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The Supreme Court on Wednesday (May 27, 2026) upheld the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, saying just because the exercise does not adhere strictly to modalities, it cannot be invalidated.

Supreme Court SIR Verdict LIVE: The Supreme Court on Wednesday, May 27, delivered a judgment on a bunch of petitions challenging the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar. Stay ...

The Supreme Court will rule on the legality of the Election Commission's SIR exercise today Petitions challenge SIR for shifting citizenship proof burden onto existing voters SIR led to removal of ...

Supreme Court SIR Judgment Highlights: The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the constitutional validity of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls done by the Election Commission ...

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BENGALURU: The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise will commence in Karnataka on June 20, and the final electoral roll will be published on October 7, 2026, the Chief Electoral Officer, ...

The poll body informed that during Phase III of the SIR, more than 3.94 lakh Booth Level Officers (BLOs) will conduct door-to-door visits to reach 36.73 crore electors during the enumeration phase, ...

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday (May 14, 2026) announced the schedule for Phase 3 of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in 16 States and three Union Territories ...

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