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    Articles by Himanshi Dahiya

    SIR changes: Home visits for flagged voters, ECINet review, Form 7 cap

    On October 9, the ECI capped the number of Form 7 applications.
    HT Explainers
    Updated on Oct 14, 2026 04:29 IST

    HT interview: RTI assured openness, digitisation brought logins, says activist Nikhil Dey

    RTI activist and MKSS co-founder Nikhil Dey speaks about what the law meant when it was won, how far it has been weakened, and what must happen next.
    india news
    Updated on Oct 13, 2026 02:45 IST

    States hold special voter enrolment camps amid anti-SIR, CEC protests

    The drive follows ECI instructions issued on October 1 to enrol eligible electors who were left out.
    india news
    Updated on Oct 13, 2026 01:23 IST

    Lawyers' group tracks detainees, ensures paperwork, issue SOPs amid Delhi protest crackdown

    Police detaining a protester during the protest in New Delhi. (AP)
    india news
    Updated on Oct 12, 2026 04:18 IST

    Prakash Rajpurohit named deputy election commissioner in bureaucratic reshuffle

    The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet cleared 27 appointments of IAS, IRS and other officers to joint secretary-level and equivalent posts. (File Photo)
    india news
    Updated on Oct 10, 2026 15:21 IST

    Election Commission tightens limits on Form-7 filings to check bulk objections

    India News
    india news
    Updated on Oct 10, 2026 01:14 IST

    Election Commission caps Form 7 applications to 10 per elector during claims-and-objections period

    ECI has limited Form 7 filings amid allegations of bulk voter deletion attempts, setting a 10-application cap per elector during the claims-and-objections period.
    india news
    Updated on Oct 9, 2026 16:33 IST

    ECINET flaws were flagged to poll body, cyber-security agency CERT-In in July: Researcher

    The researcher’s other findings concern the ECINET Android app, which bundles cVIGIL, the public app for reporting model-code violations, along with observer, candidate and Suvidha modules.
    india news
    Updated on Oct 8, 2026 01:07 IST

    No law obliges the ECI to meet MPs: The rules and practice behind INDIA bloc standoff

    Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other INDIA bloc MPs at New Police Line, Kingsway Camp after being detained by Delhi Police during a protest at Akashvani Bhavan against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, in New Delhi on Tuesday. (ANI Video Grab)
    HT Explainers
    Updated on Oct 7, 2026 04:27 IST

    Form 6 row: How an ECI order reached Supreme Court | Timeline

    The top court sought the Election Commission’s records to establish who authorised changes to the online form. (Sourced from AIR website)
    india news
    Updated on Oct 6, 2026 05:45 IST

    Your name on the electoral roll: Every form you may need, and SIR controversies around them

    Ranchi: Booth Level Officers (BLOs) assist voters in verifying their names in the electoral roll and filling out forms during the Election Commission of India's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
    HT Explainers
    Updated on Oct 3, 2026 05:29 IST

    Form 7: Why the voter-list objection form is at the centre of a SIR row, this time in Karnataka

    Karnataka chief minister DK Shivakumar and cabinet colleagues protest at the state Chief Electoral Officer's office, in Bengaluru, Karnataka,
    HT Explainers
    Updated on Oct 2, 2026 04:31 IST

    Andhra, Meghalaya to get more time for SIR

    India News
    india news
    Updated on Oct 1, 2026 02:26 IST

    ECI extends SIR schedule in Andhra Pradesh, Meghalaya; new dates announced

    ECI extended the SIR timeline in Andhra Pradesh and Meghalaya, pushing final electoral roll publication to October 16 and October 26, respectively.
    india news
    Updated on Sep 30, 2026 18:03 IST

    ECI removes extra SIR declaration from Form 6 in states where revision is over

    ECI removes the extra SIR declaration from online Form 6 applications where roll revision is complete.
    india news
    Updated on Sep 30, 2026 08:56 IST

    Electoral contributions for 2025-26: TDP reports ₹58.25 cr, AAP 12.10 cr

    The reports, filed under Section 29C of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, disclose contributions exceeding <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>20,000.
    india news
    Updated on Sep 29, 2026 04:55 IST

    EC extends deadline for claims, objections to Oct 12 in Maharashtra amid SIR row

    The poll body has made similar changes in Delhi, extending the deadline for claims and objections to October 30.
    india news
    Updated on Sep 26, 2026 14:35 IST

    Delhi SIR extended, no mandatory ERO hearing: EC takes key decisions amid stir

    The Election Commission held a key meet on Saturday.
    india news
    Updated on Sep 26, 2026 14:40 IST

    ECI postpones CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s 2 outreach events in UP, says no link to row

    Chief Election Commissioner of India Gyanesh Kumar speaks at a regional conference on Electoral Literacy Clubs (ELC) in Lucknow on August 24.
    india news
    Updated on Sep 25, 2026 06:19 IST

    'Mark VIP': Poll panel adds fresh app feature for special cases amid SIR

    At the time of the update, the SIR was in the enumeration phase in Delhi and four other states, and in the claims and objections phase in 10 others, including Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.
    india news
    Updated on Sep 25, 2026 02:50 IST

    Objections & ECI: How Form 6 changes may affect new and ‘deleted’ voters

    In states where the last SIR was held in the early 2000s, anyone turning 18 now was born around 2008, after the roll was revised, so they will not find their own names in it.
    HT Explainers
    Updated on Sep 24, 2026 11:34 IST

    'Differing views part of decision-making': EC pushes back against criticism

    Election commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, Vivek Joshi, and chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
    india news
    Updated on Sep 24, 2026 02:03 IST

    Two commissioners, one CEC, no veto: How the Election Commission decides

    Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar with Election Commissioners SS Sandhu and Vivek Joshi.
    HT Explainers
    Updated on Sep 24, 2026 02:59 IST

    From SIR deletions to Form 6 and voter database: EC's point-by-point rebuttal

    The news report triggered a massive uproar on Wednesday.
    india news
    Updated on Sep 23, 2026 10:44 IST

    'Valid issues raised': Ex-Election Commissioner who once dissented | Exclusive

    As an election commissioner, Ashok Lavasa dissented from the ECI’s exoneration of leaders accused of violating the poll code. (X)
    india news
    Updated on Sep 24, 2026 02:23 IST

    At the heart of SIR controversy, ECI’s software for officers | All about ERONET

    Two of the ECI’s three members, Vivek Joshi and Sukhbir Sandhu, objected at least 14 times to decisions.
    india news
    Updated on Sep 24, 2026 02:13 IST

    ‘Invisible hand’: Oppn questions ECI after report on commissioners’ SIR concerns

    Two of the three election commissioners, Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, raised concerns. (X)
    india news
    Updated on Sep 23, 2026 05:25 IST

    EC officials reject report of internal rift: ‘SIR, other decisions unanimous’

    Chief Election Commissioner of India, Gyanesh Kumar.
    india news
    Updated on Sep 23, 2026 12:34 IST

    Rajya Sabha poll schedule: 11 seats in UP, Uttarakhand; Bengal bypoll on Oct 16

    ECI officials conduct a practical demonstration of all stages of the electoral process. (@ECISVEEP)
    india news
    Updated on Sep 22, 2026 07:14 IST

    ‘Every visit cost me a day’s work': Delhi vendors bear the brunt of SIR notices

    3.3 million people have been identified under the “no mapping” and “logical discrepancies” in the Capital.
    delhi news
    Updated on Sep 22, 2026 07:04 IST
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