Chandigarh, May 15 (IANS) With the Election Commission of India initiating the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Punjab, Chief Electoral Officer Anindita Mitra on Friday held a meeting with representatives of registered and recognised political parties and urged them to appoint booth-level agents to ensure transparency and smooth conduct of the revision process. At the meeting, the Chief Electoral Officer stressed that booth-level agents would play an extremely crucial role throug…
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Bhubaneswar, May 14 (IANS) In the wake of the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) announcement regarding the conduct of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) Phase-III exercise in 16 states and three Union Territories, including Odisha, senior Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sasmit Patra on Thursday wrote to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, urging the ECI to ensure a transparent and error-free SIR process in Odisha commencing from May 30.In his letter, Patra dre…
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday announced the launch of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in a phased manner across 16 States and three Union Territories. It said this is going to be a major nationwide exercise aimed at strengthening the accuracy and transparency of voter lists.According to the Commission, the Phase-III schedule of the SIR has been finalised while keeping in view the availability of the common field machinery cur…
Bengaluru, May 9 (IANS) Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara, speaking to the media on Saturday, said, “In our state as well, the SIR (Special Intensive Revision) process will begin. We also need to be careful. Anything that happened in West Bengal should not be allowed here.””This is our opinion, and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has already held a meeting regarding the matter. Mapping has already been completed in some places, while in others it is still pending,” he said.He said, “Yest…
Bengaluru, Feb 17 (IANS) In view of the upcoming elections to the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) and local bodies in Karnataka, a delegation of Congress leaders, led by Deputy Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar, met the State Election Commissioner G.S. Sangreshi on Tuesday and submitted a memorandum seeking rectification of errors in the voter list revision.The delegation included Ministers Ramalinga Reddy and Dinesh Gundu Rao, former Congress MP D.K. Suresh, MLAs Rizwan Arshad and A.C. Srinivas…
Bhopal, Jan 22 (IANS) As the process of filing claims and objections under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is concluding in BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh on Thursday, the Congress levelled serious allegations, claiming that pre-printed Form 7 applications were used to delete voters’ names without due verification.Veteran Congress leader and former Chief Minister Kamal Nath alleged that Booth Level Agents (BLAs) appointed by the ruling BJP had submitted pre-filled Form 7 appl…
Jaipur, Jan 20 (IANS) Following the conclusion of the claims and objections period for the Special Summary Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in Rajasthan, the Election Department has released the final consolidated figures. According to official data, applications were received to delete 1,39,674 names from the voter list, while claims were filed to add 10,92,959 new voters. The data show that common citizens submitted the bulk of applications. Forms were filed by the public seeking deletion…
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday issued a slew of directions to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to ensure that the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, especially the verification of voters under the “logical discrepancies” category, is conducted transparently and without causing undue hardship to citizens. A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant directed the poll body to publish the names of persons who have…
Jaipur, Jan 13 (IANS) In compliance with the directions of the Election Commission of India (ECI), the Special Intensive Revision–2026 of electoral rolls in Rajasthan is being carried out in a systematic, transparent, and time-bound manner. As part of this process, a comprehensive review of the ongoing revision work was conducted on Tuesday at the Secretariat by the Special Roll Observer appointed by the ECI.Rajasthan Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Naveen Mahajan, told that the Special Roll Ob…
Bengaluru, Jan 13 (IANS) The Congress party in Karnataka has called upon its party workers and leaders to be alert about the upcoming Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state, saying that the exercise will shape its future. Speaking at a preparatory meeting for the “MGNREGA Bachao Sangram” protest held at Palace Grounds here on Tuesday, Deputy Chief Minister and State Congress President D.K. Shivakumar warned that the SIR of electoral rolls was approaching in the stat…