Ahmedabad/Junagadh, Jan 27 (IANS) A fresh political controversy has emerged in Gujarat after an application was filed to remove Mir Hajibhai Kasambhai, also known as Haji Ramakdu, from the electoral roll in Junagadh, even as the celebrated folk artist was recently named among the recipients of the Padma Shri 2026. Haji Ramakdu, an octogenarian folk musician renowned for his dholak performances and contributions to bhajans, santvani, ghazals and qawwali across India and abroad, was honoured with …
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Guwahati, Jan 25 (IANS) Opposition political parties in Assam on Sunday approached the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) with a memorandum alleging large-scale legal violations, political interference and targeted harassment of genuine voters during the ongoing Special Revision (SR) of electoral rolls. Describing the exercise as “arbitrary, unlawful and unconstitutional”, the parties warned that lakhs of eligible voters could be excluded from the final rolls scheduled for publication on February…
Hyderabad, Jan 25 (IANS) Telangana Governor Jishnu Dev Varma on Sunday called upon citizens to actively and responsibly exercise their right to vote, asserting that democratic institutions remain strong only when voters participate with awareness and integrity. Addressing the state-level celebrations of the 16th National Voters’ Day, the Governor said the theme “My India, My Vote” reflected the foundational principle that citizens are at the heart of Indian democracy.National Voters’ Day…
Kolkata, Jan 25 (IANS) The electoral registration officers (EROs) engaged in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal will need to obtain final clearance from the special roll observers (SROs) before uploading the voters’ names into the final electoral list.However, this restriction will only apply in cases of those voters who have appeared for hearings on claims and objections to the draft voters’ list, after being identified as “unmapped” or in the “logical discrepan…
Kolkata, Jan 24 (IANS) With the deadline for publication of two separate lists of “unmapped” voters and “logical discrepancy” cases identified during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal set to expire at midnight on Saturday, uncertainty prevails over whether the exercise can be completed on time.Sources in the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, said that the two lists, duly approved by the Election Commission of India (ECI) headquarters in N…
Kolkata, Jan 24 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) had now appointed a total of 294 senior micro-observers, one each for the 294 assembly constituencies in West Bengal, to review the ongoing hearing session on claims and objections on the draft voters’ list in West Bengal.These 294 senior micro-observers have been placed above the 6,600 micro-observers already appointed by the Commission to review the hearing session. There are some differences in grade-status and assignment nature be…
Kolkata, Jan 24 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI), on Saturday, might publish two separate lists of “unmapped” and “logical discrepancy” cases identified during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal.Earlier this month, the Supreme Court, acting on a petition filed by Trinamool Congress, directed the Commission to publish only the list of “logical discrepancy” cases. However, on January 21, the ECI announced that it would take the apex court’s order…
Kolkata, Jan 23 (IANS) Amid reports of unlisted identity documents being accepted as authentic ones during the hearing sessions on the claims and objections to the draft voters’ list in West Bengal, the Election Commission of India has directed the special roll observers (SROs) and the micro-observers to report such cases to the ECI daily.Insiders from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) stated that the ECI has also outlined a step-by-step procedure for reporting cases of unlisted …
Kolkata, Jan 22 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday directed registration of an First Information Report (FIR) against Trinamool Congress legislator from Farakka Assembly constituency in Murshidabad district, Manirul Islam, in relation to the ransacking of a centre for hearing on claims and objections on the draft voters’ list in West Bengal.The ransacking allegedly conducted by the ruling Trinamool Congress activists last week, was reportedly led by Manirul Islam as per …
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…