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Exclusion From Rolls Under SIR Won’t Affect Citizenship, Election Commission Tells Supreme Court
- The Election Commission assured the Supreme Court that a person will not lose their citizenship due to ineligibility for registration under the Special Intensive Revision process in Bihar, according to their affidavit.
- The Election Commission stated that existing voters will remain on the draft electoral roll by submitting enumeration forms, regardless of document availability, as clarified in their affidavit.
- The Election Commission reported that 96.23% of Bihar's electors have been covered under SIR.
- The Election Commission provided political parties with details of over 29 lakh electors who have not returned enumeration forms and over 43 lakh electors not found at their addresses.
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Aadhaar, voter ID and ration cards can't be considered for SIR: Election Commission
In its affidavit, the poll body made a detailed explanation on why Aadhaar, ration cards, and existing Elector Photo Identity Cards (EPIC) have not been included as standalone documents for establishing voter eligibility.
Bihar: ECI gives 12 political parties list of 43L electors not found at their addresses
New Delhi: The ECI has given 12 major political parties the details of over 29 lakh electors who have not returned Enumeration Forms (EFs) under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the roll in Bihar and a shared list of over 43 lakh electors not found at their addresses, an official said on Monday. “The CEO/DEOs/EROs/BLOs have held meetings with the representatives of all political parties and shared detailed lists of the 29.62 lakh electors…
Congress MP Syed Naseer Hussain Moves Notice of Motion to Discuss Bihar Electoral Rolls Revision
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. In a notice given to the General Secretary of the Rajya Sabha under Rule 267 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Council of States (Rajya Sabha), the Congress MP urged the house to discuss the concerns arising out of the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Bihar. India News | Congress MP Syed Naseer Hussain Moves Notice of Motion to Discuss Biha…
"Has Rahul Gandhi Forgotten...": Minister's Jab Over Bihar Roll Revision
Union minister Pralhad Joshi hit back at the Congress today over the electoral roll revision in Bihar, saying the process of SIR (Special Intensive Revision) was started at the behest of Rahul Gandhi, who had written a letter about the discrepancies
Voter ID, Aadhaar not valid for Bihar electoral roll inclusion, EC tells SC; calls SIR ‘de novo’ process needing fresh verification
In a counter affidavit filed before the Supreme Court, the Election Commission of India (ECI) asserted that the Electoral Photo Identity Card (EPIC) and Aadhaar cannot be treated as valid documents for inclusion in the electoral roll during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar, arguing that the SIR is a “de novo” (fresh) revision process requiring independent verification of eligibility. This comes after the Supreme Court, durin…
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