NDTV

'SIR To Be Extended Nationwide Soon': Poll Body Chief Gyanesh Kumar

Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar announced on January 23 that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls will soon be rolled out across all remaining states, marking a ...
The Telegraph

SIR a farce in present form: Mamata Banerjee to chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee has in a letter to chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar described the SIR drive in Bengal as a “farce” that threatens to disenfranchise genuine voters. The ...
The New Indian Express

‘Blood on his hands’: TMC flays CEC Gyanesh Kumar, cites 40 SIR-related deaths in West Bengal

Amid rising political tensions over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, a Trinamool Congress delegation on Friday met the full Election Commission bench and alleged ...
Mint

Bihar Assembly Election Results: Congress leaders blame CEC Gyanesh Kumar, SIR for poll debacle

Counting of votes in the Bihar Assembly election is underway today, and early trends have revealed that the exit polls were right. The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) looks set to return to power ...
The Telegraph

Abhishek Banerjee calls CEC Gyanesh Kumar ‘Vanish Kumar’, slams SIR at Alipurduar rally

Senior Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday took a sharp swipe at Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, calling him “Vanish Kumar” over alleged illegitimate deletions of voters ...