Over 58 Lakh Names Dropped From Bengal Voter Draft

By BPN News Desk December 16, 2025

National

More than 58 lakh voter names have been removed from the draft electoral roll in West Bengal following the publication of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) list by the Election Commission, officials said. The revision exercise comes ahead of the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections and is

Law & Order National

SC Says Citizenship Must Come Before Voter Status

By BPN News Desk December 9, 2025

The Supreme Court has ruled that people applying for citizenship under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act cannot be added to voter lists until their citizenship is officially granted. The court said voting rights cannot be given “provisionally” on the basis of an application or receipt. SIR revision was in focus The petition was filed during the […]

South India State News

TVK Stages State-Wide Protest Against Voter Roll Revision

By BPN News Desk November 17, 2025

The regional party Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) held demonstrations across Tamil Nadu on Sunday, protesting the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The party alleges that the exercise is being conducted hastily and could lead to large-scale exclusion of eligible voters ahead of the 2026 assembly election. The protests spanned several districts including

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If EVMs Are Hacked, Why Delete Voters? Opposition’s Logic Fails

By BPN News Desk September 18, 2025

Rahul Gandhi’s latest salvo against the Election Commission is yet another act in his never-ending circus of allegations. This time, he claims that voters are being deliberately deleted from electoral rolls to benefit the ruling party. The irony, however, writes itself. For years, the opposition has screamed that Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) are hacked and […]

National

EC To Order Pan-India SIR Before Year-End

By BPN News Desk September 11, 2025

The Election Commission (EC) of India is preparing to launch a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across the country. The exercise aims to verify, clean up, and update voter lists so that eligible voters are included and ineligible or duplicate entries are removed. Meeting With State Officials EC officials held a meeting with […]

National

Bihar Voter Roll Drops to 7.24 Crore After SIR Revision

By BPN News Desk August 2, 2025

The Election Commission has released the draft electoral rolls for Bihar following a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. The total number of registered voters has fallen to 7.24 crore, down from 7.9 crore in the previous roll. Over 65 Lakh Names Removed A total of 65.6 lakh voter names have been deleted during the verification […]

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Bihar SIR Under Fire as Dead Voters Allegedly Enrolled

By BPN News Desk July 28, 2025

The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Bihar’s voter list has come under serious scrutiny after petitions filed in the Supreme Court alleged large-scale irregularities, including the inclusion of deceased individuals in the electoral rolls. The process, aimed at purifying the rolls ahead of upcoming elections, is now being questioned for its integrity. Deceased and

National

Rahul Gandhi Claims EC Allowed Karnataka Cheating

By BPN News Desk July 24, 2025

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has accused the Election Commission of permitting electoral malpractice in a Karnataka constituency. Addressing a public event, he declared that the Congress party has “100 percent proof” of voter list manipulation and warned that the party will not allow the poll body to escape accountability. Allegations of Voter List Manipulation Gandhi […]