Topic: ElectionCommission

The Election Commission will give another chance to voters left out of draft rolls during SIR in seven states, including Delhi, under ASDD categories.

The Election Commission has given about 47.56 lakh Delhi voters left out of the draft electoral roll during SIR another chance to get their names included.

Mamata Banerjee taunted ‘Vanish Kumar’ and Tejashwi Yadav targeted the Election Commission at the INDIA bloc rally in Delhi over SIR and alleged vote theft.

At the INDIA bloc’s November 1 rally at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan, Rahul Gandhi alleged that the 2024 Lok Sabha election was illegal.

At the INDIA bloc rally at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan on November 1, Rahul Gandhi made sharp allegations against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

Rahul Gandhi appealed to people nationwide to join the ‘Chalo Delhi’ march ahead of the INDIA bloc rally at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan on November 1.

Mallikarjun Kharge attacked the Centre and BJP at the INDIA alliance’s Delhi rally, alleging tampering with the electoral process and pressure on democratic institutions.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has intensified his campaign against CEC Gyanesh Kumar over Opposition allegations of voter roll deletions and electoral irregularities.

The Election Commission has extended the SIR timeline in six states, including Delhi, where the final electoral roll will now be published on December 22.

The Election Commission has extended electoral roll revision deadlines in Delhi, Maharashtra, Haryana, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Nagaland amid the SIR controversy.

Ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, postings of about 2,000 police personnel are being reviewed, with more than 20 IPS officers possibly in scope.

Supreme Court questions Election Commission over removal of nearly 47 lakh names from Delhi voter list during SIR, asks for easier inclusion process.

Under Delhi’s SIR campaign, more than 1.49 lakh special camps were held, but only 27,510 applications were received for new voter registration.

The deadline to add names to Delhi’s voter list is October 30, 2026, with three days left to file claims, objections and corrections under SIR.

Left parties in Delhi formed a human chain against the SIR process, demanding its cancellation and the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

IAS officer Abhay Singh was removed as observer for the Gorakhpur-Faizabad Teachers’ constituency after a complaint by BJP MLC Devendra Pratap Singh.

RTI documents show two Election Commissioners wrote to Cabinet Secretary T.V. Somanathan on July 29, 2026, raising questions over a work-allocation order.

The Delhi High Court said voters removed during Delhi’s SIR can use Form-6 to seek re-inclusion in the electoral roll, subject to legal scrutiny.

P. Chidambaram rejected BJP allegations that the opposition supports violent protests, saying Congress believes in democratic and Gandhian methods.

A special campaign is underway across Madhya Pradesh to include all eligible voters in the electoral roll, with help desks and prescribed forms available for citizens.