Chennai, March 26 (IANS) Ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections scheduled for April 23, Thursday marks the final opportunity for eligible citizens in Tamil Nadu to have their names included in the electoral roll. The Election Commission has urged all unregistered voters to utilise this last chance and ensure their participation in the democratic process.The state is set to go to the polls in a single phase, with a total electorate of approximately 5.67 crore voters.In the run-up to the electio…
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Kolkata, Feb 18 (IANS) One of the special roll observers overseeing the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) has identified a strange case where the name of a Muslim youth had been linked in “progeny mapping” showing a Hindu senior citizen as his father. This strange family link had come to the notice of one of the special roll observers during the phase of “super checking” of the draft voters’ list, which was published in December last year.This strange family link had been identified durin…
Kochi, Feb 14 (IANS) The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Kavaratti, has announced the final publication of the Photo Electoral Rolls for 2026 in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep, following a Special Intensive Revision conducted under the directions of the Election Commission of India.The revision exercise, with January 1, 2026, as the qualifying date, was carried out from December 16, 2025, to February 14, 2026. The final rolls were published on Saturday, February 14, after the di…
Kolkata, Jan 14 (IANS) Two persons were arrested on Wednesday after an irate mob, led by Trinamool Congress MLA from Farakka, Monirul Islam, vandalised the Farakka Block Development Office (BDO) in Murshidabad district and ransacked the chamber of the Electoral Registration Officer (ERO).The vandalism by ruling party workers resulted in the suspension of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) hearing of the voter list, which was underway at the BDO office.Following the incident, the BDO, Farakka f…
Panjim, Jan 12 (IANS) The Election Commission of India on Monday tried to clear the air on a personal hearing notice issued to former Navy Chief Admiral Arun Prakash and his wife, saying that columns left blank in the Enumeration Form filled by the veteran had triggered the notice for physical verification. The Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) of Cortalim Assembly constituency in Goa said in a statement that during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, the Booth Level Offi…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 5 (IANS) The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) in Kerala on Monday dismissed a news report published in a section of media on Sunday that alleged excessive workload on a young female Booth Level Officer (BLO), terming it “misleading” and an “exaggeration” of facts related to the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state.The clarification comes in the wake of a viral news segment which claimed that a female BLO was under sev…
Kolkata, Jan 3 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday directed the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, to ensure that there is no intervention by booth-level agents (BLAs) or representatives of any political party during the ongoing hearing sessions on the draft voters’ list in the state.The hearings are part of the second stage of the three-stage Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in West Bengal.The ECI’s direction came in the wake of recent i…
Chennai, Dec 30 (IANS) In a move aimed at strengthening electoral participation and ensuring greater accuracy in the voters’ list, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced detailed guidelines for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Electoral Rolls in Tamil Nadu. The revision process, which began following the publication of the draft electoral roll, will remain open for claims and objections from December 19, 2025, to January 18, 2026.According to the Chief Electoral Of…
Chennai, Dec 30 (IANS) As preparations intensify for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has begun the process of issuing notices to over 12 lakh voters across the state, seeking additional documents to verify their eligibility.The move is part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision(SIR) of the electoral rolls aimed at ensuring accuracy and transparency. According to officials, the draft electoral roll was published on December 19 after the compl…
Kolkata, Dec 27 (IANS) With the conclusion of the first stage of the three-stage Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal, which was the enumeration phase, the second stage of the exercise will start on Saturday with the beginning of the hearing sessions on the claims and objections on the draft voters’ list in the state, which was published on December 16.Each table of the hearing session will be conducted by the Electoral Registration Officer (ERO), who will be assisted by one Assistant…