Calcutta HC says voter ID, Aadhaar, PAN not proof of Indian citizenshipThe Calcutta High Court ruled that identity cards do not prove Indian citizenship. A habeas corpus petition was dismissed as proof of citiz...
29 Jul, 2026, 05.33 PM IST
Delhi SIR: Over 75 lakh voter verification forms digitisedOver 75 lakh enumeration forms have been digitized in Delhi's electoral roll revision. This effort has successfully covered more than 52 pe...
29 Jul, 2026, 09.21 AM IST
SIR enumeration forms haven't reached even 50% of residents in Delhi's villages, unauthorised colonies, says AAPThe Aam Aadmi Party claims widespread issues with voter list revisions in Delhi. Many residents in villages and unauthorized colonies did n...
28 Jul, 2026, 08.30 AM IST
Maharashtra records 87.79 pc distribution, 60.44 pc digitisation of enumeration forms under SIRMaharashtra has distributed over eighty-seven percent of elector forms during the ongoing revision. Sixty percent of these distributed form...
26 Jul, 2026, 11.59 PM IST
Win polls, lose authority: The lesson of July isn’t that GoI lost a minister, but that authority has to be earned between electionsA youth-led movement, born from exam scandals, forced a minister's resignation. This dissent highlights a growing gap between electoral str...
26 Jul, 2026, 10.57 PM IST
Rollback to reset: Modi govt's art of political recoveryThe Modi government has a history of policy recalibration and course correction. Previous decisions were reversed after facing significant ...
25 Jul, 2026, 11.39 PM IST
SIR process in Haryana: Nearly 1 in 3 Gurugram voters may vanish from electoral rollsNearly 4.6 lakh voters (29.3%) in Gurugram may be removed from electoral rolls after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process flagged t...
25 Jul, 2026, 12.55 PM IST
Arunachal publishes draft electoral roll, opens claims and objections windowArunachal Pradesh's Chief Electoral Officer released the draft electoral roll for the 2026 revision. Over 7.18 lakh electors submitted form...
22 Jul, 2026, 09.26 AM IST
Arunachal SIR draft roll sees 19% deletion, Chandigarh 12%Draft electoral rolls for Arunachal Pradesh and Chandigarh were published Tuesday. Arunachal Pradesh saw 19% of its electors removed from t...
22 Jul, 2026, 12.16 AM IST
Karnataka bars holders of other states' PRCs from seeking permanent resident certificateKarnataka has launched doorstep delivery for Permanent Residence Certificates. Deputy tahsildars are now authorized to issue these importan...
21 Jul, 2026, 03.08 PM IST
Karnataka HC questions SEC's parallel voter roll revision amid ECI's SIRThe Karnataka High Court questioned the State Election Commission's separate voter roll revision. This exercise is being conducted in selec...
20 Jul, 2026, 05.52 PM IST
Karnataka CM launches PRC drive to step up voter enrolment, BJP flags misuse concernsKarnataka's Chief Minister launched a statewide drive for permanent resident certificates. Doorstep delivery of caste certificates also beg...
20 Jul, 2026, 05.01 PM IST
Karnataka: CM DK Shivakumar to launch PRC campaign amid SIR, minister Joshi questions timing & intentKarnataka's Chief Minister will launch a campaign for permanent resident certificates. This initiative faces sharp criticism from the BJP g...
19 Jul, 2026, 09.18 PM IST
Supreme Court seeks responses of EC, Bengal govt on plea for data on claims of voters deleted under SIRThe Supreme Court has asked election officials to address issues surrounding voter data transparency. A PIL points out the challenges of ha...
17 Jul, 2026, 04.15 PM IST
SC seeks ECI's response on MDMK's plea against SIR in Tamil NaduThe Supreme Court is reviewing a plea against Tamil Nadu's electoral roll revision. Several political parties have also approached the apex...
16 Jul, 2026, 05.05 PM IST
SIR process in Delhi extended, final rolls to be published on Oct 19: Election CommissionThe Election Commission has extended the schedule for Delhi's special intensive revision of electoral rolls. Draft electoral rolls will now...
15 Jul, 2026, 05.31 PM IST
Over 1 crore enumeration forms digitised under SIR in 16 days: Punjab chief electoral officerPunjab's Special Intensive Revision exercise has digitised over one crore enumeration forms. Nearly all enumeration forms have been distrib...
11 Jul, 2026, 11.13 AM IST