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A wider SIR has momentum but it is still a test case

The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has now rolled into another batch of States and Union Territories after creating a new electoral roll in Bihar, a State which is now in the midst of its elections. The Election Commission of India (ECI)-ordered SIR in nine States and three Union Territories, as part of…

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West Bengal SIR: BLOs seek deadline extension, assistance with data entry; cite ‘unmanageable workload’

Booth Level Officer and Booth Level Agents interact with residents during the house-to-house distribution of Enumeration Forms for the second phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls at Bijoygarh, in Kolkata. | Photo Credit: ANI A section of booth-level officers on Saturday (November 15, 2025) raised concerns with increasing work pressure in…

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SIR showdown in Bengal: CM Mamata takes out rally in Kolkata against revision exercise; slams EC | India News

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee addresssing rally in Kolkata NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday led a massive protest rally in Kolkata against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, which her party, the Trinamool Congress (TMC), has described as “silent invisible rigging” by the BJP-led Centre and the Election…

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‘Come to Dankuni without CISF’: TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee challenges BJP leaders openly; stirs fresh row | India News

TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee (Photo credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee on Monday stoked a controversy by challenging Union minister Sukanta Majumdar and Suvendu Adhikari to visit Dankuni without security amid the ongoing special intensive revision of electoral rolls in West Bengal.Banerjee accused Majumdar of threatening Bengal’s electorate and challenged him to…

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