Bengal SIR: 7 judicial officers held hostage, later rescued in Malda; ECI seeks report Kolkata, April 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Election Commission of India (ECI) has sought a report from the Director General of West Bengal Police on the incident of seven judicial officers, including three women, who were involved in the ongoing judicial adjudication of voters’ classified under the “logical discrepancy” category being gheraoed and held hostage at Kaliachak in Malda district by a group of voters whose names had been deleted in the process.

Bengal SIR: 7 judicial officers held hostage, later rescued in Malda; ECI seeks report #BengalSIR #MaldaECI #socialnewsxyz

SC satisfied with Bengal SIR exercise, notes nearly two lakh objections decided daily New Delhi, April 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed satisfaction over the progress made in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound West Bengal, noting that a substantial number of objections have already been adjudicated and the remaining are likely to be decided by April 7. A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant took on record communications received from the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court, indicating that more than 47 lakh objections have been disposed of so far out of a total pendency exceeding 60 lakh cases.

SC satisfied with Bengal SIR exercise, notes nearly two lakh objections decided daily #SC #BengalSIR #socialnewsxyz

SC to hear Mamata Banerjee’s plea against Bengal SIR today New Delhi, March 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Tuesday the plea filed by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and several Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders challenging the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the poll-bound state. As per the cause list published on the website of the apex court, a Bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and comprising Justices R Mahadevan and Joymalya Bagchi will take up the petitions filed by Banerjee as well as TMC MPs Dola Sen and Derek O’Brien.

SC to hear Mamata Banerjee's plea against Bengal SIR today #SC #MamataBanerjees #BengalSIR #socialnewsxyz

SC to hear Mamata Banerjee’s plea against Bengal SIR tomorrow New Delhi, March 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Tuesday the plea filed by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and several Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders challenging the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the poll-bound state. As per the cause list published on the website of the apex court, a Bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and comprising Justices R Mahadevan and Joymalya Bagchi will take up the petitions filed by Banerjee as well as TMC MPs Dola Sen and Derek O’Brien.

SC to hear Mamata Banerjee's plea against Bengal SIR tomorrow #SC #MamataBanerjees #BengalSIR #socialnewsxyz

Bengal SIR: No fresh voters’ inclusion application in 99 Assembly seats Kolkata, March 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) As the final voters’ list in West Bengal as part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision in the state was published, it showed that there has been no fresh voters’ inclusion in as many as 99 Assembly constituencies during the entire SIR exercise starting from the beginning of the numeration phase in December last year till the publication of the final voters’ list…

Bengal SIR: No fresh voters' inclusion application in 99 Assembly seats #BengalSIR #Assembly #socialnewsxyz

Bengal SIR: Over 61 lakh voters deleted; scrutiny of 60 lakh names continues Kolkata, Feb 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) The final voters’ list in West Bengal, prepared as part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR), was published on Saturday, with the total number of deleted voters standing at 61,78,245. The figure is likely to increase further, as identity documents of around 60 lakh voters are currently under judicial adjudication by judicial officers appointed by the Election Commission of India (ECI), following directions of the Supreme Court.

Bengal SIR: Over 61 lakh voters deleted; scrutiny of 60 lakh names continues #BengalSIR #socialnewsxyz

After demanding error-free voter list, Congress to protest against Bengal SIR today New Delhi, Feb 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) The West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee (WBPCC) will hold a protest in the city on Friday as part of its ongoing agitation against Special Intensive Revision (SIR), ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections. The party has demanded the publication of an error-free voter list, alleging large-scale discrepancies in the ongoing SIR of electoral rolls.

After demanding error-free voter list, Congress to protest against Bengal SIR today #Congress #BengalSIR #socialnewsxyz

Judicial officers to accept only ECI-approved identity documents in Bengal SIR exercise Kolkata, Feb 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Judicial officers appointed to adjudicate claims and objections arising from the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound West Bengal will be required to accept only the 13 identity documents specified by the Election Commission of India (ECI) for verification of voters identified under the “logical discrepancy” category, officials said on Sunday. The decision was conveyed during a meeting held in Kolkata between judicial officers assigned to adjudication duties and representatives of the Election Commission of India, where detailed procedural guidelines were explained.

Judicial officers to accept only ECI-approved identity documents in Bengal SIR exercise #Judicial #ECIapproved #BengalSIR #socialnewsxyz

Documents during Bengal SIR to be preserved for five years: EC Kolkata, Feb 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Election Commission of India (ECI) said on Friday that the documents related to the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal will be preserved for the next five years. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Gyanesh Kumar, gave this direction at a virtual meeting, which was attended among others, by the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer, Manoj Kumar Agarwal, his subordinate officers in the CEO office, all the district magistrates, the district electoral officers (DEOs), electoral registration officers (EROs) and the assistant electoral registration officers (AEROs).

Documents during Bengal SIR to be preserved for five years: EC #Documents #BengalSIR #EC #socialnewsxyz

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✨ La Cour suprême maintient la révision électorale au Bengale
La plus haute cour rejette les objections de Mamata Banerjee et affirme qu'aucun obstacle ne sera toléré dans le processus de révision spéciale des listes électorales.

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✨ Supreme Court Blocks Political Interference in Bengal Voter Roll Revision
The apex court asserts the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process must proceed unimpeded, rejecting West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee's legal challenge to halt the Election Commission's audit.

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✨ „Kein Hindernis für SIR“: Oberster Gerichtshof prüft Wahlkommission
Der Supreme Court betont die Unantastbarkeit der speziellen Wählerlistenüberprüfung in Westbengalen gegen den politischen Widerstand der Regierungspartei.

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SC to hear Mamata Banerjee’s plea against Bengal SIR today New Delhi, Feb 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday the plea filed by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee challenging the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the poll-bound state scheduled to be held this year. As per the cause list published on the website of the apex court, a Bench led by the Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and comprising Justices Joymalya Bagchi and N.V.

SC to hear Mamata Banerjee's plea against Bengal SIR today #SC #MamataBanerjees #BengalSIR #socialnewsxyz

SC to hear Mamata Banerjee’s plea against Bengal SIR tomorrow New Delhi, Feb 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday the plea filed by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee challenging the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the poll-bound state scheduled to be held this year. As per the cause list published on the website of the apex court, a Bench led by the Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and comprising Justices Joymalya Bagchi and N.V.

SC to hear Mamata Banerjee's plea against Bengal SIR tomorrow #SC #MamataBanerjees #BengalSIR #socialnewsxyz

The Trinamool Congress appeared in person before the court to argue her petition challenging the special intensive revision voter rolls in her state.

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‘If desperation had a face, it would be Mamata Banerjee’s’: BJP on Bengal SIR Kolkata, Feb 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday claimed that the manner in which West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is getting jittery over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in the state proves that she has become the perfect face of desperation. “If desperation had a face, it would be Mamata Banerjee’s. The West Bengal Chief Minister knows that her successive mandates have rested heavily on illegal Bangladeshi and Rohingya votes, aided further by fake and ineligible names quietly added to electoral rolls through pliant DMs, SDOs, and BLOs,” BJP’s Information Technology Cell Chief and the party’s central observer for West Bengal, Amit Malviya claimed in a statement that he posted on his social media handle X.

'If desperation had a face, it would be Mamata Banerjee’s': BJP on Bengal SIR #MamataBanerjeesBJP #BengalSIR #socialnewsxyz

CM Mamata Banerjee reaches SC for Bengal SIR hearing New Delhi, Feb 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday reached the Supreme Court for the case hearing of a petition challenging the validity of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls being carried out in the poll-bound state. She has accused the Election Commission of India (ECI) of political bias and adopting an authoritarian approach in conducting the SIR.

CM Mamata Banerjee reaches SC for Bengal SIR hearing #CMMamataBanerjee #SC #BengalSIR #socialnewsxyz

SC to hear Mamata Banerjee’s plea against Bengal SIR process today New Delhi, Feb 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Wednesday a batch of petitions challenging the validity of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls being carried out in West Bengal, including one filed by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accusing the Election Commission of India (ECI) of political bias and adopting an authoritarian approach in conducting the SIR.

SC to hear Mamata Banerjee’s plea against Bengal SIR process today #SC #MamataBanerjees #BengalSIR #socialnewsxyz

ECI flags slow document authentication in Bengal SIR, directs DEOs to accelerate Kolkata, Jan 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Election Commission of India (ECI) is concerned regarding the slow rate of verification of identification documents provided by "unmapped" voters who have participated in the current hearing sessions concerning the draft voters' list in West Bengal. Amid this situation, the Commission has directed the District Magistrates (DMs), who are also the District Electoral Officers (DEOs), to expedite the process of document authentication, considering that the deadline for publication of the final voters list is February 14 this year.

ECI flags slow document authentication in Bengal SIR, directs DEOs to accelerate #ECI #BengalSIR #DEOs #socialnewsxyz

Bengal SIR hearing sessions: ECI not to consider certificates issued by individual educational institutions Kolkata, Dec 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Election Commission of India (ECI) has made it clear that academic qualification certificates issued by individual educational institutions, including schools and colleges, will not be recognised as valid identity documents or age proof during the hearing sessions on the claims and objections to the draft voters’ list in West Bengal, which will start this week.

Bengal SIR hearing sessions: ECI not to consider certificates issued by individual educational institutions #BengalSIR #ECI #socialnewsxyz

Bengal SIR: Only Central govt officials to be appointed as micro observers for hearing sessions Kolkata, Dec 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Election Commission of India (ECI) has decided to appoint only Central government officials as micro observers for the hearing sessions on the claims and objections on the draft voters’ list for West Bengal, which was published on December 16. The hearing sessions on the claims and objections, which are part of the second stage of the three-part Special Intensive Revision (SIR), will start next week.

Bengal SIR: Only Central govt officials to be appointed as micro observers for hearing sessions #BengalSIR #Central #socialnewsxyz

Bengal SIR: 99 pc digitisation of enumeration forms completed; nearly 53 lakh to be excluded Kolkata, Dec 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) With almost 99 per cent of digitisation of enumeration forms collected from the voters by the booth-level officers (BLOs) during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal being already completed, the number of voters enlisted in the current voters’ list found to be suitable for exclusion stands at around 53 lakh. Till Thursday evening, 98.84 per cent of the duly filled enumeration forms collected from the voters had already been completed, and as per the trend of the digitisation of those forms, the number of voters in the existing voters’ list found eligible for exclusion till that period is 52,99,663.

Bengal SIR: 99 pc digitisation of enumeration forms completed; nearly 53 lakh to be excluded #BengalSIR #socialnewsxyz

Bengal SIR exercise: ECI warns BLOs of strict action for ‘deliberate’ data errors Kolkata, Dec 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Election Commission of India (ECI), through the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, has cautioned booth-level officers (BLOs) engaged in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise of strong disciplinary action if any “deliberate” errors in uploading voters’ data come to the commission’s notice. An official communication on this count has been issued from the CEO's office to all BLOs, and is available with IANS.

Bengal SIR exercise: ECI warns BLOs of strict action for 'deliberate' data errors #BengalSIR #ECI #BLOs #socialnewsxyz

Bengal SIR: Around 50 lakh names identified for likely exclusion from voters’ list Kolkata, Dec 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Around 50 lakh names in West Bengal have been identified for exclusion in the voters’ list as per the latest trend available during the digitisation of the enumeration forms in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) by the Election Commission of India (ECI) that started from November 4. The same figure was a little over 46 lakh as per the trend of digitisation completed till Tuesday evening, and by Wednesday night, it reached nearly 50 lakh.

Bengal SIR: Around 50 lakh names identified for likely exclusion from voters’ list #BengalSIR #socialnewsxyz

Bengal SIR: Over 46 lakh names identified, likely to be excluded from voters’ list Kolkata, Dec 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Over 46 lakh names in West Bengal have already been identified for exclusion in the voters’ list as per the latest trend available during the digitisation of the enumeration forms in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) by the Election Commission of India (ECI) that started from November 4. The total number of names found eligible for exclusion from the voters' list currently stands at 46.30 lakh, and this is as per the trend of the digitisation of the enumeration forms completed till Tuesday evening.

Bengal SIR: Over 46 lakh names identified, likely to be excluded from voters’ list #BengalSIR #socialnewsxyz

Bengal SIR drive: About 2 crore electors expected to provide documents to retain name in voters’ list Kolkata, Oct 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Around 2 crore existing voters in West Bengal will have to provide any one of the documents, as specified by the Election Commission of India (ECI) during the special intensive revision (SIR) exercise, for getting their names retrained in the voters’ list, an estimate by the state's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) said. This is because the names of these voters were not included in the list for 2002, the last time when the SIR was conducted in the state.

Bengal SIR drive: About 2 crore electors expected to provide documents to retain name in voters' list #BengalSIR #socialnewsxyz

Bengal SIR: Several BLOs demand central security after receiving threats Kolkata, Oct 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) A section of Booth Level Officers (BLOs) on Thursday wrote a letter to the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of West Bengal, seeking deployment of paramilitary forces after receiving threats to include "false names" in the voter's list. The BLOs, as part of the Electoral Workers Unity Forum, said they must be given security when they go to booth-level areas for election duty as part of the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR).

Bengal SIR: Several BLOs demand central security after receiving threats #BengalSIR #BLOs #socialnewsxyz