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Commissioner Ashwini Bhide's move comes after political parties raised concerns about voters being out of station during the school vacation period.

Mumbai’s first major voter roll revision in 24 years may face delay as BMC urges ECI to avoid May drive

May 13, 2026 3:15 pm

BMC Commissioner Ashwini Bhide's move comes after political parties raised concerns about voters being out of station during the school vacation period.

voter list deletion Odisha, Special Intensive Revision

‘Wrongful deletion’ of 9.8 lakh names during pre-SIR exercise in Odisha, CEO orders strict verification

April 21, 2026 4:18 am

Officials in the CEO office confirmed that a substantial number of complaints have been received regarding wrongful deletion of names.

Explained: UP SIR draft roll — how to find your name, what to do if it’s not on the list, how to get it added

January 07, 2026 12:21 pm

A total of 2.89 crore voters have been deleted following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in the state.

Haryana Assembly Winter Session Concludes Slogans, chaos, walkout: Debate on electoral reforms turns stormy

December 23, 2025 11:42 am

Opposition’s attempt to create a perception of ‘vote theft’ amounts to misinformation and undermines the people’s verdict;

Special intensive revision in West Bengal

Draft electoral roll published in Bengal: Five crucial things you should know

December 16, 2025 12:43 pm

According to the ECI, voters can now check whether their names appear in the draft electoral roll through the Commission’s website and software applications, or contact BLOs

According to the plea filed by Tripathi, name of Sonia Gandhi was included in the electoral roll of the New Delhi constituency in 1980 even though she became a citizen of India only in April 1983.

Delhi court issues notice to Sonia Gandhi, Delhi Police on plea alleging forgery in electoral roll inclusion

December 09, 2025 3:42 pm

Delhi court notice Sonia Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi electoral roll case: The petitioner has alleged that Sonia Gandhi's name was in the electoral roll of the New Delhi parliamentary constituency before attaining citizenship, which means certain documents must have been forged.

After the draft electoral roll is published, voters who fail to link with the 2002 list are likely to be called for hearings.

EC flags 47 lakh voter names for deletion in Bengal; probes three booths with ‘zero self-mapping’

December 03, 2025 2:24 pm

The number of voter names to be removed, which officials said is provisional, includes around 22 lakh dead voters and over 6 lakh untraceable voters

Identity on the line, why SIR is triggering anxiety among voters in Bengal

November 11, 2025 12:49 pm

The fear is not merely about documentation. It is about the systematic narrowing of democratic participation, where the marginalised are pushed out of the political process under bureaucratic pretexts

Earlier this week, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had urged Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to halt the SIR in Bengal

Filling the SIR form: what photo, which ink, and how to fix mistakes — answers to your top questions on Bengal’s voter roll revision

November 10, 2025 4:45 pm

Each form carries a unique QR code, making duplicate issuance nearly impossible, so filling it out correctly the first time is crucial

Hyderabad Police have booked a case over fake social media posts alleging manipulated electoral roll entries of film actresses ahead of the Jubilee Hills bypoll.

Hyderabad Police register case over fake electoral roll information

October 17, 2025 6:04 pm

Hyderabad Police registered a case after fake information alleging manipulated electoral roll entries of film actresses surfaced online ahead of the Jubilee Hills bypoll.