Mumbai, July 27 (IANS) The office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Maharashtra, on Monday said that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) program of electoral rolls is currently underway across the state. Under this drive, voters currently enrolled in the voters’ list are required to fill out the enumeration form and submit it to their concerned Booth Level Officer (BLO), who will visit their residence by August 8, 2026. However, it is clarified that there is a strict prohibition of multip…
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Kolkata, July 24 (IANS) The Union government has approved the proposal from the West Bengal government for extension of the tenure of the state’s Chief Secretary Manoj Kumar Agarwal for six months. A notification on this count had been issued by the State Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department on Thursday evening, notifying Agarwal’s extension as the State Chief Secretary for six months.According to the notification, Agarwal will continue as Chief Secretary for a total of six months fro…
Hyderabad, July 20 (IANS) The BJP in Telangana has sought intervention of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) to check what it alleged was intimidation, threats and unlawful interference with the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process in Hyderabad, Secunderabad, Malkajgiri and Chevella parliamentary constituencies.A delegation of BJP leaders led by party’s state president N. Ramchander Rao met Chief Electoral Officer Sudhershan Reddy on Monday and requested him to immediately have senior offic…
Bengaluru, July 18 (IANS) The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Karnataka, on Saturday said that 98.40 per cent of Enumeration Forms (EFs) have been distributed across the state as part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Officials stated that 5,45,46,593 Enumeration Forms have been distributed so far, accounting for 98.40 per cent of the total electorate. Of the state’s polling stations, 51,120 (86.57 per cent) have achieved 100 per cent EF distribut…
Mumbai, July 17 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday announced a revised schedule for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across Maharashtra. The decision comes in the wake of recent heavy rainfall in parts of the state, following a formal request for an extension from the state’s Chief Electoral Officer.According to the state Chief Electoral Officer’s office, torrential downpours in Konkan, Mumbai, and other regions have disrupted ongoing enumeration and…
Bengaluru, July 15 (IANS) Karnataka has completed the distribution of Enumeration Forms (EFs) to more than 95 per cent of the state’s electorate as part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, according to data released by the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Karnataka.Meanwhile, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has revised the schedule for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Karnataka, while retaining October 1, 2026, as the qualifying date…
Chandigarh, July 15 (IANS) Punjab BJP President Kewal Singh Dhillon has submitted a representation to the Election Commission of India and the Chief Electoral Officer, expressing concern over the illegal activities being carried out by certain government officials and Booth Level Officers (BLOs) during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The party has urged the Election Commission to intervene and issue necessary corrective directions.In a missive, Dhillon said that …
Bengaluru, July 13 (IANS) The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Karnataka has gathered pace, with 94.23 per cent of Enumeration Forms (EFs) distributed to voters and 30.61 per cent digitised, according to a statement released by the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Karnataka, on Monday.As part of the ongoing revision exercise, Enumeration Forms are being printed and distributed by Booth Level Officers (BLOs). The house-to-house enumeration and digitisation proces…
Bengaluru, July 10 (IANS) The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Karnataka, on Friday said that 89.02 per cent of Enumeration Forms (EFs) have been distributed as part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls across the state. The Election Department said a total of 4,93,43,328 Enumeration Forms have been distributed to electors through Booth Level Officers (BLOs), accounting for 89.02 per cent of the total electorate.As many as 30,687 polling stations, or…
New Delhi/Daman, July 10 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday published the draft electoral roll for the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu after completing the enumeration phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), with more than 3.01 lakh electors submitting verification forms and a month-long window opening for claims and objections. According to the Chief Electoral Officer, the Special Intensive Revision is being conducted to ensure that all el…