EC clarifies previously enrolled voters can submit Form 6 if names missing from draft rolls during SIRThe Election Commission of India has clarified procedures for voters missing from draft electoral rolls. Voters can submit Form 6 to seek i...
03 Nov, 2026, 07.52 PM IST
US Midterm elections 2026: The Indian American vote may be small, but the political weight isn’tAs we approach the 2026 midterm elections, the influence of Indian Americans on electoral decisions could be significant. A striking 66 per...
03 Nov, 2026, 01.15 PM IST
US Midterm elections 2026: Could the results change how long Indian students can stay in America?The outcome of the US Midterm elections could significantly impact the future of the student visa framework, particularly for Indian learne...
02 Nov, 2026, 10.00 AM IST
Delhi SIR: Poll body to step up door-to-door re-verification of 47.5 lakh deleted votersSenior officials said special camps for voter enrolment, including students, homeless, transgender persons and sex workers, were also being...
30 Oct, 2026, 07.00 PM IST
Council polls: Nagpur seat no longer BJP stronghold, it's our bastion, says Congress winner Abhijeet WanjariAbhijeet Wanjari won the Nagpur Division Graduates' Constituency seat against Sudhakar Kohale from the BJP. The election results were decla...
29 Oct, 2026, 07.02 PM IST
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...
29 Oct, 2026, 11.21 AM IST
Vigilance probe against CEC Gyanesh Kumar in connection with 2006 road project ongoing: Kerala ministerPK Basheer also said that the preliminary enquiry was ordered as there were certain discrepancies in the probe conducted into the matter in...
29 Oct, 2026, 10.06 AM IST
Delhi Poll officials dispose of over 94 percent of 33.14 lakh SIR notices ahead of November 30 deadlineWith just three days left before the closing of the claims and objections phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, it said t...
27 Oct, 2026, 08.15 PM IST
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 ...
27 Oct, 2026, 06.08 PM IST
ECI rejects unilateral action charge against CEC Gyanesh Kumar, tells Supreme Court all three SIR orders were unanimousThe Election Commission of India filed a counter affidavit in the Supreme Court regarding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. It sta...
26 Oct, 2026, 09.09 PM IST
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...
25 Oct, 2026, 11.59 PM IST
Karnataka completes hearings for 43.82 lakh SIR notices, final roll on October 27Hearings for more than 43.82 lakh notices issued to electors in Karnataka have been completed recently. The final electoral roll is schedul...
23 Oct, 2026, 05.47 PM IST
Long & short of SIR: What happens when exclusion is prioritised over inclusionThe SIR process is leading to the exclusion of approximately 12 crore eligible voters from electoral lists. Wrongful deletions from the pre...
22 Oct, 2026, 11.57 AM IST
‘Pehle vote gaya, phir jhuggi gayi’: SIR hearing lays bare voters’ ordeal in DelhiA recent public hearing revealed significant issues with the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. Witnesses from multiple states ...
16 Oct, 2026, 06.06 PM IST
EC announces voter roll revision in 17 states: What SSR means, how it differs from SIRThe Election Commission is conducting a Special Summary Revision to update electoral rolls in 17 states and Union territories. January 1, 2...
15 Oct, 2026, 08.28 PM IST
SIR: Sikkim, Meghalaya, Ladakh step up voter enrolment drives for missing namesElection authorities are conducting special enrolment drives across various regions to help eligible voters register. These registration ef...
15 Oct, 2026, 07.52 PM IST
SC advances Delhi SIR hearing after plea flags deleted voters being asked to fill Form 6The Supreme Court has agreed to advance the hearing on challenges related to Delhi's electoral rolls. This decision follows concerns about ...
14 Oct, 2026, 11.56 PM IST