Akhilesh Yadav accuses BJP of using Election Commission to influence polls, vows INDIA bloc won't accept defeat at Ramlila Maidan rallyAkhilesh Yadav alleged that the BJP is manipulating the Election Commission to influence upcoming elections in Uttar Pradesh. He claimed th...
01 Nov, 2026, 04.08 PM IST
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 ...
31 Oct, 2026, 12.44 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
SC declines to extend SIR deadline in Keralam, asks EC to examine claims of voter exclusionThe Supreme Court recently refused to extend the deadline for the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Keralam. Petitioners pre...
30 Oct, 2026, 03.07 PM IST
From the sidelines to the ballot box: Palestinian citizens make their vote count in IsraelPalestinian citizens of Israel showed unprecedented political engagement in recent elections, resulting in record-high voter turnout. Ra'am...
30 Oct, 2026, 02.34 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
Mallikarjun Kharge renews attack on Gyanesh Kumar, urges people to join November 1 rally at Ramlila Maidan amid traders’ concernsCongress president Mallikarjun Kharge has urged citizens to join the INDIA bloc's upcoming rally at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan. The rally aims ...
26 Oct, 2026, 12.55 PM IST
'Trade secrets': What powers SIR's voter-roll checks? EC declines to reveal software detailsThe Election Commission has refused to disclose the software and algorithm details used to detect errors in voter rolls during the Special ...
26 Oct, 2026, 08.21 AM 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
Trump admin seeks to block Alaska Senate result if Republicans loseThe US Justice Department is seeking to invalidate Alaska's Senate election results if the Republican incumbent loses next month, in a rare...
23 Oct, 2026, 11.00 PM IST
Election Commission reviews poll preparedness in Manipur ahewad of upcoming assembly electionsSenior officers from the Election Commission of India conducted a review of the poll preparedness in Manipur. During the review, representa...
23 Oct, 2026, 06.14 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
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...
18 Oct, 2026, 01.47 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