Electoral Rolls

Special Intensive Revision removed duplicate, shifted and unverifiable electors across states. Uttar Pradesh recorded the largest drop, followed by Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, as total electorate declined after additions during claims, objections and verification.

OpIndia visited the area and talked to locals to find out the details. The residents told OpIndia that they support the SIR exercise and that it should be initiated as soon as possible to remove fake names from the voter list.

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday convened its third Conference of Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) this year to evaluate preparations for the nationwide Special Summary Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls

Congress Party, which is spearheading the mud-slinging campaign against the Election Commission, did not file even a single application raising any objections regarding the draft roll.

Over 3 lakh new voters, who have attained the age of 18 or above are going to be added to the voter list in the state at the end of the SIR.

The Supreme Court said that the publication of the list of names excluded from the electoral rolls will enhance the confidence of the voters in the Commission.