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The Election Commission has announced the Special Summary Revision schedule to enrol left-out and first-time eligible voters. Integrated draft electoral rolls will be published by November 30, while the final rolls are scheduled for January 21, 2027, following claims and objections

The Election Commission has revised the Special Intensive Revision schedule for Andhra Pradesh electoral rolls, fixing November 30 for final publication of the voters' list. The notice phase and disposal of claims and objections will continue until November 20

Hyderabad's electorate could shrink by nearly 41 per-cent under SIR. The city had 47.36-lakh electors before revision, while 12.49-lakh notices were served. Officials expect exclusions to reduce the final rolls, with Rangareddy also facing a projected decline of at least 35 per-cent

More than 6.70 lakh electors in Telangana missed their SIR hearing dates, while 15,281 failed to attend rescheduled hearings. Hyderabad recorded the highest number of lapsed hearings. Electors must respond to notices by November 5 to retain voting rights

Bihar BJP leaders defended the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, calling it a legitimate exercise, while saying the Opposition has a constitutional right to meet President Droupadi Murmu following established procedures. They also criticised Rahul Gandhi over the SIR controversy 

AISA activists returned to Jantar Mantar on Saturday, a day after around 1,000 protesters were detained during a demonstration against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The fresh mobilisation sought Kumar’s resignation and raised concerns over the SIR of electoral rolls

FIRs have been registered in Belagavi, Bidar and Mysuru over alleged irregularities in Karnataka’s ongoing SIR of electoral rolls. Complaints allege misuse of Form-7 applications to seek deletion of voter names, including those of Muslim community members, police said

More than 500 protesters, including AAP leaders and student activists, were detained in Delhi during demonstrations demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over alleged SIR irregularities and voter deletions. Police imposed restrictions around Jantar Mantar, while Metro services were affected

The Election Commission has directed states and UTs completing Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls to conduct a special drive for left-out, first-time and young voters. BLOs will verify missing names, conduct house visits and facilitate enrolment through Form 6 applications

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The Election Commission has announced home visits by Booth Level Officers, help desks and online hearings for voters facing notices during the Special Intensive Revision. It also extended deadlines for claims and objections in Delhi and Maharashtra

The Election Commission said differing views and observations were a normal part of institutional deliberations and asserted that all its orders followed statutory procedures. The poll panel also said decisions taken over the past year, including SIR-related measures, were unanimous

The Election Commission rejected a report alleging two Election Commissioners recorded dissent over poll panel decisions. The Indian Express reported objections by Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi on several matters, while the ECI maintained that decisions, including SIR, were unanimous.

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Actor Prakash Raj announced a campaign across 10 Karnataka districts from September 20 to 30 to conduct a “social audit” of the electoral roll revision. He said teams would collect evidence from people whose names were allegedly deleted

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Telangana’s ongoing SIR exercise has flagged 1,100 electors for exclusion over morphed photographs, duplicate votes and death cases. Officials are scrutinising anomalies and unmapped voters, while notices have been issued to 61 lakh electors across all 119 Assembly constituencies.

Congress leader Pawan Khera on Monday alleged that the exclusion of over 2.06 crore voters from Maharashtra’s electoral rolls under SIR vindicated Rahul Gandhi’s “vote chori” claims. He questioned the BJP and ECI’s earlier confidence in the 2024 voter list

Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar has urged Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to extend the claims and objections period for the electoral roll revision, citing 1.08 crore electors in the ASDDO category and warning that eligible voters could face exclusion

A total of 73.39 lakh voters have been excluded from Telangana’s draft electoral rolls, while around 92 lakh electors will receive notices over anomalies and unmapped records as part of the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.