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Amartya Sen Receives SIR Summons, Poll Official Explains Why
The office of the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) clarified that SIR hearing summonses to Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, cricketer Mohammed Shami and Bengali actor-turned-TMC MP Dev were part of a routine electoral verification process.
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UP SIR: Lucknow Records Highest Voter Deletions, Ghaziabad Second
Following the completion of the enumeration phase of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Uttar Pradesh, the Office of the state Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) has said that Lucknow has the highest number of voters deleted in the draft Electoral roll.
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Poll Body Slams Complaints Against Officials Over 'SIR Deaths' In Bengal
The Election Commission rejected the police complaints that were filed against the Chief Election Commissioner and the Chief Electoral Officer of West Bengal over the death of an elderly person allegedly linked to SIR.
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'Why No Proposal For New Booths In High-Rises?' Poll Body Asks Bengal Unit
The Chief Electoral Officer of West Bengal is under fire after failure to submit a proposal for new polling booths in high-rise buildings ahead of the Assembly elections in the state scheduled for next year.
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With Colleague In Ambulance, Bengal Poll Officials Stage Protest Over SIR
An association of West Bengal's Booth Level Officers on Tuesday staged a protest outside the Chief Electoral Officer, bringing a BLO in an ambulance, claiming that he suffered a severe brain stroke due to excessive stress during SIR duties.
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UP Has Completed 97% Of SIR Of Electoral Rolls, Says Poll Officer
Uttar Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer Navdeep Rinwa on Monday said the state has completed 97 per cent of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls as of December 8.
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Bengal Booth Level Officers In Massive Protest Outside Poll Body Office
Grassroots poll officials in Bengal - at the centre of a row over mental health and working conditions during the revision of voter lists - staged a massive protest Monday afternoon outside the Chief Electoral Officer's Kolkata office.
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Existing Voters Will Not Face Problems: Assam Poll Body On Special Revision
As the Election Commission rolled out 'Special Revision' of electoral rolls of Assam from Tuesday, the state's Chief Electoral Officer Anurag Goel stressed that existing voters will not face any problem under the exercise.
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Small Mistake in SIR Form May Lead to Removal from Voter List: MK Stalin
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has cautioned people to be extremely careful while filling out the forms for Summary Revision of Electoral Roll, warning that even a small mistake could result in their names being removed from voters' list.
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Ahead Of Maharashtra Local Body Polls, Opposition Meets Election Commission
In a rare show of unity, leaders from nearly all major Opposition parties in Maharashtra jointly petitioned state Chief Electoral Officer S Chokalingam on Tuesday, demanding greater transparency and accountability from the poll body.
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Raj Thackeray In All-Party Team To Meet Poll Body, D Fadnavis Also Invited
Shiv Sena (UBT) Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut has written an open letter to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, inviting him to join an all-party delegation that will meet Maharashtra's Chief Electoral Officer S Chokalingam on October 14.
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Election Body Seeks Video Of Mamata Banerjee Warning State Poll Chief: Sources
The Election Commission of India has sought the video of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee making threatening remarks against West Bengal's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), said sources, months before the eastern state votes to elect a new government.
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"Stay Within Limits": Mamata Banerjee Targets State's Poll Body Chief
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee sent out a stern message to the state's chief poll officer Manoj Agarwal on Thursday, saying he should stay "within his limits".
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West Bengal Gears Up For Voter Roll Revision, 2026 Poll Preparation Begins
The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) in West Bengal has begun preparations for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll, scheduled to begin after Lakshmi Puja on October 6, according to sources.
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Shared All Information: Karnataka Poll Officer After Rahul Gandhi Allegations
The office of the Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) on Thursday said all available information with the Election Commission of India (ECI), regarding alleged attempts to delete 6,018 votes in the state's Aland constituency.
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Amartya Sen Receives SIR Summons, Poll Official Explains Why
The office of the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) clarified that SIR hearing summonses to Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, cricketer Mohammed Shami and Bengali actor-turned-TMC MP Dev were part of a routine electoral verification process.
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UP SIR: Lucknow Records Highest Voter Deletions, Ghaziabad Second
Following the completion of the enumeration phase of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Uttar Pradesh, the Office of the state Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) has said that Lucknow has the highest number of voters deleted in the draft Electoral roll.
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Poll Body Slams Complaints Against Officials Over 'SIR Deaths' In Bengal
The Election Commission rejected the police complaints that were filed against the Chief Election Commissioner and the Chief Electoral Officer of West Bengal over the death of an elderly person allegedly linked to SIR.
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'Why No Proposal For New Booths In High-Rises?' Poll Body Asks Bengal Unit
The Chief Electoral Officer of West Bengal is under fire after failure to submit a proposal for new polling booths in high-rise buildings ahead of the Assembly elections in the state scheduled for next year.
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With Colleague In Ambulance, Bengal Poll Officials Stage Protest Over SIR
An association of West Bengal's Booth Level Officers on Tuesday staged a protest outside the Chief Electoral Officer, bringing a BLO in an ambulance, claiming that he suffered a severe brain stroke due to excessive stress during SIR duties.
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UP Has Completed 97% Of SIR Of Electoral Rolls, Says Poll Officer
Uttar Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer Navdeep Rinwa on Monday said the state has completed 97 per cent of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls as of December 8.
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Bengal Booth Level Officers In Massive Protest Outside Poll Body Office
Grassroots poll officials in Bengal - at the centre of a row over mental health and working conditions during the revision of voter lists - staged a massive protest Monday afternoon outside the Chief Electoral Officer's Kolkata office.
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Existing Voters Will Not Face Problems: Assam Poll Body On Special Revision
As the Election Commission rolled out 'Special Revision' of electoral rolls of Assam from Tuesday, the state's Chief Electoral Officer Anurag Goel stressed that existing voters will not face any problem under the exercise.
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Small Mistake in SIR Form May Lead to Removal from Voter List: MK Stalin
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has cautioned people to be extremely careful while filling out the forms for Summary Revision of Electoral Roll, warning that even a small mistake could result in their names being removed from voters' list.
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Ahead Of Maharashtra Local Body Polls, Opposition Meets Election Commission
In a rare show of unity, leaders from nearly all major Opposition parties in Maharashtra jointly petitioned state Chief Electoral Officer S Chokalingam on Tuesday, demanding greater transparency and accountability from the poll body.
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Raj Thackeray In All-Party Team To Meet Poll Body, D Fadnavis Also Invited
Shiv Sena (UBT) Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut has written an open letter to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, inviting him to join an all-party delegation that will meet Maharashtra's Chief Electoral Officer S Chokalingam on October 14.
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Election Body Seeks Video Of Mamata Banerjee Warning State Poll Chief: Sources
The Election Commission of India has sought the video of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee making threatening remarks against West Bengal's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), said sources, months before the eastern state votes to elect a new government.
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"Stay Within Limits": Mamata Banerjee Targets State's Poll Body Chief
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee sent out a stern message to the state's chief poll officer Manoj Agarwal on Thursday, saying he should stay "within his limits".
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West Bengal Gears Up For Voter Roll Revision, 2026 Poll Preparation Begins
The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) in West Bengal has begun preparations for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll, scheduled to begin after Lakshmi Puja on October 6, according to sources.
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Shared All Information: Karnataka Poll Officer After Rahul Gandhi Allegations
The office of the Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) on Thursday said all available information with the Election Commission of India (ECI), regarding alleged attempts to delete 6,018 votes in the state's Aland constituency.
