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  Mamata begins protest against SIR: 'Will expose BJP-EC conspiracy to defranschise Bengal voters'

  March 06, 2026 14:46 IST

  I will present voters who have been declared dead by EC in Kolkata, Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said while launching sit-in against SIR deletions.

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  West Bengal SIR final voter list released: 5.46 lakh voters have been deleted from list

  February 28, 2026 18:35 IST

  Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Kumar Agarwal said the electoral roll revision process led to the deletion of over 5.46 lakh electors through Form-7 and inclusion of more than 1.82 lakh voters via Form-6 and Form-6A submissions.

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  Final electoral roll for Madhya Pradesh released: 5.74 crore voters enumerated in mission mode

  Madhya Pradesh | February 21, 2026 23:46 IST

  Madhya Pradesh SIR: A total of 57,406,143 voters were registered in the draft voter list. The final voter list includes the names of 53,981,065 voters. Thus, a net addition of 849,082 voters was recorded after the draft list.

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  SIR in remaining states, including Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, may start from April

  India | February 19, 2026 23:52 IST

  The Election Commission of India has asked the remaining states to begin preparations for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR). The Commission has directed officials to prepare for the SIR, which will begin in April 2026.

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  Assam draft electoral rolls released after SIR, over 10.56 lakh names deleted, check details

  India | December 27, 2025 23:42 IST

  Assam draft electoral rolls: Of the 10.56 lakh, 4,78,992 names were deleted because of deaths, 5,23,680 voters were found to have moved from their registered addresses, and 53,619 demographically similar entries were identified for correction, the EC said.

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  Chhattisgarh draft electoral rolls released after SIR, over 27 lakh names deleted, check details

  chhattisgarh | December 23, 2025 23:43 IST

  The Election Commission said it is implementing the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the Electoral Rolls in Chhattisgarh with a clearly defined objective to ensure inclusion of all the eligible electors and exclusion of all the ineligible electors with full transparency at every stage.

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  Kerala draft electoral list published; over 24 lakh names removed after SIR exercise

  India | December 23, 2025 19:48 IST

  SIR 2.0: The Election Commission today published draft electoral rolls after the Special Intensive Revision in Kerala. The list was also published for Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Andaman and Nicobar after the SIR.

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  Madhya Pradesh draft electoral rolls released after SIR, over 42 lakh names deleted

  Madhya Pradesh | December 23, 2025 17:33 IST

  Madhya Pradesh draft electoral rolls released: Over 42.74 lakh names have been removed from the state's voter list and these include 19.19 lakh men and 23.64 lakh women. Apart from this, 8.40 lakh names have not been mapped.

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  EC to publish draft electoral rolls for Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday: How to check your status?

  Madhya Pradesh | December 22, 2025 23:40 IST

  The EC is driving the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) to remove duplicate, fake, or ineligible names, including those of deceased or shifted voters. The SIR also aims to ensure accuracy, include eligible voters, and ensure free and fair elections.

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  SIR 2.0: How to check if your details are uploaded on the ECI portal? A step-by-step guide

  India | December 10, 2025 23:48 IST

  The Election Commission of India is conducting the second phase of the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls across 12 states and Union Territories. The draft electoral rolls will be published on December 16, and the final voters' list will be out on February 14, 2026.

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  Amit Shah slams Rahul Gandhi: 'Opposition making vote chori narrative to mislead people on SIR'

  India | December 10, 2025 18:05 IST

  Amit Shah also stated that the Election Commission is a constitutional body and does not work as per the directives of the Central government and added that it was the responsibility of the EC to conduct free and fair elections.

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  AI facial checks to scan out fake, deceased voters as EC tightens scrutiny in Bengal SIR

  November 18, 2025 11:01 IST

  The Election Commission is introducing AI-driven facial matching technology during the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in West Bengal to identify duplicate and fake voters. Despite the new system, booth-level officers will continue to handle on-ground verification.

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  EC press conference: Bengal and UP to witness voter roll revision, SIR in Assam separately

  India | October 27, 2025 20:03 IST

  EC press conference: The poll body said the second phase of the SIR exercise will be carried out across 12 states and UTs. Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Kerala, Assam, and Puducherry are scheduled to go to polls next year.

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  Kerala Assembly unanimously passes resolution against SIR of voter list, calls it 'hasty move'

  India | September 29, 2025 14:14 IST

  The Congress-led UDF opposition, which had already expressed their strong reservations against the SIR, backed the resolution in the House moved by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.

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  Bihar woman, face of Opposition's 'vote chori' protest, slams INDIA bloc for using her photo, name

  India | August 13, 2025 7:13 IST

  Several MPs of the INDIA bloc parties held a protest in the Parliament House complex on Tuesday against the Election Commission's voter roll revision in Bihar. MPs were seen wearing white T-shirts with 'Minta Devi' and her photo emblazoned on it and '124 Not Out' written at the back.

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  No claim or objection filed by any political party on Bihar draft rolls: ECI

  India | August 10, 2025 23:53 IST

  No claim or objection has yet been submitted by any political party on draft electoral rolls, said the Election Commission of India in a daily bulletin on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll in Bihar.

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  Donald Trump 'resident' of Bihar? Residential certificate with US President's name surfaces

  India | August 07, 2025 6:40 IST

  An unusual case has come to light in Bihar's Samastipur district, where an application for a residence certificate was submitted using the name and photograph of US President Donald Trump.

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  EC says over 7.24 crore Bihar voters submitted forms in roll revision drive | Highlights from report

  India | July 27, 2025 23:38 IST

  Over 7.24 crore voters, 91.69% of Bihar’s electorate, submitted enumeration forms during the Special Intense Revision (SIR) held from June 24 to July 25, 2025, the Election Commission said. The drive saw large-scale involvement from political parties and election officials across 38 districts.

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  Bihar SIR's phase-1 ends, nearly 35 lakh voters either permanently migrated or missing

  Bihar | July 25, 2025 23:35 IST

  On July 20, the EC shared lists of electors who have migrated, passed away, or failed to submit forms with all 12 recognised political parties, enabling them to verify the data and help ensure the accuracy of the draft roll.

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  Mahua Moitra moves Supreme Court challenging ECI's revision of electoral roll in Bihar

  India | July 06, 2025 10:56 IST

  The EC on June 24 issued instructions to carry out an SIR in Bihar, apparently to weed out ineligible names and ensure only eligible citizens are included in the electoral roll.