Tag: ECI
No Hearing, No Notice, Just Deletion: How Bengal’s SIR Erased a Decorated IAF Officer
Decorated IAF veteran Wing Commander Md Shamim Akhtar’s name was deleted from Bengal’s voter list without a hearing. This systemic failure during the SIR process raises grave concerns about electoral transparency
The Murshidabad Files: Why Thousands of Valid Voters Are Now ‘Deleted’
Murshidabad: The publication of supplementary voter lists under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) has triggered widespread alarm across Murshidabad district, as thousands of voters...
Bihar’s Unofficial ‘NRC’: How the Poor Are Being Erased from Democracy
A flawed Special Intensive Revision of voter list in Bihar threatens to erase millions from voter rolls by prioritising matriculation certificates over accessible IDs. With low literacy, high poverty, and a large migrant population, the move risks disenfranchising Dalits, Adivasis, Muslims, and women—undermining the very spirit of universal suffrage in Indian democracy.
Why eight phase election in Bengal, ask Left and TMC
Kolkata: After the announcement of longest ever polls dates in West Bengal by election commission of India, opposition Left parties including CPIM and CPIML...
Need for a comprehensive review of law governing Election Commission of India
In an article in The Tribune, eminent journalist and author Rasheed Kidwai has focussed attention on the inadequacies of the Election Commission to hold...