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
Congress asks EC to postpone Maharashtra SIR exercise amid Ashadhi pilgrimageThe Congress party has requested the Election Commission to delay the special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Maharashtra. This is...
27 May, 2026, 03.46 PM IST
Delhi SIR: National capital to undergo Special Intensive Revision of voter rolls starting June 20Delhi's voter list revision starts June 20. Electors will get forms for verification. Booth Level Officers will visit homes. Names of absen...
27 May, 2026, 12.13 PM IST
EC to conduct SIR phase 3 across 16 states from May-endThe Election Commission is launching the third phase of its Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. This exercise will cover 16 stat...
15 May, 2026, 12.29 AM IST
SIR omissions and errors of commissionRecent Indian state elections saw surprising outcomes. However, electoral roll changes, especially in West Bengal, raise serious questions....
05 May, 2026, 10.36 AM 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
Chip, chip, chipping away: Are GoI & Election Commission rewriting poll rules unilaterally and putting democracy in peril?A proposed change to Lok Sabha seats and issues with voter roll revisions raise concerns. Independent institutions, like the Election Commi...
23 Apr, 2026, 11.50 PM IST
Suvendu Adhikari's firm political grip, 'skewed' SIR deletions likely deciders in Nandigram, say observersNandigram's assembly seat faces a closely watched contest. BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari's 2021 victory is a key event. The BJP has strengthe...
22 Apr, 2026, 09.26 PM 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
BJP-led govt’s constitutional amendment bill for women quota in Parliament fails Lok Sabha testParliament rejected a bill to implement 33% women's reservation by 2029, requiring an expansion of Lok Sabha seats. The government blamed o...
18 Apr, 2026, 08.15 AM IST
Manickam Tagore questions 'sudden rush' in delimitation, targets Centre over Women's Reservation Bill timelineCongress MP Manickam Tagore criticised the Centre's plan for the Women's Reservation Bill. He said the sequence should be Census, then deli...
13 Apr, 2026, 09.56 AM IST
Bengal voter roll crisis: 23 lakh excluded ahead of polls, tribunals non-functionalOver 23 lakh voters in Bengal face an uncertain future as appeal tribunals remain non-functional ahead of Monday's deadline for the first p...
05 Apr, 2026, 04.29 PM IST
EC releases third supplementary voter list in West BengalThe Election Commission released the third supplementary voter list for West Bengal under the Special Intensive Revision, but did not discl...
29 Mar, 2026, 08.57 AM IST
No decision yet on rollout of voter appeal tribunals in Bengal: CEO Manoj AgarwalTribunals for voters missing from West Bengal's electoral rolls are not yet operational. The Supreme Court directed these tribunals, but th...
28 Mar, 2026, 01.31 PM IST
Online filling up of SIR forms starts in West Bengal, response good: OfficialThe Election Commission of India has activated the online filling of enumeration forms (EFs) for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SI...
08 Nov, 2025, 09.35 PM IST
143 BLOs face suspension in Bengal for skipping duty: ECBlock Level Officers in Murshidabad, Coochbehar, and Kolkata (North) face suspension if they fail to report for duty by Thursday. These off...
30 Oct, 2025, 12.22 AM IST
West Bengal CEO to hold key meeting with poll officials ahead of door-to-door voter enumerationWest Bengal election officials will meet today to plan the upcoming door-to-door voter enumeration. Booth Level Officers will begin collect...
29 Oct, 2025, 02.34 PM IST