Searched for
ENUMERATION IN INDIA
SIR: Extended timelines spark controversy across statesThe Election Commission of India plans multiple timeline extensions for the special intensive revision of electoral rolls. Bihar completed ...- Manipur census deferred, Registrar General notifiesCensus operations in Manipur are currently on hold after a decision made by the Central Government. The deferment follows protests for upda...
- India to conduct population census from January 25 to February 28, 2027; March 1 set as reference dateIndia's population census will be conducted from January 25 to February 28, 2027, with March 1 designated as the reference date. Self-enume...
- SC to ECI: Why should previously enrolled electorate file Form 6 as first-time voter?Justice Joymalya Bagchi said Forms 6, 7 and 8 are statutory forms whose prescribed formats cannot be altered by ECI although it can seek ad...
- Supreme Court declines plea for pre-loaded OBC caste list in Census 2027The Supreme Court refused to entertain a plea for a pre-loaded drop-down menu for OBC castes. This was requested for the digital enumeratio...
- Chandrababu Naidu, Pawan Kalyan back Centre on SIR amid opposition attackAndhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu and Pawan Kalyan expressed their support for the Modi government regarding the special intensive revi...
- Karnataka voter count drop by one crore after SIR; women outnumber menThe earlier roll contained 5.54 crore names, and the ECI enumerators have found about 99.32 lakh voters to be in the ASDD category meaning ...
- Do not release provisional census data to press: RGI to states and UTsThe Registrar General of India has announced that Census 2027 data will not be made public, emphasizing the confidentiality guaranteed by t...
- ECI's summary revision signals a shift from exclusion to inclusionThe Commission has ordered the SSR in 17 states with reference to January 1, 2027, including Assam and the five poll-bound states. Final ro...
- Voters can fill Form 6 to get names re-included in electoral rolls: EC to Delhi HCThe Election Commission of India informed the Delhi High Court about two voters whose names were removed from electoral rolls. These voters...
- Karnataka’s voter gender gap flips as women take 3.7 lakh lead over men amidst SIRKarnataka’s provisional electoral rolls show 2.28 crore women against 2.25 crore men, a lead of nearly 3.7 lakh that breaks the pattern in ...
- Centre amends rules to deploy private school teachers for census dutyAccording to the gazette notification issued by the Registrar General of India, Mrityunjay Kumar Narayan, not only can teachers from govern...
- Teachers of aided/unaided private bodies can be appointed for Census duties: Registrar General of IndiaThe Census Rules of 1990 have been amended by the Centre to allow private teachers as enumerators. This amendment follows a legal challenge...
- Absence from draft SIR doesn't mean deletion, ECI tells Bombay HCA Special Intensive Revision is a fresh preparation of the electoral roll and not a Special Summery Revision (SSR) where the roll is only u...
- IRDAI and the avoidable art of regulatory jaywalkingThe recent policy adjustments by IRDAI have led to a marked decline in investor confidence and value within the insurance industry. The tra...
- 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 ...
- Second water bodies census: Maharashtra records 4.74 lakh, UP 2.86 lakh; five states see declineMaharashtra's water bodies rose to 4.74 lakh, nearly five times the first census total. Uttar Pradesh also recorded an increase, with over ...
- Census repeats 'Nishakt' term used in 2011, activists objectDisability rights activists have raised concerns over the term 'nihshakt' used in Census 2027. They argue that this term is derogatory and ...
- 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...
- 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 ...
Load More
