Andreas Whittam Smith was a gambler – and the biggest risk he ever took was launching The Independent. Admittedly, gambling is not the first thing that comes to mind when surveying his long and ...

As only a few days remain before the December 4 deadline to finish the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Uttar Pradesh and other participating states, many voters are still unsure about ...

After the announcement of a pan-India Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in 12 States, including election-bound States Tamil Nadu, Kerala and West Bengal, the exercise has emerged as a ...

As part of the implementation of the much-anticipated and politically hyper-charged Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and several other ...

The Supreme Court heard pleas challenging the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in various States in India, on Wednesday (November 26, 2025). Tamil Nadu and West Bengal are among the ...

SIR deadline: Booth-level officers (BLOs) try up to three times to collect voter forms from each household. (Image: PTI) The process of SIR has created quite a stir nationwide. There are n number of ...

Special Intensive Revision: The Election Commission of India (ECI) and its head, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar may not have imagined that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the ...

To access the SIR form, voters must log in via the Voters’ Service Portal (voters.eci.gov.in) and select the “Fill Enumeration Form” option. As the Election Commission of India carries out the second ...

Kolkata: On a regular day, they would line up along the narrow alleys in their garish make-up, calling out to customers or waiting for them. On Thursday morning, as BLOs visited Sonagachhi — one of ...

KOCHI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) is currently conducting the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Kerala. The first such exercise since 2002 is intended to review, ...

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