Bengaluru, July 9 (IANS) The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Karnataka, has reported significant progress in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls, with more than 86 per cent of Enumeration Forms (EFs) distributed to eligible voters across the state, an official statement said on Thursday. As many as 85,088 deceased electors have been identified so far.So far, 4,78,47,260 Enumeration Forms have been distributed, accounting for 86.32 per cent of the tota…
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Bengaluru, July 7 (IANS) Amid the controversy surrounding the exercise, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Karnataka, on Tuesday said that 77.18 per cent of the Enumeration Forms (EFs) have been distributed as part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the state’s electoral rolls. According to the CEO’s daily press release issued in the evening, Karnataka has a total of 5,54,32,314 electors in the electoral roll as of June 16, 2026. Enumeration Forms have been printed and distribute…
Hyderabad, July 7 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s Telangana unit has alleged “systematic deletion” of voters from North India in Hyderabad and has sought the intervention of the State Chief Electoral Officer. Raising serious concerns regarding the integrity of the electoral rolls in Hyderabad, the BJP alleged that the ruling Congress party and the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) have colluded to “systematically” remove the names of Hindi-speaking residents and those of N…
Bengaluru, July 6 (IANS) The NDA alliance partners in Karnataka have urged the Chief Electoral Officer to order an immediate inquiry into the alleged irregularities in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. They have also demanded the mandatory re-verification of all enumeration forms through door-to-door verification and strict legal action against officials and political functionaries found responsible for violating the Election Commission’s guidelines.In a joint le…
Bhubaneswar, July 5 (IANS) The Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has raised serious concerns over large-scale exclusion of voters from the draft electoral roll under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Odisha, published on Sunday, alleging that the process contains multiple discrepancies and is aimed at curtailing the fundamental rights of voters.Addressing a press conference at Sankha Bhawan, Senior Vice-President and former Minister Debi Prasad Mishra said that the Office of the Ch…
Imphal, July 5 (IANS) Women voters have once again outnumbered their male counterparts in Manipur’s draft electoral rolls, which were published on Sunday following the completion of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR).After the publication of the draft electoral rolls, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Arun Kumar Sinha said that with July 1, 2026, as the qualifying date, Manipur has a total of 19,34,399 registered voters, comprising 9,93,660 women, 9,40,446 men and 293 third-gender electors.The gen…
Khandwa (Madhya Pradesh), July 5 (IANS) Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar visited Omkareshwar, a town situated on the sacred banks of the Narmada River in Madhya Pradesh, where he offered prayers at one of the 12 revered shrines of Lord Shiva in accordance with traditional rituals. Upon arrival in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday, the Chief Election Commissioner visited the Omkareshwar Temple and offered his prayers. CEC Kumar, accompanied by his family, witnessed the ‘Shringar Aarti’ an…
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…
Hubballi (Karnataka), July 4 (IANS) Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Pralhad Joshi on Saturday participated in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls at his residence in Hubballi and urged citizens across Karnataka to cooperate with Booth Level Officers (BLOs) by providing the necessary documents and information during the house-to-house verification process.Officials deputed by the Election Commission visited the Minister’s residence on …
Bengaluru, July 4 (IANS) Amid the controversy, the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Karnataka has gathered pace, with more than half of the Enumeration Forms (EFs) distributed to voters within the first few days of the house-to-house verification exercise, according to data released by the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Karnataka. The house-to-house enumeration is being carried out from June 30 to July 29, 2026, while the digitisation of the forms will also co…