Latest Claims and Objections News & Updates

Bhubaneswar, May 29 (IANS) The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls will commence in Odisha from Saturday, with Booth Level Officers (BLOs) launching a door-to-door verification across the state from May 30 to distribute enumeration forms, assist residents in filling them out, and collect the completed forms. Speaking to media persons, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) R.S. Gopalan said on Friday that the house-to-house verification process beginning from May 30 will be completed …

Kolkata, Jan 19 (IANS) Amid allegations that the Election Commission of India (ECI) has been indiscriminately issuing notices for hearings on claims and objections to the draft electoral roll in West Bengal, the Commission has explained why the number of cases flagged as “logical discrepancies” in the state is unusually high.The ECI has identified around 94 lakh “logical discrepancy” cases in West Bengal. Such cases refer to anomalies detected during progeny mapping, where implausible or…