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Election Commission extends SIR timelines for Delhi and 5 states

New Delhi, Oct. 30 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday revised the schedule for the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in five states and Delhi, with the pol... Read More


Election Commission's SIR exercise identifies just 1,600 foreigners on voter lists in six states

New Delhi, Oct. 29 -- When the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the special intensive revision in Bihar last year, it mentioned the "inclusion of the names of foreign illegal immigrants" a... Read More


Congress names election war room heads for five states going to polls in 2027

New Delhi, Oct. 24 -- The Congress on Saturday appointed election war room heads in five states - Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Goa, Manipur and Uttarakhand - as it began preparations for the 2027 assembly e... Read More


ECI directs officers to provide political parties with searchable PDF voter rolls

New Delhi, Oct. 15 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) has directed electoral registration officers to provide recognised political parties with hard copies and searchable PDF versions of draft ... Read More


'No eligible voter to be left out': States hold special voter enrolment camps amid anti-SIR, CEC protests

New Delhi, Oct. 13 -- Chief electoral officers (CEOs) of several states and Union territories have said no eligible voter will be left out of the electoral rolls, announcing special enrolment camps at... Read More


Election Commission caps Form 7 applications to 10 per elector during claims-and-objections period

New Delhi, Oct. 9 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday set a ceiling on the number of Form 7 applications a single elector can file, saying bulk objections on "unsubstantiated grounds" ... Read More


ECINET flaws were flagged to poll body, cyber-security agency CERT-In in July: Researcher

New Delhi, Oct. 8 -- A security researcher has said he warned the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the country's cyber-security agency, CERT-In, about flaws in the Commission's voter-services we... Read More


ECI extends SIR schedule in Andhra Pradesh, Meghalaya; new dates announced

New Delhi, Sept. 30 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday extended the schedule for the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Andhra Pradesh and Meghalaya, according ... Read More


'Visited BLO 10 times, every visit costs me a day's work': Vendors bear the brunt of SIR notices

New Delhi, Sept. 22 -- Subodh Kumar has lost count of the number of times he abandoned his vending cart to meet his Booth Level Officer (BLO) last week. "I have made at least 8-10 visits to the BLO. E... Read More


PM Mementos e-auction: 1,498 gifts to go under the hammer from September 17

New Delhi, Sept. 16 -- The ministry of culture will launch the eighth edition of the PM Mementos e-auction on September 17, putting up 1,498 gifts received by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for public b... Read More