New Delhi: Delhi High Court Friday sought the Election Commission (EC)’s stand on a plea by Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC) president Devender Yadav claiming gaps in the rollout of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the city.The petition by Yadav, and the chairman, booth management committee of DPCC, assailed the mandate…
Agartala: BJP’s oldest alliance partner in Tripura, the Indigenous Peoples’ Front of Twipra (IPFT), has urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to introduce a separate enumeration form for residents of Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (ADC) areas for the upcoming Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.IPFT general secretary Swapan Debbarma said a common…
Hyderabad: Major regional parties in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh reported contrasting trends in political funding disclosures for 2024–25, with Bharat Rashtra Samithi’s declared contributions above ₹20,000 falling by 82% to ₹15 crore, even as YSR Congress’s collections surged by 124% to ₹140 crore.According to an analysis by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), released on…
Gurgaon: After the publication of the draft electoral roll on July 31, the focus has now shifted to ensuring that every eligible voter is included before the final list is released.The district administration has urged citizens whose names are missing from the draft roll not to panic, saying they can apply for inclusion, correction or…
A BLO explains form and documents during the SIR drive in Khadki Pune: For many senior citizens in Pune, Election Commission of India’s decision to extend the SIR exercise in Maharashtra till Aug 17 is a relief. As BLOs intensify door-to-door visits, election officials are urging elderly voters to use the book-a-call facility, provide their…
The Election Commission of India extended Maharashtra’s electoral roll revision by 10 days. (Representational image) PUNE: Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday extended the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Maharashtra by 10 days, pushing the deadline for submission of enumeration forms and the door-to-door verification exercise by booth-level officers from…
6 min readPuneAug 4, 2026 08:32 PM IST In an alleged case of voter fraud, a Pune resident’s voter ID (EPIC Card) address was changed by an unknown third party using a fake Aadhaar card. Twenty-two-year-old Prajwal Gupta, residing in Moshi, alleged that an unidentified person submitted an online address change application on his behalf…
Hyderabad: Telangana Voter Rights Forum (TVRF) has written an open letter to the Telangana BJP questioning its opposition to the state’s Family Register Certificate (FRC) and urging the party to clarify how poor, migrant and other vulnerable voters would establish eligibility during voter verification.Referring to reports that BJP leader Marri Shashidhar Reddy had written to…
Hubballi: Hubballi-Dharwad Central MLA Mahesh Tenginakai on Monday alleged large-scale irregularities in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and demanded an inquiry by the Election Commission.Addressing reporters, Tenginakai claimed that around 22,000 voter enumeration forms distributed in his constituency remained uncollected by booth-level officers (BLOs). He accused the administration of facilitating ‘digital…
Patna: Elaborate security and traffic arrangements have been put in place ahead of the counting of votes for the high-profile Bankipur assembly byelection, scheduled to begin at 8am on Monday at AN College in Patna.With the outcome expected to draw political attention beyond the constituency, the district administration and the Election Commission have completed preparations…
