Can absence of name from electoral roll be reason to deny citizen rights unrelated to an election? SC said in May that SIR is not a conclusive adjudication of citizenship.
There were 15.44 cr voters when electoral rolls were frozen in October 2025. EC has released final numbers now, pegging the number of voters in India’s most populous state at 13.40 crore.
There are a total of 2,49,58,139 voters in the final voter list published Tuesday, a 0.97 percent decrease as compared to the draft list released in December.
Election Commission said claims & objections regarding draft electoral roll can be filed after 1 Sept deadline, but will be considered after electoral roll is finalised.
The hoo-ha about the Election Commission, about electoral rolls, and about EVMs suggests that irksome comic relief remains a part of the loud debates of our robust democracy.
SC was hearing petitions raising concerns over the Special Intensive Revision exercise being undertaken in the poll-bound state & the 11-document list being accepted by ECI.
Considerations to use voter information to make Covid-19 vaccine priority lists show the importance of voter list reforms on India’s 10th National Voters’ Day.
With the state's annual rice production exceeding 300 LMT for FY2026, exports to countries in Indian subcontinent and South-East Asia are being actively evaluated, it is learnt.
Gen Seth is regarded as an officer who is very focused on modernisation & analysing latest trends in military warfare globally and in the immediate region.
Sacco’s ‘reporting’ is incredibly granular but there are areas where he can be faulted. Don’t let this undermine where his true focus is, in showing how local disputes led to riots.
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