Tag: ECI
2.29 Crore Fewer Voters in Five States After SIR, JIH Questions Electoral Integrity Ahead of Assembly Polls
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind raises alarm over 2.29 crore fewer voters across five states after SIR, demanding electoral transparency ahead of Assembly polls. The organisation also flags the Azam Khan case, with Salim Engineer alleging political witch-hunting and misuse of investigative agencies
The ‘Ghuspetiya’ Hoax and the Arithmetic of Exclusion: Is the ECI Editing the Electorate to Fit the Result?
The unprecedented deletion of 90 lakh voters in West Bengal, disproportionately targeting women and minorities, signals a systemic crisis. This investigation exposes the ECI’s transition from transparency to institutional opacity.
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...