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Only ERO, not micro observers, can accept or reject eligibility of electors: Election Commission
February 09, 2026 5:08 am
With over 1 crore electors, out of a total of 7.08 crore, in Bengal being asked to submit additional documents to establish their eligibility, including citizenship, the EC said the family registers maintained at Anganwadi centres “cannot be accepted as a valid document” for the SIR.
ECI to accept domicile certificate and residency documents for SIR in Bengal
February 08, 2026 5:45 pm
The latest notification follows the Election Commission of India’s January decision that had rejected domicile certificates as evidence of residence in the SIR hearings in West Bengal.
‘You are zero and will be zero’: Mamata targets BJP as Assembly discusses Governor Ananda Bose’s address
February 05, 2026 4:28 pm
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee also addressed the BJP’s allegations against her Government over illegal immigration and the electoral roll revision.
Bengal SIR Hearing Updates: EC 'WhatsApp commission’, SIR to 'bulldoze' people: Mamata Banerjee; SC issues notice to poll panel
February 04, 2026 6:46 pm
Supreme Court Hearing on Mamata Banerjee Plea Against West Bengal SIR Today News Updates: Banerjee makes history as she becomes the first sitting CM to personally argue a case before the Supreme Court.
EC sets 7-day deadline to complete SIR hearings in West Bengal
January 31, 2026 10:15 pm
According to the directives, the pending notices for hearings should be generated by January 31, served by February 1, and all hearings completed within 7 days.
Madhyamik examination to start on Feb 2, but availability of teachers unclear as SIR exercise rolls on in Bengal
January 31, 2026 3:12 pm
WBBSE had requested ECI officials that teachers engaged as BLOs be spared from SIR duties on examination days, at least till about 4.30 pm.
Bengal SIR 2.0: ECI starts ‘Super Checking’ phase, documents uploaded during hearing to be verified
January 30, 2026 4:21 pm
Deputy Election Commissioner Sanjay Kumar arrived in Bengal Thursday for a 3-day visit.
SIR issue: Election Commission to meet Mamata-led TMC delegation next week
January 30, 2026 4:12 am
Mamata Banerjee has accused the EC of functioning at the behest of the BJP, saying that electors aged above 85 years of age and persons with disabilities were being summoned for the hearings to prove their credentials.
EC publishes 1.5 crore voter names on list of ‘logical discrepancies’
January 25, 2026 9:29 am
According to the EC sources, the list has been published for Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) and District Election Officers (DEOs), who will take printouts of the list and display it at various locations as per the Supreme Court guidelines.
SIR power not unlimited, must be transparent: SC to poll panel
January 22, 2026 9:47 am
The bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi made these remarks after Senior Advocate Rakesh Dwivedi, appearing for the ECI, underlined its power to carry out revision of electoral rolls.
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Mamata Banerjee flags alleged voter deletions in Supreme Court SIR hearing
February 04, 2026 4:22 pm
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee personally addressed the Supreme Court over the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, alleging selective voter deletions and seeking judicial intervention
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