The Chief Electoral Officer of Jharkhand extended the deadline for filing claims and objections under the Statewise Revision of electoral rolls to September 30. Eligible voters can now submit Forms 6, 7 and 8 to correct or contest entries in the draft voter list.
The Bharatiya Janata Party announced that Hasirani Rath, mother of slain Suvendu Adhikari aide Chandranath Rath, will contest the Nandigram Assembly by‑poll, while former Murshidabad BJP president Shakharav Sarkar will stand in Rejinagar. The by‑elections are scheduled for October 6, with nominations due by September 16.
In Badarpur, Delhi, Booth Level Officer Sumit Bhati has been conducting Special Intensive Revision (SIR) hearings, issuing notices to roughly 44% of local electors to verify their details. The process, aimed at reconciling the 2024 draft electoral roll with the 2002 roll, affects about 87,000 voters who must submit documentation either at their homes or polling stations.
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In January 2026, about 13 lakh voters were removed from Delhi’s electoral roll during the pre‑SIR mapping phase, the largest deletion recorded in any Phase‑3 state. Officials said the purge was part of a continuous roll‑updating process, but no detailed list of reasons was released.
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Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar highlighted a database of at least 12,000 individuals named Rajiv Gandhi while addressing SIR complaints, and Congress announced a centrally‑planned strategy for the 2027 Gujarat Assembly elections alongside a Surat plastic‑recycling drive that has already distributed hundreds of mud Ganesha idols.
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BJP MP Raghav Chadha, who was removed from Punjab’s draft Special Intensive Revision (SIR) roll, reappeared on Delhi’s electoral roll, prompting AAP to allege an illegal enrollment. Chadha refuted the claim, saying he followed Election Commission guidelines.
As per the notice, his name does not appear in the family mapping records. However, the authorities have not found any problem with the names of his father Rizwan, mother and younger brother who reside in the same house with him, and their names appear in the draft roll.
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"The draft electoral rolls published on July 4 contained 8,28,906 electors. During the claims and objections period, which ended on 2 September, 32,280 more names were removed while 39,243 voters were added, resulting in a net increase of 6,963 electors or 0.84% from the draft rolls, in the final rolls," Chief Electoral Officer Garima Gupta said
The court observes that the District Magistrate ‘desired to set an example’ out of the petitioner and deter others from exercising their right to freedom of speech and expression in public spaces in support of workers
Chief Minister Pema Khandu appeals to students and organisations three days after violence in Changlang district over the alleged inclusion of post-2006 Chakma and Hajong people in the electoral rolls
