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Denied ticket, BJP's Narottam Mishra in tears at candidate rally in Datia: Watch

Video shows Narottam Mishra being consoled by MP CM Mohan Yadav

Updated 13 hours ago

'Will commit suicide': What Manmohan Singh told ex-CEC during 2012 elections

In his book, titled "India and I: A Hundred Memories, Not a Memoir', the former CEC recalled a visit to the PM residence after he expressed his anguish over certain remarks made by ministers during the 2012 state elections in Uttar Pradesh.

Updated 1 day ago

Now, Opposition plans to send its letter on SIR, ECI role to all Supreme Court judges

The six-page letter dated June 28 criticised the SIR exercise, saying the ECI justified it as a measure to improve the integrity of electoral rolls, but the outcome had been the opposite. (AICC)

Published 4 days ago

Ganjam, Cuttack among districts with most Odisha SIR deletions

A Booth Level Officer (BLO) verifies voter details during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.

Updated 7 days ago

Rajya Sabha bypolls for 3 Bengal seats may force ECI to take call on ‘real’ TMC

Mamata Banerjee faction recently told ECI that it is the real TMC.

Published 7 days ago

EC rejects ‘TRS’ acronym for Kavitha’s party, asks for three new names

Kavitha faces setback as EC declines Telangana Rakshana Sena registration over objections.

Updated 9 days ago

EC acted with bias in SIR: Oppn issues letter to CJI

India News

Updated 10 days ago

EC notices to both TMC camps as rebels meet poll panel bench, claim majority

Ritabrata Banerjee (blue kurta) and members of a rebel faction of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) leave the office of the Election Commission of India (ECI) after meeting

Updated 11 days ago

Haryana chief electoral officer debunks social media posts claiming votes deletion

The CEO said that existing voters can submit their signed enumeration forms until July 14. (HT File)

Updated 12 days ago

TMC rebel faction to meet ECI in Delhi, stake claim to party symbol: Ritabrata

The Ritabrata Banerjee-led group has sought Election Commission recognition as the official TMC and control of the party’s election symbol. (Samir Jana/ Hindustan Times)

Updated 12 days ago

23 Oppn parties, including DMK, AAP, write to CJI on EC's SIR process

Chief Justice of India Surya Kant speaks during 12th International Yoga Day event. (ANI photo)

Updated 13 days ago

Karnataka launches voter roll revision amid Congress objections

Karnataka launches voter roll revision amid Congress objections

Published 14 days ago

Door-to-door verification of voters for SIR starts today

Door-to-door verification of voters for SIR starts today

Published 14 days ago

How EC's ‘two-wing test’ will decide which faction is Trinamool Congress

Mamata and Ritabrata Banerjee factions take on each other over the two-flower TMC symbol.

Updated 19 days ago

‘We are the TMC’: West Bengal LoP Ritabrata amid internal rift with Mamata camp

Mamata and Ritabrata Banerjee factions take on each other over the two-flower TMC symbol.

Updated 19 days ago

No genuine eligible Indian voter to be removed , SIR draft on Aug 5: CEO

Jharkhand Addl CEO Subodh Kumar addresses a workshop of BLOs in Jamshedpur on Monday (HT PHOTO)

Updated 21 days ago

DC: Over 6 lakh voters remain unmapped ahead of SIR exercise in Ludhiana

Deputy commissioner Himanshu Jain said voters categorised as ‘unmapped’ should not be presumed to be ineligible or liable for deletion from the electoral rolls (HT File)

Published 24 days ago

Door-to-door verification of 91 lakh voters in Pune to begin from June 30

Dudi said the process will begin with submission of enumeration forms, followed by scrutiny and hearings wherever required. (HT)

Published 26 days ago

SC notice to ECI, Bihar min on plea over continuance despite not being MLA or MLC

The case is likely to be heard next on July 15. (File PTI photo)

Published 28 days ago

Congress to challenge Meenakshi Natarajan’s RS nomination rejection in SC

The Congress has argued that Natarajan was only a respondent and not an accused, and that no FIR had followed her response.

Updated 33 days ago

BJP reveals why Meenakshi Natarajan's nomination form for RS seat was rejected

Natarajan's nomination for the third Rajya Sabha seat from MP was rejected by the Returning Officer (RO).

Updated 33 days ago

Manipur BJP president Adhikarimayum Sharda Devi files nomination for RS poll

Polling, if required, will take place on June 18 from 9am to 4pm, with counting of votes scheduled to begin at 5pm the same day. (Adhikarimayum (A.) Sarda Devi | Facebook)

Published 35 days ago

ECI rolls out ₹6,000 bonus for BLOs as SIR third phase begins

Representational image

Published 39 days ago

Is apex court’s confidence in SIR exercise misplaced?

The Court did not halt the exercise during hearings, allowing it to proceed even as large-scale exclusions were reported close to polling. By the time the final verdict arrived, state elections had already concluded, rendering the challenge fait accompli . (HT Archive)

Updated 40 days ago

ECI announces schedule for Rajya Sabha, state legislative councils elections

As per ECI, the polling for all elections will be held on June 18 from 8am to 4pm. The counting of votes will be held from 5pm onwards on the same day.

Updated 42 days ago

SIR 2026: Gurugram to start voter verification drive from June 5 across district

(Representative image) Over 15.55 lakh voters are registered in the district. BLOs will make multiple household visits to verify details and assist with enrolment. (ANI)

Published 45 days ago

EC acted within powers in SIR exercise, Supreme Court says

The Supreme Court backed ECI’s SIR exercise and rejected pleas challenging electoral roll revision.

Updated 47 days ago

Panipat lawyer has activist background, took part in 2020–21 farmers’ agitation

Sudhir Jakhar (HT Photo)

Published 47 days ago

Right to vote is ‘constitutional’ but not absolute: Supreme Court in SIR verdict

The Supreme Court held that verification requirements and periodic revision of voter lists are intrinsic to preserving electoral integrity.

Updated 47 days ago

SIR clears a legal hurdle

The fate of 2.71 million people disenfranchised by the process in Bengal — a dubious first since independence — still hangs in the balance. For no fault of theirs, these people have been stripped of a right only due to the paucity of time and a face-off between ECI and the then Bengal government. (PTI)

Published 47 days ago

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