The Election Commission of India is visiting West Bengal to review preparedness for the upcoming Assembly polls. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, along with Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, held a detailed and comprehensive review of poll preparedness for the upcoming West Bengal Legislative Assembly Elections in Kolkata on Mondaythe first…
The Election Commission on Monday published the final electoral roll for Tamil Nadu following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR). The poll-bound state now has 5,67,07,380. Around 74 lakh voters were deleted through the SIR exercise. Before the SIR exercise began, the number of voters in Tamil Nadu was 6.41 crore. The electorate has now dropped…
The date of publication of the final voter list under Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal has been extended. Earlier this list was scheduled to be released on 14 February 2026, but now it will be published by 28 February 2026. This decision has been issued today by the Election Commission of India (ECI)…
Amid West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee’s concerns over potential “mass exclusion” of voters in the state’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, the Supreme Court on Monday said that it would not permit any obstacles to the process, PTI reported. Here are the top five updates: 1. A bench led by Chief Justice Surya…
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has revised the timeline for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Uttar Pradesh, with 1 January 2026 set as the eligibility date. The window for submitting claims and objections will now run from 6 January to 6 March 2026, while the final electoral roll will be…
The Supreme Court is set to hear a plea filed by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday, 4 February, in connection with Special Intensive Revision (SIR). Challenging the ongoing SIR of electoral rolls in the state. Mamata Banerjee, who has an LLB degree, had filed her petition on January 28 where she made…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear on Wednesday a plea filed by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee challenging the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state. Banerjee may attend the apex court on Wednesday during the crucial hearing on a batch of petitions challenging the SIR of electoral rolls…
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has launched an attack on Election Commission after meeting Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in Delhi over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) issue. Speaking with the press after meeting the EC officials, Mamata Banerjee said she has never seen an Election Commission “as arrogant and dishonest as this one.”…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Union government has rejected the Opposition’s demands for discussions on the VB-G RAM G Act as well as on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in the Budget session of Parliament beginning Wednesday. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said the two issues had already been debated by both the Houses and “we…
The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday clarified that Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, who had been reportedly summoned over discrepancies in the spelling of his name in the voter list, is not required to appear for any hearing, PTI reported, citing an official. The clarification followed reports that the EC had summoned Sen because of the…
