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A Delhi SIR mystery: 728 of 729 voters deleted in booth, poll official says their homes ‘unauthorised’

Before Delhi's Special Intensive Revision, one booth covering part of Bela Estate — a jhuggi-jhopri cluster on the Yamuna floodplains in Zone O — had 729 registered voters. When the draft roll was published in August, it retained just one name: a 99.8 percent deletion rate at this single booth.

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SIR reunites two brothers after 35 years: Decades-long search ends with a BLO’s call in Haryana

SIR reunited brothers: A routine voter-list verification exercise in Haryana led to an emotional family reunion when two brothers, separated for nearly 35 years, finally found each other. The unexpected meeting took place at a government school in Jind district during the verification of electoral rolls. When one brother mentioned…

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Uttarakhand SIR: The unsolved mystery of BJP agents’ ‘forged’ objections against Muslim voters

In Uttarakhand’s Jhabrera constituency, 35 people listed as applicants in 1,657 objections to the draft electoral roll say they never filed them and that their identities were misused. Most of the voters targeted were Muslim.

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Exclusive: Inside the bulk objections targeting Muslims in Uttarakhand’s SIR

Five men in five Uttarakhand assembly constituencies filed 6,500 objections to strike voters off the rolls in the ongoing special intensive revision. Every name they targeted is Muslim. Each of the five is linked to the BJP.

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‘11-hour days, zero rest’: Delhi’s teachers say they are breaking under SIR duty

“We are not computers or robots that we will do BLO work after teaching hours too,” says Rajat*, a higher secondary teacher in Ambedkar Nagar, South Delhi.

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Election Commission starts SIR voter list verification in Delhi, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Meghalaya and Jharkhand: Important FAQs and what happens if you're not at home?

The Election Commission of India has initiated a Special Intensive Revision of voter rolls across Delhi, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Meghalaya, and Jharkhand. Booth Level Officers are conducting door-to-door verification to update electoral data, ensuring accuracy by identifying eligible voters and removing ineligible entries. This crucial exercise aims to maintain clean voter…

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Over 13,000 BLOs hit the ground as SIR of voter list kicks off in Delhi

Delhi's extensive electoral roll revision is underway, with over 13,000 booth-level officers conducting door-to-door surveys until July 29. Voters must fill out enumeration forms to remain on the rolls, with draft lists published August 5 and final lists on October 7. Political parties are assisting residents in this crucial exercise…

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My passport gives me a vote in UK, but not in my own home in Bengal

“Didi, amake ki Bangladesh pathiye debe?” (Sister, will they send me to Bangladesh?)

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‘I’ll kill myself’: Rajasthan BLO says ‘pressure’ to ‘delete Muslim votes’ in seat BJP won with thin margin

“I will visit the collector’s office and will kill myself there,” Kirti Kumar can be heard shouting over a phone call in a video circulating on social media.

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‘Denied medical leave’, booked for ‘not signing attendance’: BLOs say UP SIR is inhumane

Amid reports of suicides by Booth Level Officers (BLOs) involved in the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, the Gautam Buddha Nagar administration registered FIRs on November 22 against over 60 BLOs and seven supervisors across three police stations for alleged negligence and disobedience.

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How booth-level officers in Bihar are deleting voters arbitrarily

Jhurana Das made Bihar her home more than four decades ago. She moved to the state as a 23-year-old bride. It is where she built her life, and it is where she lost her husband to a kidney ailment last year. Now, as Jhurana approaches 70, she has to prove…

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On the ground in Bihar: How a booth-by-booth check revealed what the Election Commission missed

The credibility of India’s electoral process hinges on the credibility of its voter rolls. The Election Commission of India’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar — an exercise to verify the eligibility of 79 million voters — was meant to ensure this accuracy. It has fallen short.

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Former FBI Assistant Director Praises Trump Admin Approach To Fighting Cartels: 'Gives Us Some Extra Territorial Punch'

A former FBI assistant director praised the Trump administration's decision to slap cartels with terrorism-related charges, saying it allows officials to "go after anyone who supports" them

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Suspected Mexican cartel leader facing drug charges in Chicago sees Treasury Department freeze his assets

Authorities say Oscar Manuel Gastelum Iribe, as head of the Beltran Leyva Organization, conspired to import tons of heroin and cocaine.

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Voter strength in forthcoming polls to Telangana Assembly increases to 3.17 crore

Telangana's voter strength rises to 3.17 cr, 17.42 lakh more than Jan. 5. 8.11 lakh in 18-19 age group, 4.43 lakh above 80 yrs. 15,338 service electors, 2,780 overseas electors & 2,557 third gender voters. 17.01 lakh new voters added, 6.1 lakh deleted & 5.8 lakh corrections. Gender ratio improved…

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