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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New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Chief Election Commissioner and Chairman of the Council of Member States of International IDEA Gyanesh Kumar on Monday met diplomats from Uzbekistan and Sri Lanka for discussions on the training of election staff, an official said. The Election Commission of India, in a message on social media, said, “Chief Election Commissioner and Chairman of Council of Member States of International IDEA Shri Gyanesh Kumar today met His Excellency Mr Sardor Rustambaev, Ambassador o…
Chennai, July 27 (IANS) Tamil Nadu’s opposition AIADMK is preparing to convene its Working Committee meeting earlier than usual next month, with party General Secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami (EPS) expected to use the forum to strengthen the organisation, address internal dissent, and outline the party’s strategy for the upcoming local body elections.Recognised political parties are required by the Election Commission of India to hold a General Council meeting once a year and Working Committe…
Bengaluru, July 24 (IANS) More than 58.54 lakh voters in Karnataka have been marked under the ASDDO (Absent, Shifted, Dead, Duplicate and Others) category as part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, according to the latest data released by the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Karnataka on Friday. The CEO’s office said that, as of June 16, 2026, Karnataka had a total of 5,54,32,314 electors on its electoral rolls. Enumeration forms (EFs) have been ful…
Ahmedabad, July 21 (IANS) Election officials, legal experts and international delegates gathered at Nirma University in Ahmedabad on Tuesday for an international symposium on electoral transparency that focused on the role of political parties as “concurrent auditors” of the election process, with discussions ranging from institutional accountability and technology to public trust in democratic systems. The thematic symposium, titled “Electoral Transparency: Political Parties as Concurrent Audit…
Chandigarh, July 21 (IANS) Out of the 5,16,427 registered electors of Chandigarh as on the commencement of SIR, announced on May 14, the enumeration phase concluded with 4,50,280 enumeration forms (87.19 per cent) collected and digitised, while 66,147 forms (12.81 per cent) remained uncollected, the Election Commission of India said on Tuesday. The successful completion of this phase was made possible through the dedicated efforts of the District Election Officer, Electoral Registration Officers…
Bhubaneswar, July 21 (IANS) The Odisha State Election Commission (SEC) on Tuesday held a high‑level review meeting with commissioners of all municipal corporations, district collectors, sub‑collectors and deputy collectors in charge of election work from across the state as it stepped up preparations for the free, fair and orderly conduct of the 2027 three‑tier Panchayat and Urban Local Body elections. The meeting, chaired by State Election Commissioner Madhusudan Padhi, included detailed …
Kolkata, July 21 (IANS) The “rebel but majority” faction in Trinamool Congress led by expelled legislator Ritabrata Banerjee on Tuesday announced Rs 10,000 monthly compensation for the families of the 13 Youth Congress workers killed in police firing on July 21, 1993, during the Left Front regime in West Bengal under the then Chief Minister Jyoti Basu. Announcing a Martyrs’ Day rally in Central Kolkata, Ritabrata said the compensation would be given if the faction is granted rights over th…
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Chairman of the Council of Member States of International IDEA Gyanesh Kumar on Tuesday met Australia’s High Commissioner to India, Philip Green, at Nirvachan Sadan in New Delhi. The meeting aimed to strengthen bilateral cooperation in election management and capacity building of election officials. According to the Election Commission of India (ECI), both sides reaffirmed their shared commitment to deepening collaboration in areas …
Kolkata, July 21 (IANS) Former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday announced that she will join the Cockroach Janta Party’s movement over the NEET exam paper leak in the national capital.She also said that, if necessary, she will go to the level of the Supreme Court to protect her right over the name and electoral symbol of Trinamool Congress, on which the “rebel but majority” faction in the party led by the expelled party legislator, Ritabrata Banerjee, has also claimed…