New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) A fresh Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been moved before the Supreme Court seeking greater transparency and procedural safeguards in the implementation of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, days after the apex court upheld the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) nationwide revision exercise.The petition, filed by Congress leader Prasenjit Bose under Article 32 of the Constitution, does not challenge the legality of the SIR ex…
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New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) said on Sunday that the enumeration phase under the Special Intensive Revision – Phase III has started for Odisha, Mizoram, Sikkim and Manipur. An official said in a statement that the enumeration phase for Odisha, Mizoram, Sikkim and Manipur began on Saturday.”All eligible electors whose Enumeration Forms are received by the Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) on or before June 28, 2026, will be included in the Draft Electoral R…
Imphal/Aizawl/Gangtok, May 30 (IANS) Booth Level Officers (BLOs) on Saturday began house-to-house visits in Manipur, Mizoram, and Sikkim as part of the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, being conducted in a phased manner across the country, officials said. Election officials in the three Northeastern states said that the month-long door-to-door exercise would continue till June 28. Prior to the launch of the field exercise, adequate train…
Bhopal, May 30 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Congress spokesperson Mithun Ahirwar on Saturday alleged serious irregularities in the Election Commission of India (ECI)’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process in the state, claiming that two new voter ID cards were issued in his name despite the poll body’s claims of strict door-to-door verification. Addressing a press conference at the Congress office in Bhopal, Ahirwar questioned the credibility of the voter verification exercise conducted by the ECI….
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) With the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls beginning in the national capital from June 30, Delhi’s Chief Electoral officer Ashok Kumar on Wednesday asserted that political parties are involved at every stage of the process and transparency is maintained with all of them.Talking to IANS, the CEO said: “At the level of the Booth Level Officer (BLO), there are two Booth Level Agents (BLAs), and at the level of the Assistant Returning Officer level, there i…
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the Election Commission of India’s decision to undertake a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, holding that the revision exercise was within the constitutional and statutory powers of the poll body and was aimed at preserving the integrity of the electoral process.A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi ruled that the impugned SIR exercise did not violate the provisions of the…
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court is set to deliver a crucial verdict on Wednesday on a series of petitions challenging the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) move to carry out a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi is scheduled to pronounce its verdict on Wednesday after reserving judgment in the matter earlier this year, following extensive hearings.The petitions challenge the legality o…
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) In a significant judgment to be delivered on Wednesday, the Supreme Court will decide a batch of petitions challenging the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) decision to undertake a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi is scheduled to pronounce its verdict on May 27 after reserving judgment in the matter earlier this year, following extensive hearings.The petitions challenge…
Mumbai, May 26 (IANS) The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP-Ajit Pawar group) on Tuesday reaffirmed faith and confidence in the leadership of national president and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar and resolved to put up a show of unity to consolidate its position while carrying forward the legacy of Ajit Pawar. Sunetra Pawar, whose move to reconstitute the national executive excluding stalwarts, including Praful Patel, Sunil Tatkare, Chhagan Bhujbal, and Dilip Walse Patil, among ot…
Kolkata, May 26 (IANS) A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Kolkata on Tuesday remanded 15 more accused persons arrested by the central agency officers in connection with the West Bengal judicial officers’ hostage case earlier this year to 14 days of judicial custody. In the night-long operations started from Monday night which continued till Tuesday morning, the NIA sleuths arrested these 15 individuals accused in connection with the April 1 incident in which seven judicial of…