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March 22, 2026, 03:54 PM - 3 min read
Opposition MPs have moved notices in Parliament seeking the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, alleging “proved misbehaviour”, including acting under the “thumb of the executive” and enabling “mass disenfranchisement” through electoral roll revisions ahead of key Assembly elections.
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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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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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February 20, 2026, 07:31 PM - 3 min read
The final electoral roll, prepared after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), places the total electorate at 2,69,53,644 voters. This marks a significant drop from the 2,78,50,855 voters recorded in October 2025 during the special summary revision. The decline is even steeper compared to the 2,86,07,658 voters listed during the December 2025 local body elections, reflecting a reduction of over 16.54 lakh names.
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January 24, 2026, 09:54 PM - 2 min read
An explosion damaged a section of the Dedicated Freight Corridor in Punjab ahead of Republic Day, triggering heightened security checks. Officials said no casualties were reported and passenger train services were unaffected.
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January 22, 2026, 07:34 PM - 3 min read
The Election Commission on Thursday told the Supreme Court that the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Bihar was “fair, just and reasonable”, arguing that the exercise followed statutory powers and could not be challenged through what it described as a roving inquiry by NGOs and politicians.
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January 14, 2026, 12:34 PM - 3 min read
A total of 65,78,058 notices have been generated across the state, of which 32,49,091 have already been issued.
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January 4, 2026, 08:28 PM - 3 min read
Jaynagar Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Shahabuddin Sheikh blamed the SIR process for the death.
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January 2, 2026, 06:22 PM - 5 min read
Escalating his attack, Abhishek accused the Centre and the Election Commission of acting in tandem to disenfranchise voters.
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December 24, 2025, 05:52 PM - 3 min read
The meeting, scheduled for Friday after the Christmas holidays, follows clear instructions from Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee to ensure that no eligible voter in the state is excluded from the electoral roll during the SIR process.
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December 17, 2025, 02:28 PM - 4 min read
South 24 Parganas leads the state in the category of mismatch in the father’s name, with as many as 9,33,872 forms flagged. In contrast, Kalimpong district recorded the lowest number of such cases at 44,020.
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December 12, 2025, 08:30 PM - 2 min read
The draft voter list will be released on December 16. Objections and claims regarding the list can be filed till January 15. EROs will conduct inquiries, resolve disputes, issue notices, and hold hearings where necessary from December 16 to February 7.
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