CPI DK, Udupi unit mourns death of veteran leader Sudhakar Reddy
Mangaluru: The Communist Party of India (CPI) has expressed condolocences over the death of senior leader and former MP Comrade Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy. He passed away in Hyderabad on August 22 at 10:20 p.m.
Sudhakar Reddy, who served as the General Secretary of the CPI, was known for his role in strengthening and expanding the party in Andhra Pradesh. Honouring his wishes, his mortal remains will be handed over to Gandhi Medical College, while his eyes have been donated to the LV Prasad Eye Institute.
The CPI Dakshina Kannada and Udupi district committees, along with the AITUC (Dakshina Kannada & Udupi), have condoled his passing.
CPI District Secretary B. Shekhar and AITUC district Secretary Seetharam Beringe issued a release in this regard.
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Electorate in 9 states, UTs shrink by 1.70 crore after SIR
New Delhi (PTI): Voter base in nine states and Union territories has shrunk by more than 1.70 crore following the publication of final electoral rolls as part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR), according to official data.
The data shared by the chief electoral officers of Gujarat, Puducherry, Lakshadweep, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Goa and Kerala on Saturday showed that their combined voter base stood at over 21.45 crore before the SIR exercise began on October 27 last year.
It shrunk to 19.75 crore after publication of their final electoral rolls this week, a net change of over 1.70 crore electors.
While the exercise, which kept the Election Commission in the spotlight, has been completed in Bihar, it is currently underway in 12 states and Union territories covering nearly 60 crore electors.
The remaining 40 crore electors will be covered in 17 states and five Union territories.
In Assam, a "special revision", instead of SIR, was completed on February 10.
Due to a variety of reasons, the SIR in the nine states and three Union territories have seen frequent tweaking in schedules.
As in Bihar, political parties have approached the Supreme Court challenging the exercise in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.
