Topic: special intensive revision
Families allege SIR anxiety behind two more deaths in West Bengal
Two more people died in West Bengal on Monday, with their families alleging that anxiety linked to the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of...
“Major conspiracy”: Opposition flags ‘mass disenfranchisement’ as 2.89 crore voters face deletion in UP SIR
The publication of the Uttar Pradesh Special Intensive Revision (SIR) draft electoral roll, which proposes the deletion of 2.89 crore voters—nearly 19 per cent of the state’s electorate, has triggered sharp criticism from opposition parties. They have alleged large-scale disenfranchisement, administrative haste, and political intent behind the exercise.
“Democracy cannot survive voter list engineering,” say TMC leaders after meeting poll body in Delhi
Trinamool national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee led a 10-member delegation of the party that met the full Election Commission of India.
Congress flags ‘strange’ SIR rollout, seeks transparency from Election Commission
Congress MP Sasikanth Senthil on Tuesday criticised the Election Commission’s ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, alleging that it is being conducted in a “very, very strange mode” and in violation of the Commission’s own guidelines.
Over 10 lakh names identified for deletion in Assam electoral roll revision
Over 10.56 lakh voter names have been identified for deletion in Assam following a house-to-house verification exercise conducted as part of a special revision of electoral rolls, the Election Commission of India said on Saturday.
UP: BLO dies by suicide, family alleges work pressure linked to voter roll revision
A booth-level officer has died by suicide in Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur district on Friday, with the family alleging that he took the step due to work pressure related to the special intensive revision of the electoral rolls in the state.
