received from political parties are being addressed in accordance with the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) directions.Addressing a press conference in Bengaluru amid the controversy surrounding the SIR exercise, A…
Bengaluru, July 7 (IANS) Union Minister for Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs Pralhad Joshi on Tuesday said the Election Commission of India (ECI) has assured the NDA delegation that it will examine the complaints regarding alleged irregularities in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Karnataka and take appropriate action. Addressing the media after submitting a memorandum to the Election Commission in Delhi, Joshi said the Commission had examined thei…
Bhubaneswar, July 5 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday announced the publication of the draft electoral roll for Odisha, with over 20 lakh electors omitted from the voters’ list following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise conducted through door-to-door verification between May 30 and June 28.Addressing a press conference here on Sunday, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Odisha, R.S. Gopalan said, “As part of the ongoing SIR exercise, today the draft electoral roll h…
Aizawl, July 4 (IANS) Mizoram has become the first among the 16 states and two Union Territories currently undertaking the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls to achieve 100 per cent digitisation of the enumeration process, the state’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Garima Gupta, said here on Saturday.The draft electoral rolls under the ongoing SIR-2026 were published in all 11 districts of the state on Saturday. Following the publication of the draft rolls, the Chief Electoral O…
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) Delhi BJP President Harsh Malhotra on Friday chaired the first review meeting on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls initiated by the Election Commission of India in the city. The meeting reviewed the progress made during the first two days of the exercise, which commenced on July 1.The meeting was attended by BJP National Secretary Om Prakash Dhankhar, Delhi BJP Organisation General Secretary Pawan Rana, SIR In-charge and Member of Parliament Yog…
Bengaluru, June 30 (IANS) Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Tuesday launched Karnataka’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls by filling out his own Enumeration Form at his Sadashivanagar residence and urged all eligible voters to complete the exercise to safeguard their voting rights. He underlined that voter registration is key to accessing government benefits.The Chief Minister received the Enumeration Form from election officials and submitted the completed form as the statewi…