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‘You have blood on your hands’: TMC slams EC over SIR; submits list of 40 who allegedly lost lives | India News

NEW DELHI: A Trinamool Congress (TMC) delegation met the Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Friday, against the backdrop of recent suicides and deaths of booth level officers (BLOs) amid ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) exercise in the state.The delegation led by TMC MP Derek O Brien submitted a list of 40 dead including 17…

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‘Aadhaar no longer accepted as proof of birth’: New order in UP and Maharashtra; all you need to know | India News

UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath with his Maharashtra counterpart Devendra Fadnavis (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Aadhaar cards will no longer be accepted as the only birth certificate or proof of date of birth in Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra.“In Uttar Pradesh, Aadhaar cards will no longer be accepted as a birth certificate or proof of date…

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TVK resumes poll campaign: Vijay challenges SIR rollout in SC; targets DMK for ‘loot, dynasty politics’ in Tamil Nadu | India News

NEW DELHI: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhgam chief Vijay on Sunday resumed its poll campaign in election-bound state on Tamil Nadu after a break of nearly two months following the tragic stampede. The newly-formed party challenged the challenged the Election Commission over its decision to rollout Special Intensive Revision (SIR).It further targeted the MK Stalin government in…

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Kerala BLO’s suicide triggers unrest: Unions call statewide boycott; family blames SIR-related job stress | India News

NEW DELHI: The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Kerala’s electoral roll is expected to be severely affected on Monday after multiple trade unions announced that Booth Level Officers (BLOs) across the state will boycott work. The decision follows the death of a BLO in Kannur, whose family and colleagues allege he was under intense work…

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SC to take up SIR today: 35 lakh voters untraceable, opposition mounts pressure on govt – controversy explained in 10 points | India News

NEW DELHI: A political and legal battle is underway over the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar. What was intended as a technical exercise to improve the accuracy of voter lists has escalated into a flashpoint in both Parliament and the Supreme Court, with opposition parties alleging disenfranchisement and voter…

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Bihar assembly polls: EC’s SIR flags discrepancies – ’18 lakh dead electors, 7 lakh duplicates’ | India News

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India on Tuesday flagged major discrepancies in Bihar’s electoral rolls revealed from its controversial Special Intensive Revision (SIR). The ongoing survey, EC said, revealed that 18 lakh deceased electors, 26 lakh electors who had been shifted to different constituencies, and 7 lakh electors who had been enrolled at two…

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