The Election Commission has ordered a Special Summary Revision of electoral rolls in 17 states and UTs, including poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Manipur, with January 1, 2027 as the qualifying date. Draft rolls are due November 12, final rolls January 4, 2027.
Read Full ArticleA Delhi Ramlila committee in Pitampura will burn a 30-foot cockroach effigy alongside Ravana, Kumbhakarna and Meghnad on October 20, calling it a cleanliness symbol. Organisers deny any link to the unrelated Cockroach Janta Party’s ongoing protests in the capital.
Actor Imran Khan has been asked to leave India by October 28 after joining an anti-CEC protest in Mumbai, bringing his OCI status and immigration rules under scrutiny.
Delhi has ordered a two-day liquor shop closure on October 9-10 ahead of a CJP protest demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation. Police have denied permission for the Jantar Mantar demonstration, citing security concerns following violence during the group’s July march.
A five-member commission of former Supreme Court and High Court judges, led by Justice M.B. Lokur, will examine the constitutional validity, methodology and impact of the ECI’s SIR of electoral rolls.
Election Commission announced SIR changes after its Saturday meeting, including home visits by BLOs, online hearings, extended Delhi and Maharashtra deadlines, and an ECINet review committee. It maint...
Supreme Court delivers a split verdict on whether challenges to the 2023 CEC and Election Commissioners appointment law require a Constitution Bench under Article 145(3).
Rajasthan High Court holds that a person's statutory right to vote cannot be denied arbitrarily, directing inclusion of petitioners' names in electoral rolls after finding violation of natural justice...
Patna High Court holds that a woman's name as a spouse in voter records cannot establish a valid Hindu marriage without proof of solemnisation through requisite rites under Section 7 HMA.
Supreme Court directs challenge to West Bengal’s ration card-electoral roll linkage to Calcutta HC, holding the issue falls outside Article 32 jurisdiction.
Supreme Court upholds Bihar’s 2025 Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, affirming ECI’s constitutional power under Article 324.
Supreme Court slams West Bengal over mob attack on judicial officers, calls it ‘most polarised’, orders CAPF deployment and CBI/NIA probe.
Calcutta High Court dismisses PIL challenging ECI’s mass transfer of officers in West Bengal, upholding its powers under Article 324.
Supreme Court allows judges from Odisha and Jharkhand to help clear the massive backlog in West Bengal electoral roll revision ahead of 2026 polls.
Supreme Court issues notice to ECI as Mamata Banerjee challenges the SIR electoral roll revision in West Bengal, alleging selective targeting and disenfranchisement.
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