Aadhaar is not proof of citizenship, says Supreme Court; upholds EC's documentation regime for SIRIn a landmark judgment reinforcing the autonomy of the poll panel, a bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymaly...
27 May, 2026, 07.23 PM IST
Supreme Court upholds ECI’s Bihar voter roll revision, says SIR ‘legally tenable’The Supreme Court has validated the Election Commission of India's Special Intensive Revision of Bihar's electoral rolls, deeming the proce...
27 May, 2026, 02.02 PM IST
EC set to roll out phase III of SIR in 'coming days'; to cover 22 states, UTsThe Election Commission is preparing to launch the third phase of its Special Intensive Revision of voters' lists. This upcoming exercise w...
11 May, 2026, 08.37 PM IST
Balle balle & bullied ballot? Record number of voters is cause for cheer, but concerns over why many of them voted lingerIn a remarkable turn of events, the latest elections in multiple Indian states and a Union Territory showcased an unprecedented voter turno...
01 May, 2026, 12.12 AM IST
West Bengal Assembly Election 2026: Can Modi’s BJP crack Mamata Banerjee’s TMC stronghold in make-or-break Phase 2?West Bengal election 2026 is a key test for PM Modi and the BJP as they aim to challenge the TMC's stronghold. Over 3.22 crore voters will ...
29 Apr, 2026, 02.31 PM IST
West Bengal elections: Junglemahal’s 25 seats turn battleground as BJP targets TMC’s development pitchPurulia, Bankura, and Jhargram, the gateway to West Bengal's Junglemahal, are witnessing a fierce political battle. While Trinamool banks o...
22 Apr, 2026, 12.14 AM IST
ET Graphics: Bengal picture abhi bhi baaki hai; SIR’s changing playbookIndia's Election Commission is revising voter lists, removing over 5.98 crore names. The process, starting in Bihar, has changed significan...
18 Apr, 2026, 03.13 PM IST
EC may roll out SIR in remaining 22 states, Union territories post this month's assembly pollsThe Election Commission plans to conduct the final phase of voter list revision across 22 states and Union Territories. This exercise will ...
07 Apr, 2026, 04.36 PM IST
3 lakh voters added in Bihar post SIR final list: EC officials respond to Cong poserElection Commission officials clarified that three lakh voters were added to Bihar's electoral roll post the special intensive revision, ad...
15 Nov, 2025, 07.16 PM IST
Over 7.4 crore voters in Bihar; 14 lakh first time voters: CEC Gyanesh KumarChief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar announced that over 7.4 crore people, including 14 lakh first-time voters, are eligible for the u...
06 Oct, 2025, 04.36 PM IST
Nine days since Bihar draft roll issued: Over 7,000 individuals, but no party, file objectionsThe Election Commission reports that no political party in Bihar has requested changes to the draft voter list since its publication on Aug...
09 Aug, 2025, 07.40 PM IST
5 days since draft rolls published in Bihar: EC says no claims from parties for inclusion, deletion of namesThe Election Commission (EC) announced that no political party in Bihar has yet requested changes to the draft voter list published on Augu...
05 Aug, 2025, 08.03 PM IST
No demand by any party to include or remove names from Bihar draft roll so far: ECThe Election Commission (EC) reported that no political party in Bihar has requested changes to the draft electoral roll since its publicat...
03 Aug, 2025, 05.02 PM IST
Bihar voter list drive set to enter crucial verification phase from August 1Bihar's Special Intensive Revision enters Phase 2, focusing on document verification to determine voter eligibility and citizenship. This c...
17 Jul, 2025, 12.06 AM IST
EC launches intensive revision of Bihar voter rolls to weed out illegal migrantsThe Election Commission has initiated a special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, emphasising that only Indian citizens are e...
28 Jun, 2025, 05.39 PM IST
Voters decrease in Bihar electoral rollThe total number of electorate in the second most populous state now stands at 6.57 crore with 3.51 crore male and 3.06 female electors - s...
15 May, 2015, 08.08 PM IST
Lok Sabha polls: 6 of 10 eligible voters aren’t registeredMeanwhile, the EC, with the help of its SVEEP, plans to address this problem by reaching out to youth on college campuses, organizing aware...
19 Nov, 2013, 12.52 PM IST