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After SIR, a fresh drive: EC orders enrolment of left-out and first-time voters across Tamil Nadu

The Election Commission has directed Tamil Nadu's electoral machinery to launch a special drive enrolling young, first-time and left-out electors after the Special Intensive Revision — a move that comes amid opposition charges that the exercise struck lakhs of voters off the rolls.

2 October 2026 · 2 min read

Protesters gathered at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi

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Jantar Mantar barricaded as Delhi Police deny permission for today's anti-CEC protest

Delhi Police have denied permission for a protest planned at Jantar Mantar on Thursday against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, barricading the area and imposing Section 163 as the SIR voter-roll row deepens.

2 October 2026 · 2 min read

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'A collective fight': INDIA bloc closes ranks for joint agitation over SIR, presses for CEC's exit

Top leaders of the opposition INDIA bloc met in New Delhi to finalise a joint agitation over alleged irregularities in the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and to press for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation. A day later, TMC chief Mamata Banerjee called it "a collective fight".

2 October 2026 · 2 min read

Protesters carrying red CITU trade union flags at a street demonstration

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Left parties step up TN protests over 'deletion' of 13 crore voters, demand CEC's removal

Led by the CPI(M), Left parties held demonstrations across Tamil Nadu on Thursday demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's removal and a halt to the Special Intensive Revision of voter rolls, alleging 13 crore voters have been disenfranchised.

2 October 2026 · 2 min read