Kolkata: A land deed cannot serve as proof of citizenship, Calcutta High Court has told a Murshidabad man currently facing deportation after his name was deleted from Bengal’s electoral roll following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR).Nasir Molla is being held at Lalgola holding centre since his arrest on June 18 on suspicion of being a…
SIR sparks scramble for 2003 voter roll details Gurvinder.SinghLudhiana: The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise has thrown up challenges for city residents, particularly in tracing details from the 2003 electoral database and accounting for migration between localities over the years.Those who were too young to be registered as voters in 2003 are finding it especially…
Ranchi: As part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, election officials on Tuesday organised Chunav Pathshalas at 29,571 polling booths across Jharkhand, strengthening voter verification and coordination between election functionaries and political parties.The awareness-cum-interaction sessions witnessed the participation of booth level officers (BLOs), booth level agents-2 (BLAs) of recognised political parties,…
Police in Telangana’s Kamareddy district have registered a case after a 42-year-old woman Booth Level Officer alleged that three people, including two women, stopped her from doing her official work, abused her and assaulted her during house-to-house voter enumeration. Police said on Sunday that an investigation is under way. In her complaint, the government official…
The centre that was sealed Dhanbad: The Dhanbad district administration on Thursday sealed an Aadhaar centre in Wasseypur for charging people to fill enumeration forms under the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.Officials said the centre collected Rs 50 to Rs 100 from applicants for filling SIR enumeration forms, a service not authorised…
Mysuru: In a major relief for working couples, the Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) has announced that it will conduct early-morning visits during the next phase of the Gruha Jyoti beneficiary verification drive to ensure that eligible households are not left out of the process.The verification exercise was recently launched by ESCOMs to identify and…
Ranchi: State chief electoral officer (CEO) K Ravi Kumar has issued a list of frequently asked questions on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) to all stakeholders. A copy was also uploaded on the website (ceo.jharkhand.gov.in) for the knowledge of voters.“People may have various questions or doubts in their minds. To make everything clear, we have…
Aizawl: The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls for 2026, which officially started across Mizoram on Saturday, is expected to be in full swing from Monday, official sources said.According to a statement from the office of the state chief electoral officer (CEO), booth level officers (BLOs) in some districts have initiated comprehensive house-to-house visits…
Voter list checking (file) Hyderabad: Tracing the names of parents and grandparents in the 2002 electoral rolls has become a Herculean task for many voters ahead of Telangana’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) mapping exercise.Chief electoral officer C Sudarshan Reddy has said electors whose names are not found in the 2002 rolls can search for details…
Chandigarh: Booth Level Officers (BLOs) will visit each house up to three times under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) drive, carrying pre-filled enumeration forms.If the person concerned is not available, the BLO will insert the enumeration form under the door and collect it during the next visit. Residents also have the option to fill the…
