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In Bengal, the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has triggered sharp political controversy, with allegations that large numbers of people risk being struck off voter lists. But in Kalimpong’s Tibetan settlement, many residents recall the experience of voter verification very differently — as a process that recognised settled communities rather than excluding them.In…
NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief electoral officer Archana Patnaik on Friday said the draft electoral roll, after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), for the state now includes 5,43,76,755 voters, comprising 2.66 crore women and 2.77 crore men.She said that prior to the SIR, the poll-bound state had around 6.41 crore registered voters, and the exercise…
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday alleged that the BJP is planning a larger conspiracy of removing voters opposed to BJP, as he claimed the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Uttar Pradesh, calling it “NRC in disguise.”Addressing reporters in Hyderabad, Yadav accused the BJP and the Election Commission of using SIR…
