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February 22, 2026, 09:03 AM - 2 min read
While the exercise, which kept the Election Commission of India in the spotlight, has been completed in Bihar, it is currently underway in 12 states and Union territories covering nearly 60 crore electors.
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February 20, 2026, 03:30 PM - 3 min read
A Bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul Pancholi disposed of the petition after recording the Election Commission’s statement that the revision exercise in Assam has already been completed.
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February 20, 2026, 10:07 AM - 3 min read
In a letter to the chief electoral officers of Punjab, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, and Jammu and Kashmir, the poll authority had asked for the SIR of the voters' list in June last year.
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February 15, 2026, 07:26 PM - 2 min read
Addressing a public meeting organised as part of the 68th Revival Day celebrations of the AIMIM on Saturday night, the Hyderabad MP claimed that following Bihar, the SIR will be undertaken in Telangana and Maharashtra.
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February 13, 2026, 03:18 PM - 3 min read
During the final stage of document verification, officials detected a case where a birth certificate was issued before the individual’s date of birth. Records showed that the person was born on March 6, 1993, while the birth certificate had been issued on March 4, 1993.
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February 11, 2026, 03:56 PM - 3 min read
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said lakhs of “doubtful voters” were deleted during the Special Revision of electoral rolls, a day after the final list was published with over 2.43 lakh names struck off the draft roll.
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February 9, 2026, 08:53 PM - 3 min read
On February 4, Banerjee became the first serving chief minister to argue in the top court. She had urged the court to intervene in the ongoing SIR of electoral rolls to "save democracy", alleging that West Bengal was being targeted and its people were being bulldozed.
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February 9, 2026, 02:55 PM - 3 min read
Although the revision was targeted for completion by February 7, Election Commission sources indicate that the work is still incomplete. With the Commission seeking more time, the publication of the final voter list on February 14 also appears unlikely.
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February 6, 2026, 06:47 PM - 2 min read
Alongside the general revision, the state is undertaking a complex parallel project to address mapping discrepancies against the 2003 electoral roll.
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February 4, 2026, 01:52 PM - 2 min read
Commission sources revealed that necessary documents have so far been uploaded in approximately 95 lakh cases, while verification has been completed for about 55 lakh applicants. Notices have also been issued to all concerned voters, bringing the second phase of the SIR close to completion.
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February 1, 2026, 11:16 PM - 3 min read
The move comes ahead of a 15-member Trinamool Congress (TMC) delegation led by Mamata meeting Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar at Nirvachan Sadan in Delhi on Monday to protest against the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state.
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February 1, 2026, 07:05 PM - 3 min read
Yadav was specific about who he believes is being targeted, pointing directly to the PDA communities— his shorthand for Pichhda (Backwards), Dalit, and Alpsankhyak (Minorities).
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