ASDD bulk deletions effected by ECI without due procedure through autogenerated Form-7s signed by EROs
Form-7s were auto-generated for lakhs of voters, with ERO in place of the objector. Deletions were effected without notice period
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Form-7s were auto-generated for lakhs of voters, with ERO in place of the objector. Deletions were effected without notice period
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The SSR will be conducted in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Puducherry, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and West Bengal
The application has asked the court to direct the EC to frame an appropriate mechanism for restoration/inclusion of deleted voters without forcing them to apply as first-time voters
The Chief Minister said lakhs of Form 7 applications, seeking deletion of names, had been withdrawn after cases were filed against those who were misusing such a mechanism to get the names of genuine voters deleted
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More than 13 crore names have been struck off draft electoral rolls across 30 States and Union Territories since the Election Commission of India began the Special Intensive Revision in June 2025. The exercise has triggered protests and renewed scrutiny of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. In this episode, Sonikka Loganathan speaks to Srinivasan Ramani, Senior Associate Editor at The Hindu, about the key issues that led to these many deletions, what the data tells us about who is being deleted and the constitutionality of this exercise.
Flávio Bolsonaro leads President Lula by 5.6 points in a new Brazil poll of 5,026 voters, a swing from AtlasIntel's last round before the first vote. The post Brazil Poll Gives Flávio Bolsonaro 52.8%, Lula 47.2% appeared first on The Rio Times.
Jairam Ramesh also alleges that 85,854 pre-filled copies of Form 7, used to raise objections to voter entries, were generated through the ERONet software after the deadline for claims and objections had expired
The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam bags the Madurantakam and Dharapuram (Reserved) Assembly constituencies. In Puducherry, the All India N.R. Congress retains Thattanchavady
The applicants said uncertainty over their appeals against exclusion continues even as the Kolkata Municipal Corporation and Howrah Municipal Corporation elections near
The special drive has been launched to enrol eligible persons whose names may have been left out of the electoral roll during or after the SIR, including those of young and first-time voters
The women displayed copies of the death certificates and other documents which, they claimed, had been used to show them as ‘dead’
At a meeting with the CEOs recently, the ECI asked them to proceed with the special enrolment drive on a war footing by holding camps and followed by door-to-door visits by Booth Level Officers
West Bengal poll office says eligible deleted voters can apply through Form 6 to restore name in rolls
Bulk Form-7 applications seeking deletion of names, largely Muslim voters, have been filed across several Assembly constituencies in Karnataka.
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Brazil's first-round abstention is 21.08%, the highest in a first round since 1998, and 33.4 million absent voters far outnumber the Lula and Flávio gap. The post Brazil Abstention 21.08%, First-Round High Since 1998 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Mesmo antes da abertura das seções eleitorais no Rio de Janeiro, muitas pessoas já aguardavam para votar. São esperados nas urnas, neste domingo (4), em todo o estado, 12,86 milhões de eleitores. Paulo Dias chegou às 6h em frente ao seu local de votação, a Escola Municipal Madri, em Vila Isabel, na zona norte da cidade, com o objetivo de ser um dos primeiros da fila. Notícias relacionadas:Fim de semana de eleições será de chuva em grande parte do país .Eleições 2026: e-Título permite justificar ausência pelo celular.Eleições 2026: boca de urna é crime; saiba o que é proibido ."Eu trabalho hoje. Então, quis chegar cedo para votar logo. Eu sempre venho votar, porque isso é importante para a democracia", afirmou. Noêmia Cidrack Ventura chegou por volta das 6h30. "Prefiro ser uma das primeiras a votar para depois aproveitar o dia. Saindo daqui, compro um pãozinho e vou para casa tomar meu café. Eu já acordo cedo mesmo. Todo ano venho votar. Tenho que escolher quem eu quero que governe a gente". Tereza Rosauro da Silva, 71 anos, também fez questão de chegar cedo para registrar seu voto, mesmo não sendo mais obrigada a votar. "Tenho que tentar confiar que haja um futuro melhor. Tenho netos, filhas. Tenho esperança de que as coisas possam mudar".
Congress leader Sachin Pilot alleged the SIR is being used to selectively delete voters, as he also criticised the Rajasthan government’s drought response and the AAP government in Punjab
The State will now begin a special drive to enrol missing and eligible voters, following the nearly 10% decline in the electoral roll, with a large number of voters placed in the ‘uncollectable (ASDD)’ category
India’s Cockroach Janta Party launches protest after millions of voters were allegedly improperly removed from rolls.
Protesting students submitted an 18-point charter of demands, including the resignation of the institute’s director, after the parents of the second-year student were denied permission to continue their own protest on weekends
He alleged that a large number of Bangladeshis and Rohingyas in Belagavi were illegally included as voters at the instance of local Congress leaders
The ECI letter suggested that the BLOs may cover at least 20-25 electors in a week so as to complete this exercise within a period of about one month
Form-7 applications were filed in bulk, seeking the deletion of the names of voters predominantly from the minority and Dalit communities during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision