June 24, 2026

electoral rolls

‘Forcing voters to re-establish identity’: Mamata Banerjee writes again to CEC; flags SIR flaws, AI errors

‘Forcing voters to re-establish identity’: Mamata Banerjee writes again to CEC; flags SIR flaws, AI errors | India News

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NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday wrote a fresh letter to chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, accusing the Election Commission of ignoring two decades of statutory electoral corrections and forcing voters to re-establish their identity during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.In the letter, Banerjee alleged that the EC…

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‘Desperate, politically motivated’: Suvendu Adhikari writes to EC; rejects Mamata Banerjee’s allegations on SIR

‘Desperate, politically motivated’: Suvendu Adhikari writes to EC; rejects Mamata Banerjee’s allegations on SIR | India News

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NEW DELHI: West Bengal leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday hit out at chief minister Mamata Banerjee, strongly rejecting her allegations about the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.In a letter addressed to the Chief Election Commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar, Adhikari highlighted that Mamata Banerjee’s letter to the EC “appears to be a desperate…

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SIR row: EC tells SC it has power to undertake electoral roll revision; addresses NRC concerns

SIR row: EC tells SC it has power to undertake electoral roll revision; addresses NRC concerns | India News

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NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it has both the power and constitutional competence to carry out a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, arguing that it is duty-bound to ensure that no foreigners are included in voter lists.The submissions were made by senior advocate Rakesh Dwivedi, appearing…

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'Rectify the glitches, or ...': CM Mamata writes of CEC; urges to stop 'unplanned' Bengal SIR

‘Rectify the glitches, or …’: CM Mamata writes of CEC; urges to stop ‘unplanned’ Bengal SIR | India News

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CEC Gyanesh Kumar and Mamata Banerjee (File photo) NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday wrote to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, criticising the “procedural violations” and “administrative lapses” in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), which is currently under way in the poll-bound state.Mamata Banerjee called the exercise “unplanned, arbitrary and…

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'Highly exaggerated': EC files affidavit in SC defending SIR; calls allegations politically motivated

‘Highly exaggerated’: EC files affidavit in SC defending SIR; calls allegations politically motivated | India News

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NEW DELHI: The Election Commission has submitted its affidavit over the ongoing special intensive revision of electoral rolls in several states, refuting allegations of mass deletion of genuine voters as “highly exaggerated, speculative and politically motivated.”In an 81-page counter-affidavit filed on November 26 in a petition by TMC MP Dola Sen and others, the poll…

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