Electoral Rolls
National
Scientists Urge Election Commission to Scrap SIR Electoral Roll Revision
Independent scientists and academics have urged the Election Commission and the government to scrap the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and restore eligible voters allegedly excluded from the lists.
National
ECI Appoints Prakash Rajpurohit as Deputy Election Commissioner Amid Hierarchy Concerns
Prakash Rajpurohit has been appointed Deputy Election Commissioner, filling Sanjay Kumar’s vacancy as questions over the Election Commission’s internal hierarchy and file routing continue.
National
Rahul Gandhi Moves Supreme Court Over SIR Row, Seeks Independent Probe Into Voter Deletions
Rahul Gandhi and Opposition leaders approach the Supreme Court seeking an independent probe into alleged voter deletions and irregularities during the electoral roll revision process.
Business
SIR Row: SC Seeks EC Response on CEC Gyanesh Kumar
Supreme Court declines interim suspension of CEC Gyanesh Kumar over alleged unilateral SIR decisions and seeks responses from the EC and Centre.