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The electorate in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur fell from about 18.71 crore to 16.43 crore after the Special Intensive Revision, a net loss of about 2.29 crore, or 12.2%. Uttar Pradesh lost about 2.04 crore (13.24%). Part of the draft-stage deletions were later restored.
Prateek Rawat2 min
The Election Commission has ordered the suspension of registration officers Mayank Goswami and Hemant Chaudhary after 10,470 irregular entries were found in the Pilibhit roll. An operator had entered 13,779 Form 8 applications with no forms on file. Operator logins are being deactivated across UP.
Prateek Rawat3 min
The INDIA bloc held its Chalo Dilli rally at Ramlila Maidan on 1 November demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's removal. Rahul Gandhi said polls in five states were manipulated and Kumar would go; J.P. Nadda called it designed drama. Organisers expected 10 lakh, police 50,000.
Amita Sahani4 min
At the UP BJP executive meeting on 30 October, Home Minister Amit Shah challenged Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav to bring their 'vote chori' and SIR allegations to a special session of Parliament, saying the BJP has nothing to hide, and likened the opposition to a team blaming the umpire.
Reyaansh Agarawal3 min
The INDIA bloc held a symbolic 'public impeachment' of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar at Kharge's residence on 31 October. Meira Kumar presided and a six-charge resolution passed by show of hands. The BJP called it melodrama; a Ramlila Maidan rally follows on 1 November.
Amita Sahani4 min
The INDIA bloc will hold a symbolic 'public impeachment' of CEC Gyanesh Kumar at 3:30 pm on Friday at Mallikarjun Kharge's residence in Delhi, after being denied other venues. It has no legal force. Jairam Ramesh says Kumar lied to the Supreme Court; a Ramlila Maidan rally follows.
Amita Sahani4 min
A Supreme Court bench led by CJI Surya Kant deferred about three dozen petitions on the Election Commission's functioning, the Special Intensive Revision of rolls and the 2023 law on commissioners until after the Diwali break, giving petitioners 10 days to answer the Commission's affidavit.
Prateek Rawat4 min
Karnataka minister Priyank Kharge called on CEC Gyanesh Kumar to step down, asking why he has not addressed reports that two of three Election Commissioners disagreed with him. He raised concerns about bulk Form 7 applications and software, and said the Congress will protest on 1 November.
Amita Sahani4 min
The final electoral roll for Karnataka, published on 27 October after the Special Intensive Revision, has about 4.55 crore voters, a net fall of 99.32 lakh from 5.54 crore. After claims and objections, 10.08 lakh electors were added and 1.88 lakh deleted. Most of the fall came at the draft stage.
Subhash Gupta4 min
In a 15-point affidavit, the Election Commission told the Supreme Court that a plea to restrain CEC Gyanesh Kumar is not maintainable, that he can be removed only as a Supreme Court judge can, that three SIR orders were unanimous and that Form 6 was not amended. It sought time for a detailed reply.
Prateek Rawat4 min
The Election Commission has declined an RTI request for the name and version of its ECINET software, citing commercial confidence, and says no new software was bought for the SIR. Separately, officials expect five to six lakh more deletions in Telangana after a duplicate-flagging tool runs.
Prateek Rawat4 min
Rahul Gandhi has invited students, farmers, workers, women, youth and traders to a march and rally at Ramlila Maidan on 1 November. In Patna, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge demanded an end to the revision of electoral rolls, ballot papers and annulment of two years of assembly polls.
Reyaansh Agarawal4 min
