Election Commission starts SIR voter list verification in Delhi, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Meghalaya and Jharkhand: Important FAQs and what happens if you're not at home?The Election Commission of India has initiated a Special Intensive Revision of voter rolls across Delhi, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Meghalaya,...
30 Jun, 2026, 03.18 PM IST
SIR forms to reach all voters, mapped or unmapped: Karnataka Chief Electoral OfficerKarnataka's Chief Electoral Officer has initiated a door-to-door drive to distribute voter enumeration forms across the state, urging citiz...
30 Jun, 2026, 01.04 PM IST
Karnataka to issue permanent residence certificates amid ECI's voter roll revisionKarnataka is issuing permanent residence certificates during the Election Commission's voter enumeration drive to ensure eligible citizens ...
30 Jun, 2026, 12.15 PM IST
Electoral roll: Door-to-door SIR exercise starts in KarnatakaKarnataka has launched a door-to-door house enumeration for electoral roll purification, aiming for a flawless voter list. The state govern...
30 Jun, 2026, 11.19 AM IST
Not opposed to SIR, but want ECI to answer Congress questions: Karnataka MinKarnataka Congress is closely monitoring the Election Commission's special intensive revision of electoral rolls, expressing concerns about...
29 Jun, 2026, 11.34 PM IST
Karnataka: Congress moves with caution as ECI prepares to launch month-long SIR on TuesdayKarnataka's ruling Congress party is approaching the Election Commission's house-to-house voter revision exercise with caution, suspecting ...
29 Jun, 2026, 07.30 PM IST
EC to conduct SIR phase 3 across 16 states from May-endThe Election Commission is launching the third phase of its Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. This exercise will cover 16 stat...
15 May, 2026, 12.29 AM IST
Election Commission publishes final electoral roll in Chhattisgarh after SIR concludesThe Election Commission of India has published the final voter list for Chhattisgarh. This follows a Special Intensive Revision exercise. T...
21 Feb, 2026, 02.13 PM IST
BLOs not pressured, focus on timely completion of SIR: Kerala chief electoral officerRatan U Kelkar, the Chief Electoral Officer for Kerala, emphasized that Booth Level Officers are getting comprehensive support for the elec...
22 Nov, 2025, 02.46 PM IST
Neither voters nor Opposition satisfied with SIR, EC's credibility under suspicion: CongressThe Congress party has voiced apprehensions regarding the Election Commission's undertaking of a Special Intensive Revision of electoral ro...
27 Oct, 2025, 07.01 PM IST
'Misinformation' by a few parties: CEC on SIRChief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar addressed concerns regarding misinformation surrounding the special intensive revision of elector...
18 Aug, 2025, 12.08 AM IST
Will gherao EC if a single elector's name from Bengal is omitted from final voter list: AbhishekAbhishek Banerjee threatened to gherao the Election Commission with one lakh people if even a single voter's name is unfairly removed durin...
08 Aug, 2025, 08.51 PM IST
Rare 'intensive' revision in Bihar four months before pollsThe Election Commission's 'Special Intensive Revision' of Bihar's electoral rolls has ignited political debate, differing from past revisio...
01 Jul, 2025, 01.26 AM IST
Caste census: Hindutva firmly on its side, BJP embraces Oppsition's social justice plank with vigourThe BJP-led government's unexpected announcement of a caste enumeration in the upcoming census aims to counter the opposition's backward em...
01 May, 2025, 07.47 PM IST
Caste Census announcement comes ahead of Bihar polls, implementing its outcome will pose a formidable challenge for governmentThe Modi government approved a caste census amid pressure from opposition parties and allies. Bihar's Chief Minister Nitish Kumar already o...
30 Apr, 2025, 07.32 PM IST
View: The central government should bite the data and initiate a more meaningful caste-based censusSound data is the bedrock of evidence-based policymaking. Without robust data to rely on, policy moves degrade into policy conjectures. The...
25 Aug, 2021, 09.01 AM IST
View: Returning states power to make OBC lists makes sense, but may become fodder for politicsStates have not suddenly been empowered to conduct their own caste census, as a regional party leader claimed. There is a difference betwee...
13 Aug, 2021, 12.00 AM IST