Final electoral rolls delayed in 9 states, UTs; Puducherry, Lakshadweep Publish

Nine states and three Union Territories have missed the original deadline for publishing their final electoral rolls as part of the ongoing special intensive revision of the electoral roll. However, the Union Territories of Lakshdweep and Puducherry came out with their final rolls on Saturday as part of the Election Commission’s ambitious phase two of […]

Mamata Banerjee objects to the SIR methodology, writes again to the Election Commission

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee again wrote to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Saturday evening, raising objections to the methodology and approach adopted during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state. In her new letter, Banerjee referred to her earlier communications and reiterated that the exercise has caused […]