Election Commission

SIR Deadline To Be Extended To Dec 31? Supreme Court Asks ECI To Consider Pleas

During the hearing, senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for the petitioner, alleged large-scale deletion of voters’ names during the SIR exercise in Kerala.

Dec 18, 2025, 17:34 PM IST

Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee Urges Women To Use Kitchen Tools To Fight SIR Name Deletion

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said that the BJP and the Election Commission are trying to snatch the rights from mothers and sisters in the name of SIR. She alleged that the Election Commission will bring police from Delhi during the polls and intimidate mothers and sisters. 

Dec 11, 2025, 16:46 PM IST

SIR Row: How Voter-Roll Revision Triggered Crisis, And Why BLOs Are Paying The Price

The aim of the SIR is to remove duplicate entries, deceased or migrated voters, and otherwise clean up the electoral rolls before the upcoming Assembly polls. While the objective — a clean, accurate voter list — is not disputed publicly, SIR’s accelerated schedule and large scale have drawn sharp criticism. 

Dec 01, 2025, 12:57 PM IST

Voter List Revision Gets One Week Boost: Deadline Now Extended Till February 14 Across 12 States

In an important update, authorities have extended the voter list revision deadline by a week, giving citizens in 12 states more time to correct and update their details till February 14.

Nov 30, 2025, 12:53 PM IST

Bihar Election Phase 2 Voting Tomorrow: Check Polling Date, Time, Important Guidelines & Helpline Numbers

Bihar Election Phase 2: A total of 122 assembly seats spread across 20 districts will go to the polls in phase 2 of the Bihar assembly elections.

Nov 10, 2025, 11:02 AM IST

Did Election Commission Ignore Key Tool Required To Weed Out Duplicate Voters? Report Says…

Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday claimed that over 25 lakh votes were “stolen” in the 2024 Haryana Assembly elections, alleging the presence of 5.21 lakh duplicate entries. 

Nov 06, 2025, 18:14 PM IST

Why Rahul Gandhi's Fake Voters Claim Raises Serious Questions, Call For Stringent SIR

Rahul Gandhi alleged that there are 5,21,619 duplicate voters in Haryana’s electoral rolls, 93,174 voters with invalid addresses, and 19,26,351 bulk voters, totalling to 25,41,144 fake voters. 

Nov 06, 2025, 14:59 PM IST

Maharashtra Poll 2025: BMC, Local Body Election Dates Expected In SEC Press Conference Today

The Maharashtra State Election Commission is likely to announce the BMC and local body election dates during a press conference today, ending months of political anticipation.

Nov 04, 2025, 14:24 PM IST

Election Commission Issues Notice To Prashant Kishor Over Dual Voter Enrolments

His name is also said to be listed in the Bhabanipur Assembly Constituency in West Bengal, where the polling station is located at St. Helen School, B. Ranishankari Lane.

Oct 28, 2025, 15:55 PM IST

Major Bureaucratic Reshuffle In Bengal Ahead Of Sir, 17 IAS Officers Transferred

The 17 bureaucrats whose transfers have been announced include 10 District Magistrates. The districts that will have new DMs, who will also act as District Election Officers, are North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas, Cooch Behar, Murshidabad, Purulia, Darjeeling, Malda, Birbhum, Jhargram, and East Midnapore.

Oct 27, 2025, 14:18 PM IST

RJD Leader Shweta Suman Breaks Down After Her Mohania Assembly Candidature Gets Cancelled

In a dramatic political turn, RJD leader Shweta Suman broke down in tears after her Mohania Assembly candidature was unexpectedly cancelled ahead of the elections.

Oct 22, 2025, 18:11 PM IST

'No Confusion, Almost Finalised': Tejashwi Yadav On Seat Sharing Ahead Of Bihar Assembly Polls

Yadav, who is in Vaishali for his ongoing Bihar Adhikar Yatra, also attacked the Election Commission and the BJP, alleging large-scale electoral malpractice in the previous polls and vowing to prevent any "dishonesty" in the upcoming elections.

Sep 20, 2025, 22:03 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi Accuses Election Commission Of Blocking Aland Vote-Chori Probe; Poll Body Responds

Rahul Gandhi launched a sharp attack on Chief Election Commissione, alleging that the Election Commission of India (ECI) has deliberately blocked the Karnataka CID’s investigation into voter fraud in the Aland Assembly constituency.

Sep 18, 2025, 19:48 PM IST

'Won’t Allow Anyone To Take Away Voting Rights In Bengal': CM Mamata Banerjee

Speaking at the foundation day event of the Trinamool Congress student wing, Trinamool Chhatra Parishad (TMCP), held at Mayo Road in central Kolkata, Banerjee reiterated her accusation that the Centre is conspiring to implement the National Register of Citizens (NRC) under the guise of the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR).

Aug 28, 2025, 16:32 PM IST

Voter Adhikar Yatra: Rahul Gandhi Meets Makhana Farmers In Katihar

The yatra, aimed at highlighting alleged “vote theft” and democratic concerns, has now turned into a show of opposition strength in Bihar.

Aug 23, 2025, 18:06 PM IST

Meet Medha Roopam: Noida DM In Spotlight Over Her Connection With CEC Gyanesh Kumar

IAS Medha Roopam: The Congress party has been taking its 'vote chori' fight to every street cornering, not only the BJP but also the Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. CEC Gyanesh Kumar is at the front facing accusations of voter list manipulation from the main opposition party and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi. While CEC Kumar has come out with a detailed press conference refuting the allegations and sharing the Election Commission's stand on the allegations, social media users are increasingly talking about Noida DM Medha Roopam over her connection with CEC Gyanesh Kumar.

Aug 19, 2025, 14:06 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi warns of action against poll body if INDIA bloc forms government!

Rahul Gandhi hit back at the Election Commission over allegations of vote theft, saying that he is not afraid of threats.

Aug 19, 2025, 11:52 AM IST

EC will respond to allegations of vote theft!

Election Commission will hold a press conference today. Election Commission's PC at 3 pm. EC will respond to allegations of vote theft. Opposition has made allegations of vote theft

Aug 17, 2025, 11:42 AM IST

Election Commission's PC at 3 pm!

Election Commission will hold a press conference today. Election Commission's PC at 3 pm. EC will respond to allegations of vote theft. Opposition has made allegations of vote theft

Aug 17, 2025, 11:18 AM IST

Bihar SIR: Election Commission Agrees To Share Names Of Deleted Voters After Supreme Court Grilling

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday agreed to reveal the names of voters removed from Bihar’s electoral rolls after being questioned by the Supreme Court.

Aug 14, 2025, 22:34 PM IST