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Assam yet to get SIR roadmap as NRC action plan still awaitedAssam's electoral roll revision faces delays. The National Register of Citizens (NRC) remains unresolved, impacting the Special Intensive R...
Fear, alienation among Miya Muslims in Assam under Himanta Biswa Sarma govt: AIUDF chief Badruddin AjmalBadruddin Ajmal, the leader of AIUDF, expresses his deep concern regarding the policies of Himanta Biswa Sarma's administration, noting tha...
ECI orders minimum facilities, voter assistance at all polling stationsThe Election Commission of India is preparing for upcoming Assembly polls in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal. All 2,...
After evictions, thousands in Assam face fresh hurdles to get on voter rollsAs the Election Commission starts the process of special revision of electoral rolls in Assam, hundreds of people evicted during the evicti...
EC orders 'Special Revision' of voter list in Assam, final roll on Feb 10, 2026According to instructions issued by the poll panel for the chief electoral officer of Assam, January 1, 2026 will be the qualifying date fo...
EC faces tight timelines on Assam voter rolls and phase-III SIR amid NRC uncertaintyThe Election Commission has announced electoral roll revisions across India. However, Assam's polls by May 2026 present a unique challenge ...
Assam: New portal launched for Intensive Revision Electoral roll data of 2005Assam's Chief Electoral Officer launched a digital portal for 2005 electoral data. This assists electors in finding their details. Preparat...
Process of vital details inclusion in electoral rolls in Assam gains momentumAssam is gearing up for assembly polls early next year. The Election Commission of India is focusing on updating voter details. Booth Level...
Election Commission begins groundwork for special voter list revision in AssamAhead of assembly elections, the Election Commission directs Assam's booth-level officers to identify voters over 100 years old and househo...
Meghalaya: Around 21,61,729 voters will cast ballots in the state assembly electionsThe number of males’ voters is 10,68,801 and that of female voters is 10,92, 326.There are 7478 voters in the category of person with disab...
Fear of ‘D voter’ tag drives Assam Muslims to poll booths in drovesOne of the reasons they do so is fear of being marked as a “D (doubtful) voter” and possibly getting disenfranchised. In the just-concluded...
‘D’ coupled: Tale of two families’ battle to voteThe Barmans, who are residents of Kamrup Metropolitan district, apparently didn’t submit a copy of the tribunal’s order at the relevant cir...
Assam has around 108596 doubtful voters: Nitin Khade, Chief Electoral Officer of AssamDoubtful voter’, is a category of voters in Assam who are disenfranchised for lack of citizenship credentials and barred from contesting el...
- Doubtful voters can make it to NRC only if names cleared by foreigners’ tribunal
There are around 1.20 lakh doubtful voters. D-voter tag was first used during the preparation of electoral rolls in 1997.
70-year-old woman dies after son, daughter-in-law declared doubtful citizen in NRCChotki Devi, who hails from Balia in Uttar Pradesh, has been staying in Tinsukia since 1945.
Congress to fight legal battles for 'Indian citizens' left out of NRCReligious minorities were excluded from the NRC updation process despite having valid documents, Congress said.
Exercise of franchise by ‘Doubtful’ voters: Tarun Gogoi asked Chief Secretary to take up matter with ECAssam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi asked Chief Secretary VK Pipersenia to take up the matter immediately with the Election Commission of Indi...
Tarun Gogoi smells gains after Supreme Court relief to Bengali migrant votersCongress has got a boost after the Supreme Court relaxed the Guwahati HC's five-year voting ban on Bengali migrants from Bangladesh.
BJP flays Tarun Gogoi over refugee tag for immigrantsThe BJP on Friday said that Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi’s move to seek refugee status for people who have come to India from Banglades...
- Polls 2009 : 1.56 lakh voters in Assam, 'doubtful'
The Assam electorate has a unique brand of voters. These voters, categorised as ‘doubtful’ (D), number over 1.56 lakh. They will not be abl...