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Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee president Y.S. Sharmila flagging off a vehicle as part of a campaign against fake votes, in Vijayawada on Thursday. | Photo Credit: G.N. RAO Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Y. S. Sharmila Reddy on Thursday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Election Commission of India…
The Election Commission on Tuesday (November 4, 2025) launched the second phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in nine States and three Union Territories, covering around 51 crore voters, with booth-level officers distributing enumeration forms to electors. The exercise, however, drew sharp opposition from several parties. West Bengal Chief Minister and…
On a day the Election Commission of India (ECI) began the second phase of the nationwide Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, senior Congress MP Manish Tewari said the exercise would be a “constitutional transgression” as the poll body does not have the mandate to conduct a pan-India intensive revision of this nature. The…
The Election Commission of India’s (ECI) completion of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, brings the final tally to 7.42 crore electors, a significant drop from the 7.89 crore figure before the exercise began. While the purpose was indeed to clean up the rolls, the lived reality of the exercise, including…
Elections to all 29 Municipal Corporations, 247 Municipal Councils, 42 out of 147 Nagar Panchayats, 32 out of 34 Zilla Parishads and 336 out of 351 Panchayat Samitis are due in Maharashtra. File image used for representation. | Photo Credit: ANI The Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC) has urged the Election Commission of India (ECI)…
District Election Officer and District Magistrate carries out a house-to-house visit in various panchayats under the Ekma Assembly Constituency. | Photo Credit: ANI The Congress on Tuesday (October 7, 2025) said much was made of the need of the SIR exercise to remove non-citizens from the electoral roll but the Election Commission of India (ECI)…
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar (centre) flanked by Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu (left) and Vivek Joshi (right) addressing a press conference on the Assembly Elections in Bihar in Patna on October 5, 2025. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Sunday (October 5, 2025) voiced satisfaction over the completion of…
Chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar (centre) with election commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi during a meeting with all 12 recognised political parties of Bihar on Saturday. (@ECISVEEP/X via PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: The Bihar BJP on Saturday urged the Election Commission (ECI) to ensure “proper verification” so that only “genuine voters” are allowed…
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, centre, with Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, left, and Vivek Joshi, right, during a meeting with all 12 recognised political parties of Bihar. Photo: X@ECISVEEP via PTI Ruling and opposition parties of Bihar on Saturday (October 4, 2025) demanded Election Commission of India (ECI) to complete the voting in a…
PATNA: Bihar will have a total electorate of 7.4 crore when state assembly elections are held, according to the final electoral roll published on Tuesday by the Election Commission of India. Overall, the voter count has dropped by 6%.The final number of voters arrived at after completion of the special intensive revision (SIR) has fallen…
