The New Indian Express

100% of SIR enumeration forms distributed in TN

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu has achieved 100% coverage in distributing enumeration forms for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls as well as digitisation of all completed forms ...
India.com

‘You have weapons in your kitchen…:’ Mamata Banerjee makes provocative statement amid SIR in Bengal

Mamata Banerjee on SIR: Politics has heated up in West Bengal over the SIR . Meanwhile, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee urged women in the state to be prepared with kitchen supplies in case their names ...
The Financial Express

SIR FAQs: Everything voters must know before submitting forms

Booth Level Officers (BLOs) play a key role in this exercise, confirming voter details, receiving new applications from eligible citizens, and removing duplicate or invalid entries. The initiative ...
Indiatimes

EC extends SIR deadline by a week, it's Dec 11 now

The Election Commission has extended the SIR Phase 2 timeline by a week across 12 states and UTs to ensure electoral roll transparency. This move follows reports of alleged malpractices, allowing ...
The Hindu

SIR 2.0: Enumeration form deadline extended to December 11 amid BLO distress

Amid widespread reports of booth-level officers (BLO) facing severe stress, with some of them allegedly dying by suicide, the Election Commission of India on Sunday (November 30, 2025) extended the ...
Mint

SIR exercise: Election Commission announces revised schedule for 12 states/UTs—check dates here

A Booth Level Officer (BLO) at work during a sit-in demonstration near the Election Commission's (ECI) office in Kolkata (PTI) Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday revised the schedule for the ...
Index on Censorship

In memory of Sir Tom Stoppard, a visionary dramatist and fierce champion of free expression

Tom Stoppard’s path to literary success is a story that would be worthy of the stage. Born in Czechoslovakia (as it was then known) as Tomás Straüssler in 1937, he endured a turbulent childhood before ...
India TV

SIR form guide for Uttar Pradesh: Steps, documents and everything voters should know

As only a few days remain before the December 4 deadline to finish the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Uttar Pradesh and other participating states, many voters are still unsure about ...
Hindustan Times

ECI not at fault if SIR’s aim same in all Bihar seats: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Thursday said that the Election Commission of India (ECI) cannot be faulted for conducting a special intensive revision (SIR) across the state of Bihar if the reason for ...
The Hindu

Supreme Court hearing on SIR updates: Where is ECI’s jurisdiction to conduct exercise en masse, asks Singhvi

Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Thursday (November 27, 2025) argued in the Supreme Court that the power of the Election Commission of India (ECI) — according to the Representation of the ...
The Financial Express

What is the deadline of SIR underway in 9 states and 3 UTs?

Special Intensive Revision: The Election Commission of India (ECI) and its head, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar may not have imagined that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the ...