West Bengal polls: 97-year-old refugee, retired teacher among those deleted from voter listWest Bengal is witnessing the fallout of the NRC-like exercise, with long-term residents and even Partition refugees being struck off voter...
10 Apr, 2026, 04.15 PM IST
Appellate tribunal sets precedent, accepts aadhaar in first SIR caseAn appellate tribunal ruled Motab Shaikh and Motab Herul are the same person. The Congress Farakka candidate's Aadhaar card proved his iden...
08 Apr, 2026, 06.09 PM IST
Instructions on using Aadhaar as proof of identity, not citizenship, already issued: EC to SCThe Election Commission of India has informed the Supreme Court that Aadhaar cards will be used solely for identity verification in Bihar's...
15 Nov, 2025, 03.21 PM IST
'Aadhaar is just...': What Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said on its use in voter rollsChief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar stated Aadhaar is not proof of citizenship for electoral rolls. This clarification follows a Supr...
07 Oct, 2025, 06.51 PM IST
No Aadhaar, no voter roll updates: OTP-based authentication becomes mandatory for online voter roll changesThe Election Commission has mandated Aadhaar-based authentication for online voter roll changes, requiring OTP verification for application...
25 Sep, 2025, 12.04 PM IST
If illegality found in SIR, we will strike it down: SCThe Supreme Court addressed the Bihar voter list revision. It stated that publishing the final list does not prevent the court from address...
15 Sep, 2025, 11.26 PM IST
Making aadhaar count makes senseFollowing the Supreme Court's directive, the Election Commission (EC) has now included Aadhaar as a valid identity document for the Bihar S...
09 Sep, 2025, 10.39 PM IST
SC tells EC to accept Aadhaar as 12th ID proof for Bihar SIRThe Supreme Court has instructed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to accept Aadhaar as a valid identity proof for voter list inclusio...
08 Sep, 2025, 11.57 PM IST
SC asks EC to consider Aadhaar as identity proof for SIR in Bihar, clarifies it is not proof of citizenshipSupreme Court on Monday asked the Election Commission of India to consider accepting Aadhaar as a document to establish the identity of vot...
08 Sep, 2025, 03.33 PM IST
Bihar roll revision: SC says Aadhaar cannot be standalone proof of citizenshipRJD counsel Prashant Bhushan had argued that the EC was not accepting Aadhaar as standalone proof of identity for the 65 lakh names removed...
02 Sep, 2025, 03.09 PM IST
Bihar SIR: Supreme Court refuses more time for final submission of objectionsThe Supreme Court has mandated online applications for voter inclusion in Bihar's electoral roll, eliminating the need for physical submiss...
22 Aug, 2025, 11.33 PM IST
We will step in if there's mass exclusion in SIR of electoral rolls in Bihar: SCThe Supreme Court said it will intervene if mass exclusion occurs in Bihar’s electoral roll revision. Hearing pleas against the Election Co...
29 Jul, 2025, 01.59 PM IST
Opposition, petitioners call SC order a big step forwardOpposition parties and petitioners view the Supreme Court's order on the Bihar SIR exercise as a victory, highlighting the Election Commiss...
11 Jul, 2025, 12.04 AM IST
Not an Indian citizen, but still a voter? How Form 6 opens the door for non-citizens in India’s voter listsBihar Elections 2025: The Election Commission is revising voter rolls, starting in Bihar. Form 6, used for voter registration, requires no ...
09 Jul, 2025, 12.25 PM IST
BJP MLA Rajkumar Imo Singh urges Home Minister Amit Shah for fair delimitation in ManipurBJP MLA Rajkumar Imo Singh has requested Union Home Minister Amit Shah for a transparent and inclusive delimitation process in Manipur. Sin...
24 Mar, 2025, 09.49 PM IST
Bill which seeks to link electoral rolls with Aadhaar listed for introduction in Lok SabhaThe Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 seeks to allow electoral registration officers to seek Aadhaar number of people who want to regist...
19 Dec, 2021, 02.54 PM IST
Aadhar number to be added to Tripura voter list: Chief Electoral OfficerProcess for inclusion of Aadhaar number and other contact details with voter identity card to create error free voter lists would begin in ...
19 Mar, 2015, 07.57 PM IST