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Kolkata, Jan 09 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee leads a protest rally against the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raid on the IPAC office, in Kolkata on Friday. (ANI Photo)

Lack of receipts, AI-induced errors: Mamata Banerjee writes to CEC again to highlight issues with SIR in Bengal

January 12, 2026 8:05 pm

In her letter to CEC Gyanesh Kumar regarding the SIR, Mamata Banerjee alleged that the ECI is disregarding established procedures and requiring voters to repeatedly prove their eligibility.

Election Commission, Amartya Sen, Nobel laureate, SIR,

EC serves SIR notice to Amartya Sen, hearing scheduled for Jan 16 at his Santiniketan residence

January 08, 2026 7:50 am

Notice says age-gap between Sen and his mother less than 15 years, asks him to present documents

1.4 crore voters in UP SIR draft roll are ‘unmapped’. Here’s what it means

1.04 crore voters in UP SIR draft roll are ‘unmapped’ — what you need to know

January 07, 2026 2:04 pm

UP CEO Navdeep Rinwa said notices are being issued to such voters, detailing documents required for inclusion in the final voter roll due in March.

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.

Grant 2 weeks more for SIR: UP CEO to EC

UP draft voter list out: 12.55 crore voters make the cut, 2.89 crore deleted after SIR

January 06, 2026 9:43 pm

Deceased voters comprised 46.23 lakh (2.99%) of deletions and those who shifted were 2.17 crore (14.06%).

The SIR suffers from a design defect that works to the disadvantage of women. (Illustration: C R Sasikumar)

SIR could roll back decades of progress in women’s political participation

January 06, 2026 1:27 pm

Women have been excluded for being ‘absent/shifted’. An overwhelming proportion are married whose names have been deleted from their maternal home, but not included in their married home.

Actor Dev gets SIR notice, TMC says EC deliberately harassing three-term MP

January 06, 2026 8:23 am

Actors Laboni Sarkar, Kaushik Bandyopadhyay, and Anirban Bhattacharya also summoned, cricketer Shami seeks time due to his match in Rajkot

You can also choose to visit the polling station and check with the booth-level officer (BLO). All BLOs are required to keep a copy of the electoral lists for each booth.

UP SIR 2026 Voter List: How to check your name online in draft voter list? Check date and details of announcement

January 07, 2026 8:17 am

UP SIR 2026 Voter List | UP SIR Draft Electoral Roll: The UP SIR draft voter list is likely to see 2.89 crore fewer names compared to the existing voter list.