Page 4 - Latest Updates on Election Commission of India
Bihar Assembly elections Phase 1: Key dates, candidates, political parties
Bihar Assembly elections 2025: The current assembly's term ends on November 22, 2025; as many as 2,616 candidates are in the race across both phases
 "Bihar Assembly elections Phase 1: Key dates, candidates, political parties")
SIR exercise to begin in Bengal, UP today amid charged political climate
While the BJP has welcomed the SIR as a step towards ensuring greater transparency in the electoral rolls, the ruling TMC in Bengal has questioned its timing and intent
 "SIR exercise to begin in Bengal, UP today amid charged political climate")
SIR exercise to begin in 12 states, Union territories from Tuesday
SIR in these states and Union territories with 510 million voters will conclude on February 7, 2026, with the publication of the final electoral roll
Voter list revision drive milestone in making of Indian democracy: CEC
The Election Commission recently announced that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) would be conducted between November and February in 12 states and Union Territories
 "Voter list revision drive milestone in making of Indian democracy: CEC")
ECI has zero tolerance for violence, ready for peaceful Bihar polls: CEC
He assured the voters of Bihar that the numerous police officials, returning officers, zilla parishad officials are ready to conduct a free and fair elections
 "ECI has zero tolerance for violence, ready for peaceful Bihar polls: CEC")
Election Commission begins training booth-level officers for SIR in Bengal
The EC has issued a 16-point guideline for BLOs as part of the SIR exercise, and introduced a new mobile app to streamline field operations
Bengal, UP, TN, Kerala among 12 states, UTs to be covered in SIR 2.0
EC to announce schedule for Assam separately
Election Commission announces phase two of SIR in 12 states: Check details
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said SIR exercise is being carried out in 12 states of India after several political parties raised concerns about the quality of electoral rolls
EC to hold presser on pan-India SIR of voters list on Monday evening
The Election Commission will hold a press conference to announce pan-India Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voters' list on Monday evening, officials said.
EC may launch 1st phase of pan-India SIR next week, covering 10-15 states
Assam, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Kerala, and West Bengal will go to polls in 2026 and will be among the first states where the Election Commission begins voter list revision
 "EC may launch 1st phase of pan-India SIR next week, covering 10-15 states")
Ahead of Bihar polls, ECI warns parties against using AI-generated content
The Election Commission on Friday asked all political parties to label AI-generated content, disclose creators, and remove misleading material within three hours ahead of Bihar Assembly polls
Bihar polls: EC issues vouchers for parties' free airtime on DD, AIR
EC stated that free broadcasting and telecasting facilities, with a base time of 45 minutes, have been allotted on both Doordarshan and AIR for each party
Bihar polls: ECI directs enforcement agencies to prevent use of money power
Poll body said that expenditure Observers have already been deployed to monitor the election expenses incurred by the Candidates
ECI makes pre-certification mandatory for political ads on social media
The Election Commission has directed all national and state parties, as well as contesting candidates, to obtain MCMC approval before publishing or airing any political advertisements
EC makes pre-certification of political ads mandatory ahead of Bihar polls
ECI stated that every registered national and state political party, as well as all contesting candidates, are required to submit applications to the MCMC for pre-certification
Maharashtra SEC asks EC to defer voter list revision until local body polls
Maharashtra SEC says officials conducting local body elections will also handle SIR, requesting revision of voter rolls be deferred until January 2026
ECI allows 12 alternative IDs for voting, special measure for veiled women
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said Aanganwadi workers will assist in verifying the identity of 'burqa-clad' or voters in 'ghunghat' at all Bihar polling booths
 "ECI allows 12 alternative IDs for voting, special measure for veiled women")
Don't misuse AI-based tools in Bihar poll campaigning: EC to parties
EC also reminded parties of its instructions to prominently label Al-generated or synthetic content being shared for campaigning
EC couldn't tell how many non-citizens removed from Bihar roll: Congress
The opposition party also said if the poll body had informed as to how many such non-citizens in Bihar were removed from the electoral roll, it would have been even more exposed than it already is
 "EC couldn't tell how many non-citizens removed from Bihar roll: Congress")
Bihar Assembly Elections 2025: Check phase-wise constituency list here
Out of 243 seats, 121 constituencies will go to the polls in the first phase, while the remaining 122 constituencies will vote in the second phase
 "Bihar Assembly Elections 2025: Check phase-wise constituency list here")
