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5 key trends that have emerged from SIR exercise | Number Theory

5 key trends that have emerged from SIR exercise | Number Theory

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It has now been more than eight months since the Election Commission of India (ECI) started its Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process to overhaul electoral rolls in India. The exercise started with Bihar and has now been conducted in nine states and three Union territories, accounting for 237 of India’s 543 Lok Sabha constituencies. This number excludes the 14 Lok Sabha constituencies of Assam, where the roll revision exercise is called Special Revision (SR) rather than SIR, and where the process is significantly different from that of SIR. ECI has already announced that it will begin this exercise in the remaining parts of the country from April. The exercise started with Bihar and has now been conducted in nine states and three Union territories, accounting for 237 of India’s 543 Lok Sabha constituencies. This number excludes the 14 Lok Sabha constituencies of Assam, where the roll revision exercise is called Special Revision (SR) rather than SIR, (PTI) February 28 was an important milestone in this journey as ECI released the final electoral roll for West …

‘Previous SIR Data Wasn’t There’: EC Clarifies On Notice To Ex-Navy Chief Arun Prakash | India News

‘Previous SIR Data Wasn’t There’: EC Clarifies On Notice To Ex-Navy Chief Arun Prakash | India News

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Last Updated:January 12, 2026, 17:57 IST The Poll Body said that all the fields pertaining to the last SIR were left blank, and the system categorised the enumeration form under the ‘unmapped’ category’. Former Indian Navy Chief Admiral (retd) Arun Prakash. (File image) The Election Commission on Monday issued a clarification over the ongoing row on the notice issued to former Indian Navy Chief Admiral (retd) Arun Prakash as part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, saying that his enumeration form did not contain mandatory particulars related to the previous SIR. In a clarification statement, Electoral Registration Officer Dr Medora Ermomilla D’Costa said that the said enumeration form did not contain the mandatory particulars relating to the previous SIR, and hence the BLO application was unable to establish an automatic linkage between the submitted enumeration form and the existing electoral roll database. “In the context of media reports relating to notices issued during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), it is clarified that during the course of SIR, the Booth Level Officer (BLO) of …

BJP, TMC clash outside CEO’s office in Kolkata over SIR; police deploy barricades

BJP, TMC clash outside CEO’s office in Kolkata over SIR; police deploy barricades

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Tension flared outside the Chief Electoral Officer’s (CEO) office in Kolkata late night on Monday as BJP and Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers clashed over the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal. A violent fight has broken out between BJP and TMC workers over SIR outside ceo west bengal office(HT photo) Police set up barricades to keep the two groups apart while hundreds of protestors gathered at the main gate of the Election Commission office, escalating an already volatile situation. While talking to news agency ANI, BJP North Kolkata district president Tamoghna Ghosh accused the TMC of sending “goons” to disrupt the process. “These are TMC goons and are here to commit hooliganism… Look at their behaviour and actions. These people are not BLOs… They had come here to the CO office at midnight to commit tampering. We stopped them,” he said. Meanwhile, visuals from the spot showed large groups surrounding the Election Commission gate, shouting slogans and demanding intervention from senior officials. Police teams maintained a tight cordon to prevent …

‘Can’t Do This Anymore’: Noida Teacher Appointed As BLO Resigns Over SIR ‘Work Pressure’ | India News

‘Can’t Do This Anymore’: Noida Teacher Appointed As BLO Resigns Over SIR ‘Work Pressure’ | India News

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Last Updated:November 24, 2025, 20:00 IST Pinky Singh, an assistant teacher at Geja Higher Primary School in Noida’s Sector 94, had been assigned as the BLO for Sector 33 Rockwood School The ongoing SIR exercise, which began on November 4, is scheduled to continue till December 4. (Representational image) A woman appointed as a Booth Level Officer (BLO) in Noida has resigned from her position, citing the overwhelming pressure of juggling her duties as a government teacher and her responsibilities in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Pinky Singh, an assistant teacher at Geja Higher Primary School in Noida’s Sector 94, had been assigned as the BLO for Sector 33 Rockwood School, overseeing the records of 1,179 voters. She had already submitted data for 215 of these entries online but found it increasingly difficult to balance the demands of both roles. जॉब से रिजाइन,अब नहीं होगा BLO का काम!!उत्तर प्रदेश,नोएडा में BLO पिंकी सिंह ने जॉब से इस्तीफा दे दिया हैं। इस्तीफे में पिंकी ने लिखा है कि मैंने SIR के 215 …