Hyderabad: In parts of Secunderabad, the first day of the SIR exercise was marked by logistical hurdles, with Booth Level Officers (BLOs) spending much of the day tracking down residents who had either shifted homes, were unavailable, or could not be contacted.L Srinivas, a BLO from the Habsiguda area, told TOI: “In several localities, we…
Dumka/Dhanbad: State chief electoral officer (CEO) K Ravi Kumar on Tuesday began a two-day tour of Santhal Pargana from Madhupur subdivision in Deoghar district to review ongoing works for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls which will begin from June 30.Kumar later attended a special training programme for booth level officers (BLOs) and…
The session aimed to educate PwDs, caregivers and staff on the importance of accurate and updated electoral records Chandigarh: An awareness programme on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls was organised at the Vocational Training Centre, Aasha Kiran, Sector 46, with a special focus on persons with disabilities (PwDs).The session aimed to educate…
Hyderabad: Telangana BJP state president N Ramchander Rao said the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) being taken up in the state was not a BJP programme, but constitutional process undertaken by the Election Commission of India to update the voter list. He stated that SIR has been conducted 11 times since Independence, with the last such…
ECI may consider extending the SIR exercise if time is required to ensure that all eligible voters are covered Pune: The state Chief Electoral Officer has forwarded the Congress’s demand to postpone the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls by a month to the Election Commission of India. The party cited concerns that the…
Jharkhand Chief Electoral Officer K Ravi Kumar Ranchi: Jharkhand’s 1.63 crore existing voters in the 2026 electoral roll will not have to submit documents during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) after the first round of self and parental mapping got over on Monday, chief electoral officer K Ravi Kumar said on Tuesday. The state…
Residents gather at a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) help desk in Vijay Nagar Colony, Nampally Assembly Constituency, Hyderabad, on Monday, seeking assistance and clarifications ahead of the voter verification drive being undertaken across Telangana Hyderabad: Voters who do not return their enumeration forms during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) risk being left out of the…
Hyderabad: As Telangana begins its Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, questions remain over whether booth-level officers (BLOs) will physically reach every voter. Similar challenges in states like West Bengal and Gujarat — where locked houses, apartment complexes, migrant settlements and urban localities made contact difficult — had led to electors being marked absent…
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has voiced concerns regarding the upcoming Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process. HYDERABAD: AIMIM president and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday raised several concerns in connection with the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), which is set to start from June 25, and said the process can place unnecessary burden on voters and…
Ludhiana: Ludhiana additional deputy commissioner Poonam Singh announced on Monday that 18,718 voters were successfully mapped during a special camp drive held on February 7. Meeting with representatives of both recognised and unrecognised political parties, she urged them to immediately appoint booth-level agents (BLAs) across all polling stations to help maximise voter mapping coverage before…
