Bengaluru, July 3 (IANS) Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday alleged that the Congress government was facilitating the inclusion of “Bangla” (Bangladeshi) residents in state’s electoral rolls through the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, and demanded criminal action against officials allegedly violating Election Commission guidelines. Addressing a press conference in Bengaluru, BJP leader R. Ashoka claimed that Booth Level Officers (BLOs) were distributing Enumerati…
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Bengaluru, July 3 (IANS) The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Karnataka, on Friday said that more than 2.01 crore Enumeration Forms (EFs) have been distributed to voters under the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls, while directing Booth Level Officers (BLOs) to strictly adhere to door-to-door distribution as mandated by the Election Commission of India (ECI).As of July 3, a total of 2,01,24,411 Enumeration Forms, accounting for 36.30 per cent of the elec…
Bengaluru, July 3 (IANS) Referring to developments of distribution of Enumeration Forms at community centres instead of door-to-door exercise in the state, Union Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and Labour and Employment Shobha Karandlaje on Friday wrote to the Chief Election Commissioner, Election Commission of India (ECI), seeking urgent intervention over the alleged dilution of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Karnataka. In the letter, Karand…
Bengaluru, July 3 (IANS) Karnataka BJP President and MLA, B.Y. Vijayendra, on Friday alleged that the Karnataka government was misusing the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and conducting the exercise from mosques instead of following the Election Commission’s (EC) prescribed procedures.Addressing a Press conference at the BJP headquarters, Jagannath Bhavan, in Bengaluru, B.Y. Vijayendra alleged that Booth Level Officers (BLOs) were being misused during the ongoing SIR process…
Bengaluru, July 3 (IANS) Acting on complaints that Enumeration Forms for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls were being distributed from offices instead of through door-to-door visits, Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) V. Anbu Kumar on Friday directed all Deputy Commissioners in the state to ensure strict compliance with the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) guidelines.Union Minister for Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs Pralhad Joshi on Friday alleged d…
Bengaluru, July 1 (IANS) The Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Karnataka gathered pace on its second day, with Booth Level Officers (BLOs) distributing nearly 55 lakh Enumeration Forms (EFs) to voters across the state.The Election Commission also released preliminary field verification data. During the exercise, 2,565 electors were marked as absent, shifted, dead, duplicate and others (ASDDO), while 21 electors were found to be untraceable or absent. Of…
Sangrur, July 1 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday called on the people to get their enumeration done under the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. After getting his own enumeration completed here, the Chief Minister said the state has already achieved nearly 90 per cent electoral roll mapping and reaffirmed that the state government will not allow any genuine vote to be deleted during the ongoing revision exercise.During a media interaction, the Chi…
Bengaluru, July 1 (IANS) Former Karnataka Chief Minister and BJP MP Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday urged officials involved in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls to function impartially and not succumb to any political pressure during the voter verification process. “Officials should not yield to any kind of political pressure and must ensure that no ineligible person is included in the electoral rolls and that no eligible voter is excluded,” Bommai said.In a statement, Bomm…
Kolkata, July 1 (IANS) A division bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Wednesday, sought report from the West Bengal government seeking details of the provisions made by the administration for providing free ration and the benefits of the Annapurna Yojana to those whose names have been deleted from the voters’ list in course of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) conducted by the Election Commission of India (ECI) earlier this year. Paschim Banga Khet Majoor Samity, an independent trade union…
Belagavi, July 1 (IANS) Referring to the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Karnataka, state Home Minister G. Parameshwara on Wednesday said the SIR exercise should be carried out carefully to ensure that no eligible voter is deprived of the right to vote, and that every effort should be made to ensure that no voter loses the right to vote. He urged Congress workers to work unitedly to strengthen the party and continue striving for the welfare of the poor, Dalits, backward …