Odisha's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, aimed at ensuring a more accurate, transparent and error-free voter database, has gathered significant momentum, with the statewide exercise successfully entering its fifth day on Wednesday.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday inaugurated the second National Conference of Counsels representing the poll body at the India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management (IIIDEM), with a strong focus on electoral transparency, procedural safeguards and legal preparedness.
Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi led government is constructing a ‘leak-proof security grid,’ and wherever physical fencing is difficult, an impenetrable security cordon by deploying technological fencing is being established.
Maharashtra State Congress Committee President Harshwardhan Sapkal wrote to Maharashtra State Chief Electoral Officer S Chokalingam requesting that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) not be conducted during the Pandharpur Wari pilgrimage due to expected heavy rainfall.
The Court further said, “The consequence of such a determination is correspondingly limited.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced the launch of the third phase of the “Special Intensive Revision” (SIR) of electoral rolls in Odisha, beginning July 1.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday announced the rollout of Phase III of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across 16 states and three Union Territories, launching one of the country’s largest voter verification exercises ahead of upcoming elections with nearly 36.74 crore electors set to be covered.
Senior advocate Kalyan Bandopadhyay, appearing for former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that “Banerjee” and “Bandopadhyay” are the same surname and there was no “logical discrepancy” — a phrase coined by the Election Commission of India while questioning over 60 lakh voters during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the State.
The Trinamool Congress on Monday told the Supreme Court that the number of voters deleted during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal exceeded the margin of victory between BJP and TMC candidates in certain Assembly constituencies in the recently concluded state elections.
The BJP campaigned on the slogan of ‘paribartan’ (change), while the TMC projected ‘pratyabartan’ (return). The electorate, however, delivered its verdict in favour of change. More than 20 TMC leaders and ministers were defeated.
