Mumbai, July 17 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday announced a revised schedule for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across Maharashtra. The decision comes in the wake of recent heavy rainfall in parts of the state, following a formal request for an extension from the state’s Chief Electoral Officer.According to the state Chief Electoral Officer’s office, torrential downpours in Konkan, Mumbai, and other regions have disrupted ongoing enumeration and…
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Mumbai, May 22 (IANS) A state-wide door-to-door verification of nearly 9.86 crore electors will be carried out in Maharashtra from June 30 under a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise aimed at cleaning up electoral rolls. The exercise will be carried out through 1,00,253 Booth Level Officers (BLOs).Speaking to the media, the state Chief Electoral Officer S. Chockalingam on Friday said that to ensure complete fairness and eliminate bias, political parties have been requested to deploy Booth …
Mumbai, May 20 (IANS) A delegation of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) on Wednesday met Maharashtra Chief Electoral Officer S. Chockalingam and demanded transparency in the conduct of the upcoming Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in the state. The opposition alliance demanded that the intensive booth-level drive be executed in a completely fair, transparent, and impartial manner to ensure that no genuine voters are disenfranchised.The memorandum consisted of 36 points, with the common th…
Mumbai, March 5 (IANS) A five-member delegation from Maharashtra, headed by the state’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) S Chockalingam will travel to Columbia as International Observers in the International Observation Mission for the elections to the Congress of the Republic of Columbia from March 6 to 10. The elections in Columbia are slated to be held on March 8 this year.Along with Chockalingam, the delegation includes, Ashirwad Kumar District Election Officer & Collector, Solapur; Manohar…