Special Intensive Revision
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Uttar Pradesh SIR: Voter list revision exercise completed, 2.89 crore names likely to be removed
Uttar Pradesh | Dec 27, 2025, 08:29 AM ISTThe process of the voter list revision by the Election Commission in Uttar Pradesh has been completed and the draft electoral roll will be published on December 31.
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Madhya Pradesh draft electoral rolls released after SIR, over 42 lakh names deleted
Madhya Pradesh | Dec 23, 2025, 05:33 PM ISTMadhya 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 today draft electoral rolls after SIR in Kerala: How to check your status?
India | Dec 23, 2025, 07:49 AM ISTSIR is important because it ensures that only eligible individuals are allowed to vote. Duplicate entries and the names of deceased persons are identified and removed at regular intervals during the process.
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EC to publish draft electoral rolls for Chhattisgarh today: How to check your status?
chhattisgarh | Dec 23, 2025, 07:04 AM ISTChhattisgarh voters can file claims and objections from December 23, 2025, to January 22, 2026. Notices and hearings related to these objections will continue till February 14, 2026.
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EC to publish draft electoral rolls for Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday: How to check your status?
Madhya Pradesh | Dec 22, 2025, 11:40 PM ISTThe 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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Gujarat publishes draft voter list after SIR drive, over 73 lakh names deleted
Gujarat | Dec 19, 2025, 11:47 PM ISTGujarat has published its draft voter list after completing a statewide Special Intensive Revision drive, resulting in the exclusion of over 73 lakh names. More than 4.34 crore voters were verified during the process, which involved extensive door-to-door surveys and digitisation.
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Tamil Nadu SIR: Over 97 lakh names of voters deleted, around 85 per cent forms filed
Tamil Nadu | Dec 20, 2025, 12:00 AM ISTTamil Nadu SIR: Omitted genuine voters can still claim their rights during the Claims and Objections phase, from December 19, 2025, to January 18, 2026. This period enables additions, deletions, corrections, and checks, letting citizens shape accurate rolls together.
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Over 58 lakh names deleted in Bengal: What 2019, 2021, 2024 numbers say about political trajectory
Explainers | Dec 16, 2025, 04:54 PM ISTThe EC's move to delete more than 58.8 lakh voters is expected to cause a massive row in West Bengal, where Assembly elections are scheduled to be held next year. The ruling TMC, led by CM Mamata Banerjee, has repeatedly criticised the exercise and urged the top poll body to halt it immediately.
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West Bengal SIR: Election Commission releases draft voter list, 58 lakh names deleted
West Bengal | Dec 16, 2025, 04:52 PM ISTThe draft includes a list of voters whose names have been proposed for deletion. Around 58 lakh voters are likely to be removed fromt the electoral roll in West Bengal following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR).
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West Bengal voter list set for major overhaul, over 58 lakh names likely to be deleted: EC sources
Kolkata | Dec 12, 2025, 10:03 AM ISTAs per the latest data of the collected enumeration forms, the Election Commissio has found more than 24 lakh people mentioned in the voter list who are deceased.
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EC likely to extend deadline for submission of SIR documents after UP CEO seeks additional time
India | Dec 11, 2025, 11:27 AM ISTThe Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Uttar Pradesh said that over 99 per cent of SIR-related work has already been completed in the state. However, he has written to the Election Commission seeking an additional 14 days to complete the voter list verification process.
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'Include Lok Sabha LoP, CJI in CEC selection committee': Manish Tewari during SIR debate
India | Dec 09, 2025, 01:10 PM ISTTewari said the voter list verification was underway in several states but the Election Commission had no explanation on why it was legally required. He also asked the government to furnish in writing in the Parliament the reasons why SIR was needed in different constituencies.
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Parliament Winter Session HIGHLIGHTS: BJP slams Rahul Gandhi for questioning CEC selection committee
India | Dec 09, 2025, 08:19 PM ISTCongress leader Rahul Gandhi accused the BJP of "vote chori", saying it is the biggest anti-national act, and alleged that the Election Commission is "colluding with those in power" to "shape elections".
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Congress leader's open threat to BLOs, says 'will be beaten up'
India | Dec 08, 2025, 07:13 AM ISTThe Congress leader warned that anyone involved in such misconduct could be "beaten up publicly" if they attempted to alter the voter list under duress from the ruling party.
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Kerala's SIR schedule extended by one week by Election Commission on state's request
India | Dec 06, 2025, 06:46 AM ISTIn its order dated December 5, the apex poll body said the electorates can now submit their enumeration forms till December 18, instead of December 11. The draft electoral roll will now be published on December 23 against the earlier date of December 16.
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Gujarat SIR: More than 17 lakh voters found to be deceased, 3.25 lakh in repeated category
Gujarat | Dec 05, 2025, 10:09 AM ISTThe Gujarat SIR has revealed 17 lakh deceased voters still included in the rolls. More than 6.14 lakh voters were found absent from their registered addresses. More than 30 lakh voters were found to have permanently migrated.
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Bengal SIR: Re-verify forms and delete dead or absent voters by December 11, CEO tells BLOs
West Bengal | Dec 05, 2025, 09:49 AM ISTBengal SIR: A huge controversy has erupted in West Bengal over the SIR, with the ruling TMC urging the top poll body to halt the drive immediately. The party has said it will also raise the issue in the ongoing Parliament Winter Session.
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Supreme Court expresses concern over deaths of BLOs involved in SIR, issues directions to states
India | Dec 04, 2025, 02:25 PM ISTThe top court noted that if any employee has a specific reason to seek exemption from duty, the concerned authority should consider such requests on a case-to-case basis. The Supreme Court said that states can increase manpower to ease pressure on BLOs.
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Parliament deadlock Day 2: Speaker Om Birla summons floor leaders amid logjam over SIR debate
India | Dec 02, 2025, 02:53 PM ISTAccording to sources, the government wants the House to first take up a discussion on Vande Mataram, as this issue had already been scheduled for debate in the earlier meeting of the Business Advisory Committee. The government has indicated that discussions on other matters can be held afterwards.
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Parliament Winter Session 2025: Both Houses adjourned for the day
India | Dec 02, 2025, 06:55 PM ISTThe Lok Sabha was adjourned for the second consecutive day over Opposition protests on the SIR exercise currently underway in 12 states and Union Territories.