Bhubaneswar, May 15 (IANS) Odisha Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) R.S. Gopalan on Friday announced that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state will begin from May 20, 2026, with July 1 fixed as the qualifying date for inclusion of new voters. Addressing the media, the CEO said that all eligible citizens who attain 18 years of age by July 1, 2026, and fulfil other required qualifications, will be included in the electoral rolls during the revision process.According to …
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Chennai, March 21 (IANS) With the announcement of the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has rolled out a special doorstep voting facility to ensure greater accessibility and inclusivity in the electoral process. The initiative is aimed at enabling senior citizens aged above 85 years and persons with disabilities (PwDs) with more than 40 per cent benchmark disability to cast their votes from the comfort of their homes.As part of this initiative, eligible voters…
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday said it has deployed more than 25 lakh officials to ensure that the upcoming Assembly elections in four states and one Union Territory are conducted in a violence-free and inducement-free manner.The poll body had, on Sunday, announced the schedule for the General Elections to the Legislative Assemblies of Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, along with bye-elections in six states.To facilitate the sm…
Chennai, March 18 (IANS) In a major push to ensure free, fair, and seamless Assembly elections, the Tamil Nadu government has earmarked a substantial Rs 800 crore for election-related activities across the state. The allocation covers a wide range of requirements, with a significant share directed towards personnel management, infrastructure, and voter awareness initiatives.A key component of the expenditure is the remuneration of polling staff, particularly Booth Level Officers (BLOs), who form…
Bhubaneswar, March 6 (IANS) The Odisha Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) R.S. Gopalan, on Friday, launched a citizen awareness initiative on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls and appealed to voters in the state, especially those in urban areas, to verify their details in the 2002 electoral rolls. Speaking during a press conference held here, Gopalan said that the state CEO office is currently carrying out a large-scale mapping and verification exercise of voters in 2025 ele…
Gandhinagar, Feb 18 (IANS) The political parties in Gujarat have reacted strongly following the release of the state’s final voter list, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) defending the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and the Congress raising concerns over transparency and procedural issues. Gujarat BJP Spokesperson Anil Patel, on Tuesday, defended the voter list purification exercise, known as the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), noting that it has been conducted repeatedly across India si…
Chennai, Feb 8 (IANS) The Election Commission of India has announced that the final electoral roll for Tamil Nadu will be officially published on February 17 as scheduled, marking the completion of an extensive revision exercise aimed at ensuring the accuracy and transparency of voter records ahead of the Assembly elections.As part of the special intensive revision process, authorities undertook a detailed verification drive of the voters’ list.Names of deceased voters, individuals who shifted r…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 28 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition in Kerala Assembly, V.D. Satheesan, on Wednesday demanded the immediate withdrawal of notices issued to nearly 18 lakh voters asking them to appear for hearings under the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, warning that the process was causing widespread public distress.Addressing a press conference at the Assembly media room, Satheesan said people were being harassed in the name of “logical discrepancy” for …
Kolkata, Jan 10 (IANS) Amid the controversies of the Enforcement Directorate (ED)’s raid and search operations at the office of the Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) and the residence of the entity’s co-founder Pratik Jain on Thursday, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has decided to conduct a review of the complaints received about I-PAC staff allegedly being appointed as data-entry operators in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal after being shown as co…
Bhubaneswar, Dec 26 (IANS) The Chief Election Commissioner of India, Gyanesh Kumar, will be visiting Odisha on a three-day official tour from December 27 to 29, according to an official statement issued on Friday. The CEC is scheduled to visit Puri and offer prayers at the sacred Shree Jagannath Temple on December 27. Following the visit to the 12th-century shrine, he will proceed to the famous Konark Sun Temple the same day. The CEC’s itinerary also includes a visit to Heritage Village Raghur…