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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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6.5 Crore Voters Removed From SIR Draft Lists Of 12 States
The names of 6.5 crore electors were removed from the draft electoral rolls of nine states and three Union territories published in the past days as part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) being carried out by the Election Commission.
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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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Presumed Dead, Man Returns To UP Home After 29 Years For Bengal SIR
After nearly three decades of silence, a septuagenarian man long presumed dead by his family returned to his hometown Khatauli in Muzaffarnagar district, to collect documents for the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in West Bengal.
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2.8 Crore Names Removed From UP's Draft Voter Rolls After SIR
The draft electoral roll in Uttar Pradesh, which will be published on December 31, is likely to have the names of about 12.55 crore voters, with almost 2.89 crore names deleted from the pre-SIR voter list.
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10 Lakh Names Removed From Assam's Draft Voter Rolls After SIR
The names of 10.56 lakh voters have been deleted after the Special Revision of electoral rolls in Assam, where assembly polls will be held in less than six months.
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Trinamool Leader's Last Rites Demand After Being Marked "Dead" In Draft Roll
A Trinamool Congress councillor on Tuesday walked into a crematorium near Kolkata and demanded that his last rites be performed, claiming that the Election Commission listed him among the "dead" in the draft electoral rolls.
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Hardworking, Trusted, Future-Ready: Who Is BJP Working President Nitin Nabin
Nitin Nabin's appointment as the Bharatiya Janata Party's national working president signals the party's renewed emphasis on organisational strength and generational transition ahead of key electoral battles.
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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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Pinarayi Vijayan Likens Jamaat-e-Islami To Hindutva Organisations
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday said that Jamaat-e-Islami and Hindutva organisations are "birds of the same feather" and accused the Congress of joining hands with the Muslim outfit for electoral gains, terming their alliance as "suicidal".
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Gyanesh Kumar Assumes Chair Of International Poll Body For 2026
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Wednesday assumed the chairship of the Council of Member States of the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) for the year 2026 at Stockholm.
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BJP Received 83% Of Tata Group-Backed Trust Funds During 2024 Lok Sabha Polls
In the 2024 Lok Sabha election year, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged as the dominant beneficiary of the Tata Group-backed Progressive Electoral Trust (PET), receiving Rs 757 crore, accounting for nearly 83% of the trust's total disbursals.
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Bengal's Rs 2 Lakh Aid To Families Of Those Who Died Over "SIR-Linked Panic"
Mamata Banerjee announced that her government will provide a financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh each to the families of 39 people who, she claimed, have died in the state due to "SIR-induced panic", including cases of suicide
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Willing To Discuss SIR , But Need More Time: Kiren Rijiju In Rajya Sabha
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday asserted in the Rajya Sabha that the government is not averse to holding a discussion on SIR or electoral reforms, as he asked the Opposition not to insist on setting a timeline.
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Winter Session Begins Tomorrow, Opposition To Take On Government Over SIR
The Winter session of Parliament will see the government push its reforms agenda with a legislation to open up the civil nuclear sector to private players, while the opposition is set to rake up the issue of revision of electoral rolls.
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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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6.5 Crore Voters Removed From SIR Draft Lists Of 12 States
The names of 6.5 crore electors were removed from the draft electoral rolls of nine states and three Union territories published in the past days as part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) being carried out by the Election Commission.
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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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Presumed Dead, Man Returns To UP Home After 29 Years For Bengal SIR
After nearly three decades of silence, a septuagenarian man long presumed dead by his family returned to his hometown Khatauli in Muzaffarnagar district, to collect documents for the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in West Bengal.
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2.8 Crore Names Removed From UP's Draft Voter Rolls After SIR
The draft electoral roll in Uttar Pradesh, which will be published on December 31, is likely to have the names of about 12.55 crore voters, with almost 2.89 crore names deleted from the pre-SIR voter list.
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10 Lakh Names Removed From Assam's Draft Voter Rolls After SIR
The names of 10.56 lakh voters have been deleted after the Special Revision of electoral rolls in Assam, where assembly polls will be held in less than six months.
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Trinamool Leader's Last Rites Demand After Being Marked "Dead" In Draft Roll
A Trinamool Congress councillor on Tuesday walked into a crematorium near Kolkata and demanded that his last rites be performed, claiming that the Election Commission listed him among the "dead" in the draft electoral rolls.
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Hardworking, Trusted, Future-Ready: Who Is BJP Working President Nitin Nabin
Nitin Nabin's appointment as the Bharatiya Janata Party's national working president signals the party's renewed emphasis on organisational strength and generational transition ahead of key electoral battles.
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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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Pinarayi Vijayan Likens Jamaat-e-Islami To Hindutva Organisations
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday said that Jamaat-e-Islami and Hindutva organisations are "birds of the same feather" and accused the Congress of joining hands with the Muslim outfit for electoral gains, terming their alliance as "suicidal".
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Gyanesh Kumar Assumes Chair Of International Poll Body For 2026
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Wednesday assumed the chairship of the Council of Member States of the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) for the year 2026 at Stockholm.
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BJP Received 83% Of Tata Group-Backed Trust Funds During 2024 Lok Sabha Polls
In the 2024 Lok Sabha election year, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged as the dominant beneficiary of the Tata Group-backed Progressive Electoral Trust (PET), receiving Rs 757 crore, accounting for nearly 83% of the trust's total disbursals.
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Bengal's Rs 2 Lakh Aid To Families Of Those Who Died Over "SIR-Linked Panic"
Mamata Banerjee announced that her government will provide a financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh each to the families of 39 people who, she claimed, have died in the state due to "SIR-induced panic", including cases of suicide
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Willing To Discuss SIR , But Need More Time: Kiren Rijiju In Rajya Sabha
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday asserted in the Rajya Sabha that the government is not averse to holding a discussion on SIR or electoral reforms, as he asked the Opposition not to insist on setting a timeline.
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Winter Session Begins Tomorrow, Opposition To Take On Government Over SIR
The Winter session of Parliament will see the government push its reforms agenda with a legislation to open up the civil nuclear sector to private players, while the opposition is set to rake up the issue of revision of electoral rolls.
