Mass deletions, internal dissent allegations challenge Supreme Court-backed SIR
‘The process of electoral revision must be conducted with care, fairness, and due regard to the limits of institutional competence’
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‘The process of electoral revision must be conducted with care, fairness, and due regard to the limits of institutional competence’
According to official data released during the SIR exercise, Maharashtra has 9.78 crore registered voters, while enumeration forms relating to 2.07 crore voters remained uncollected during the process
Under the changes, Form 6 declarations will be required only during SIR, while the previous format governs fresh registrations; BLOs will visit homes to collect documents for those flagged with discrepancies or not mapped, rather than issuing notices of hearings
According to the report, the reason recorded for the largest share of notices was “Unmapped with Last SIR”, which accounted for 34.9% of all notices
The CPI, CPI (M), CPI (ML)L, RSP, and All India Forward Bloc seek Gyanesh Kumar’s ouster, suspension of the SIR, and restoration of voting rights to those wrongfully excluded from electoral rolls
Former Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi shares his views on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, questioning its necessity, legality and implementation. He argues that India’s electoral rolls have been effectively maintained for decades and raises concerns about the impact and outcomes of the exercise.
Jairam Ramesh cites deletion data from three phases of the SIR, as 33.13 lakh notices are issued in Delhi over discrepancies in enumeration forms
The impact of the SIR of electoral rolls on the size of the electorate was relatively limited in Madurantakam, with the electorate declining only marginally, whereas the number of voters increased significantly in 2026 compared with the 2024 Lok Sabha election
SIR was part of this conscious BJP, Modi-Shah strategy to manufacture a majority and to manipulate the electoral roll in a manner that you disenfranchise a large number of people, says Jairam Ramesh
As per the notice, his name does not appear in the family mapping records. However, the authorities have not found any problem with the names of his father Rizwan, mother and younger brother who reside in the same house with him, and their names appear in the draft roll.
Out of the 2 crore deletions, 75 lakh (around 37%) were marked ‘absent or untraceable’. Over 38% of names were deleted in the Thane district