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Pure electoral rolls bedrock of democracy: CEC

March 7, 2026, 04:19 PM - 3 min read

CEC Gyanesh Kumar said pure electoral rolls are the bedrock of democracy and described the SIR process as transparent while reviewing preparations for Kerala Assembly elections.

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West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee holds dharna in Kolkata over voter list revision, alleging 60 lakh names under scrutiny ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections.

Mamata stages sit-in over voter list scrutiny

March 6, 2026, 04:12 PM - 3 min read

“There is no longer a situation to be ashamed of. Those who are shown as dead in the voter list are present here. Look, they have been declared dead on paper and in pen. Yet they themselves are sitting here and proving that they are alive and well,” she said.

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SIR in Jharkhand from April: CEO

March 2, 2026, 07:34 PM - 3 min read

Chief Electoral Officer K Ravi Kumar says Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls will begin in April in a single phase; international conference on voter registration slated for September 2.

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ECI’s final electoral roll for West Bengal shows zero new voter registrations in 99 of 294 Assembly constituencies after the Special Intensive Revision process.

Zero new voters in 99 WB seats after revision, questions raised

March 1, 2026, 01:17 PM - 3 min read

By contrast, Nandigram Assembly constituency — represented by Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari — saw 1,167 new voters added. Though 397 names were removed, the total electorate increased from 2,67,608 in the draft roll to 2,68,378 in the final list.

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Bengal SIR: 66 lakh struck off, 60 lakh under scrutiny

February 28, 2026, 04:29 PM - 3 min read

Nearly 66 lakh names face deletion from Bengal’s rolls after SIR, while 60 lakh voters remain under adjudication ahead of the April Assembly polls.

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EC to publish West Bengal post-SIR rolls tomorrow

February 27, 2026, 05:26 PM - 3 min read

West Bengal’s post-SIR rolls to be published Saturday, categorising 7.08 crore voters, as revision turns into a fierce TMC-BJP pre-poll flashpoint.

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West Bengal government to give jobs to one member from each of 61 families affected during the voter list revision process, including 56 who d

Families affected during SIR: WB govt to provide jobs

February 27, 2026, 01:36 PM - 3 min read

The move comes in the wake of reports highlighting the deaths of several workers allegedly due to excessive workload and related complications during the SIR process. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had earlier expressed concern over the incidents and the hardships faced by affected families.

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Salem District Collector R. Brindha Devi released the final electoral roll in presence of representatives of political parties, following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Salem in Tamil Nadu on Monday.

Tamil Nadu releases final SIR roll, 74 lakh names removed

February 23, 2026, 04:06 PM - 3 min read

Tamil Nadu has published its final electoral rolls after the Special Intensive Revision, deleting over 74 lakh names and reducing the electorate to 5.67 crore. The move comes ahead of Assembly polls, with appeal options available to affected voters.

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Over 1.7 crore voters removed from electoral rolls in nine states and UTs after Special Intensive Revision, with the exercise continuing across India.

Voters in 9 states, UTs drop by 1.70 crore after SIR

February 22, 2026, 09:03 AM - 2 min read

While the exercise, which kept the Election Commission of India in the spotlight, has been completed in Bihar, it is currently underway in 12 states and Union territories covering nearly 60 crore electors.

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Punjab, Haryana among 22 States and UTs to undergo SIR in April

February 20, 2026, 10:07 AM - 3 min read

In a letter to the chief electoral officers of Punjab, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, and Jammu and Kashmir, the poll authority had asked for the SIR of the voters' list in June last year.

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Owaisi accuses BJP of using SIR to snatch citizenship

February 15, 2026, 07:26 PM - 2 min read

Addressing a public meeting organised as part of the 68th Revival Day celebrations of the AIMIM on Saturday night, the Hyderabad MP claimed that following Bihar, the SIR will be undertaken in Telangana and Maharashtra.

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Over 6.25 lakh skip EC hearings in West Bengal voter list revision; 1.4 lakh flagged as possible illegal voters ahead of 2026 polls.

WB: 6.25 lakh skip SIR hearings; EC flags ‘illegal voters'

February 15, 2026, 12:16 PM - 2 min read

Officials said the large number of absentees were among those summoned over “logical discrepancies” in their records. North Kolkata reported the highest number of non-appearances, where the verification process was said to be more complex due to the high density of voters.

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