NEW DELHI: The ruling NDA’s five-hour Bihar bandh, called to protest the alleged abuse of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mother during Congress’ recently concluded ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra,’ drew a mixed response on Thursday.In Patna, traffic was thin, some private schools declared a holiday, and shopkeepers were divided – while some closed their shutters, others kept…
NEW DELHI: The Bihar Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) on Sunday dismissed media reports alleging large-scale duplication in the state’s draft electoral rolls (SIR 2025), calling the claims “speculative, premature, and contrary to law.”In a post on X, the CEO emphasised that the SIR is a statutory exercise conducted under the Representation of the People Act…
NEW DELHI: Nearly three lakh electors in Bihar have been served notices over “doubtful citizenship” during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls, officials said on Friday.The flagged names are part of the 7.24 crore voters listed in the draft rolls published on August 1. Many of those under scrutiny are suspected…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday expressed surprise at the lack of political parties’ involvement in correcting names of voters deleted during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar. The top court also said that claim forms can be submitted alongwith Aadhaar card or any other 11 acceptable documents.“We will allow…
NEW DELHI: Sanjay Kumar, a psephologist affiliated with Lokniti-CSDS, apologised on Tuesday for his post on the Maharashtra elections, which claimed a significant dip in the number of voters in two assembly constituencies compared to the Lok Sabha election held just months earlier.“I sincerely apologize for the tweets posted regarding Maharashtra elections. Error occurred while…
सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने बिहार SIR मामले में सुनवाई के बाद चुनाव आयोग को आदेश दिए हैं कि छूटे हुए 65 लाख वोटरों के नाम जिला स्तरीय वेबसाइट पर डाले जाएं और उनकी जानकारी जनता के लिए आसानी से उपलब्ध कराई जाए. अदालत ने व्यापक प्रचार और पारदर्शिता सुनिश्चित करने पर भी जोर दिया है. वोटरों…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief ministerMamata Banerjee on Thursday alleged that the BJP-led central government is attempting to strip citizens of their rights under the guise of revising the state’s voter list. Her remarks came after the BJP demanded a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in the state.Speaking at a public meeting…
NEW DELHI: As Election Commission digitises records of 64 lakh electors in Bihar reported as “deceased, permanently shifted, enrolled at multiple places or untraceable” along with reports of booth level officers (BLO) recommending their non-inclusion in the draft roll, a parallel exercise to enrol first-time and new electors is set to gather momentum in the…
(PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: The Election Commission in Bihar announced Friday that 99.8 per cent of voters in the state have been covered under the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) exercise.According to the chief electoral officer (CEO), forms of more than 7.23 crores voters have been received and digitised. Their names will be published…
