SIR row brings past Election Commission differences back into focusDifferences among election commissioners have resurfaced regarding the handling of electoral matters in India. Previously, Ashok Lavasa exp...
23 Sep, 2026, 05.29 PM IST
Gyanesh Kumar CEC controversy explained: What's the report that has rocked ECI, what Congress and BJP saying, and Election Commission’s clarificationGyanesh Kumar CEC Row: A report on internal objections within the Election Commission has triggered a political row involving CEC Gyanesh K...
23 Sep, 2026, 05.06 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee demands fresh Bengal elections amid EC SIR dissent row; calls for CEC's arrestMamata Banerjee has called for the arrest of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar regarding alleged electoral misconduct. She claims t...
23 Sep, 2026, 04.34 PM IST
BJP's Sambit Patra slams Opposition amid Election Commission SIR dissent row; hails democracyBJP MP Sambit Patra defended the Election Commission amid the SIR row, saying correspondence among the three Election Commissioners on 14 o...
23 Sep, 2026, 04.19 PM IST
Election Commission pushes back on dissent reports, says all SIR decisions were unanimousThe Election Commission has rejected suggestions of a split within the poll body over the nationwide Special Intensive Revision of electora...
23 Sep, 2026, 02.15 PM IST
‘Vote chori’ is treason, Rahul Gandhi says; Opposition targets EC over SIR reportRahul Gandhi has accused the BJP, RSS, and Election Commission of treason regarding electoral roll manipulations. Allegations arose after r...
23 Sep, 2026, 02.03 PM IST
Derek O'Brien calls for revival of motion seeking CEC Gyanesh Kumar's removalTrinamool Congress leader Derek O’Brien on Wednesday called for action on a Rajya Sabha motion seeking the removal of Chief Election Commis...
23 Sep, 2026, 01.57 PM IST
Election Commissioners flagged issues but poll body unanimous on SIR decisions: OfficialsElection Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi raised alarms regarding the integrity of the voter roll cleanup. They pointed o...
23 Sep, 2026, 01.05 PM IST
Form 6 changes 'illegal', differences within EC 'very serious': Former CEC O P RawatO P Rawat, former Chief Election Commissioner, has expressed serious concerns about changes to the statutory voter registration Form 6. He ...
23 Sep, 2026, 12.09 PM IST
'Majority not with Gyanesh Kumar': Kapil Sibal demands suspension of CEC, halt to SIR processRajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal has raised concerns about Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's support within the Election Commission. He...
23 Sep, 2026, 10.41 AM IST
Supreme Court flags 'mechanical' notices in Delhi SIR, suggests allowing voters to respond through WhatsApp, emailThe development took place during the hearing of a batch of pleas challenging the Delhi SIR process, particularly notices issued to voters ...
22 Sep, 2026, 10.44 PM IST
Delhi SIR: What to do if you receive a notice, documents needed, deadline & other key things to noteThe notices have been sent to unlinked electors whose names could not be matched with the electoral roll from the previous SIR. They also c...
22 Sep, 2026, 05.20 PM IST
TMC's Saket Gokhale targets CEC, asks where he was registered as voter during 2002-03 SIRIn a post on X, Gokhale, a former Rajya Sabha MP, said Kumar is shown as a voter in Delhi's electoral roll, registered as Gyanesh Kumar, so...
21 Sep, 2026, 04.54 PM IST
'Method Of Disenfranchising Indians': Congress slams SIRThe Congress party has criticized the Election Commission's voter list revision exercise. They allege this process is a method of disenfran...
21 Sep, 2026, 01.10 PM IST
Delhi SIR: CEO says notices to electors do not mean deletion; 84,263 Form-6 applications received since Aug 31The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Delhi, on Sunday clarified that notices issued to certain electors during the ongoing Special Intensive ...
20 Sep, 2026, 07.04 PM IST
'SIR really means 'Shah Instigated Removal' of voters: Congress leader Jairam RameshThe Congress party has alleged that the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is a "Shah Instigated Rem...
20 Sep, 2026, 12.42 PM IST
Election Commission bars rival TMC factions from using party name, symbol in West Bengal Assembly bypollsThe Election Commission has barred both Trinamool Congress factions from using the party's name. They also cannot use the reserved election...
17 Sep, 2026, 10.29 PM IST