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…
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Chennai, Jan 18 (IANS) Sunday marks the final opportunity for eligible citizens in Tamil Nadu to apply for inclusion in the electoral roll or to submit requests for corrections, as the Election Commission of India (ECI) brings the current phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process to a close. According to the ECI, applications for adding new voters, deleting names, or making changes related to address and personal details will not be accepted after Sunday.The ongoing revision exercise…
Chennai, Jan 11 (IANS) Special voter registration and revision camps are being conducted on Sunday at all 4,079 polling stations across Chennai district as part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision(SIR) of the electoral rolls, the Greater Chennai Corporation has announced. According to an official statement, the exercise is being carried out in line with the directions of the Election Commission of India (ECI) to ensure an accurate and inclusive electoral roll ahead of the upcoming election…
Thiruvananthapuram Jan 8 (IANS) Kerala’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Rathan U. Kelkar on Thursday strongly pushed back against media reports suggesting large-scale exclusion of voters from the electoral rolls, reiterating that the Election Commission is firmly committed to conducting free and fair elections while ensuring the inclusion of every eligible citizen.Responding through the official X handle of the Chief Electoral Officer, Kelkar cautioned sections of the media against what he desc…
Chennai, Dec 27 (IANS) In an effort to ensure maximum inclusion in the electoral process, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced a series of special voter registration camps across Tamil Nadu to enable eligible citizens to enrol in the electoral rolls or correct their details. The announcement follows the publication of the draft electoral roll for the state on December 19, after the completion of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process.According to the Tamil Nadu Chief Electo…
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 23 (IANS) The draft electoral roll prepared under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Kerala has been published, State Chief Electoral Officer Ratan U. Khelkar said on Tuesday, triggering political and public scrutiny after it emerged that over 24 lakh names have been excluded from the list.According to official figures, Kerala had 2,78,50,856 voters on the rolls before the revision. As part of the SIR exercise, enumeration forms were distributed to all voters include…