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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Sreeparna Chakrabarty

    Should the EC take action against those filing forms for mass deletions? (opens the original)

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    As Phase 3 of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls unfolds, a surge in Form 7 applications, the mechanism for seeking deletion of names, in Karnataka has raised concerns. More than 4,000 such forms were filed in the State, with 1,363 in one place coming from just 10 electors, many reportedly targeting Muslim names. Uttarakhand has seen objections filed in an Electoral Registration Officer’s (ERO) name without his knowledge, while in West Bengal, data shows that nearly 90% of F

  2. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Sreeparna Chakrabarty

    Should ECI take action against those filing forms for mass deletions? | In Focus Podcast (opens the original)

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    As Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls Phase 3 unfolds, a surge in Form 7 applications, the mechanism for seeking deletion of names, in Karnataka has raised an alarm. More than 4,000 such forms were filed in the state, with 1,363 in one place coming from just ten electors, many reportedly targeting Muslim names. Uttarakhand has seen objections filed in an ERO’s name without his knowledge, while in earlier phase 2 in West Bengal, data shows nearly 90% of Form 7 applications were accepte

  3. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Sreeparna Chakrabarty

    ECI meets for second time in 4 days, extends SIR dates for Andhra Pradesh and Meghalaya (opens the original)

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    A full bench of the Election Commission of India (ECI) convened on Wednesday (September 30, 2026), in what was the second such meeting in four days, and decided to extend the dates for the publication of final electoral rolls in Andhra Pradesh and Meghalaya, which are among the States where the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is currently underway. In the ECI meeting, attended by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Viv

  4. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Sreeparna Chakrabarty

    First time that so many eligible electors have lost their vote due to SIR: former CEC O.P. Rawat (opens the original)

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    When Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi found that their objections were not heard, especially regarding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, they should not have stopped at dissent notes, said former Chief Election Commissioner O.P. Rawat. Instead, the two ECs should have ensured that all decisions taken against their will were annulled at the very next meeting of the three-member Commission, he said. The third member of the Election Commission of In

  5. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Sreeparna Chakrabarty

    Of those deleted in SIR so far, over 71% in ‘absent, shifted or others’ category (opens the original)

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    Out of the nearly 13.3 crore names deleted from electoral rolls across the country so far in the special intensive revision (SIR) process, around 9.5 crore, or over 71%, were marked in the ‘absent, shifted, and others’ category, according to data from the Election Commission (EC). Of the remaining, around 2.7 crore, or just over 20%, were deleted due to death, and approximately 1.01 crore (7.6%) were flagged as cases of multiple entry. In effect, this means that many of the 9.5 crore in the

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