Never approved modified Form 6 for voter enrolment: Supreme CourtThe observation came from a three-member bench headed by CJI Kant during the hearing of a public interest litigation seeking action against...
06 Oct, 2026, 07.25 AM IST
"Modified Form 6 not approved by us": CJI observes on modified form for enrolling new votersThe Supreme Court asserted that it has not approved any modified version of Form 6 for voter enrollment. During a hearing, Chief Justice Su...
05 Oct, 2026, 07.44 PM IST
HC declines to pass urgent interim order staying voter deletion under SIR in MaharashtraThe Bombay High Court has decided not to intervene in the voter deletion issue in Maharashtra for now. While hearing a petition, the court ...
05 Oct, 2026, 06.54 PM IST
Karnataka SIR Row: BJP warns of agitation over FIRs on Form-7 filingsThe Karnataka BJP has warned of statewide protests if police continue registering FIRs against party workers over Form-7 objections filed d...
04 Oct, 2026, 05.34 PM IST
Gandhi, Nehru & Ambedkar invoked in Gyanesh Kumar row: CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke tells CEC, 'It’s done, bro'Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party, invoked Mahatma Gandhi, Dr BR Ambedkar and Jawaharlal Nehru while taking a swipe at t...
04 Oct, 2026, 12.11 PM IST
16 states await SSR, Hegde case, Attorney General opinion at centre of ECI riftBoth Election Commissioners -- Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi -- are learnt to have interpreted that the AG opinion and Hegde case in...
03 Oct, 2026, 11.25 AM IST
Ex-SC, HC judges form independent panel to look into SIR issueA group of former Supreme Court and high court judges will review the electoral roll revision process. The panel, led by Madan B Lokur, wil...
03 Oct, 2026, 07.16 AM IST
SIR: CM DK Shivakumar hails ECI special drive to enrol voters claiming victory after dharnaChief Minister DK Shivakumar welcomed the Election Commission of India's decision for a nationwide voter enrollment drive. This initiative ...
02 Oct, 2026, 05.23 PM IST
Shivakumar, Vijayendra trade charges over 'deletion of voters' from electoral rollsKarnataka's Chief Minister D K Shivakumar and BJP State President B Y Vijayendra are exchanging serious accusations. The conflict arises fr...
02 Oct, 2026, 02.44 PM IST
Karnataka: FIRs registered against BJP leaders for alleged attempt to delete names of Muslim votersMultiple FIRs have been registered in Karnataka over alleged irregularities in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral ro...
02 Oct, 2026, 12.03 PM IST
Back on voter list? EC orders special drive for left-out, new voters in states where SIR overEC SIR News: The Election Commission has directed state poll officials to launch a special drive to identify and register eligible voters l...
02 Oct, 2026, 11.16 AM IST
Old voter rolls, ballot papers, more EC transparency: Congress chief Kharge lays out INDIA bloc’s election demandsDuring a meeting of the INDIA bloc, Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge prioritized electoral transparency, proposing the reinstatement of b...
30 Sep, 2026, 01.15 PM IST
Election Commission rolls back SIR add-on in Form 6 for new voters in states where revision is completeThe Election Commission has withdrawn the additional SIR-related declaration from Form 6 in states where SIR is completed. This decision fo...
30 Sep, 2026, 11.24 AM IST
The great Indian trust bust: Why GoI shouldn't simply defend SIR numbers, but demand explanationsPublic trust in the electoral process is being eroded, significantly linked to the implementation of SIR. Recent surveys indicate that the ...
29 Sep, 2026, 11.54 PM IST
Assam: No certainty when Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls rolled outAssam went to polls early this year without SIR being carried out instead Special Revision was taken in its place. Assam which shares an in...
29 Sep, 2026, 09.24 PM IST
Congress Working Committee to meet on Tuesday, INDIA Bloc on WednesdayOn September 30, top leaders of the INDIA opposition alliance will meet to discuss electoral roll revisions. The Congress Working Committee...
27 Sep, 2026, 02.58 AM IST
SIR controversy: EC says agendas will be shared ahead of meetings, minutes to be issuedGyanesh Kumar CEC Row news: The Election Commission announced its decision regarding the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls on S...
26 Sep, 2026, 06.15 PM IST