Union Minister Chirag Paswan on Tuesday welcomed the Election Commission's decision to conduct the second phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across 12 States and Union Territories, saying that it is "necessary for a robust democracy."
"...The list of my area has 5 lakh 40 thousand votes. If someone goes somewhere else, they are added to that area as well, but there is no deletion. They go somewhere else, but their name is not deleted from that area... Without conducting a survey, the correct things will not come out...
According to the notice issued by the Returning Officer of the Kargahar Assembly Constituency, "As per a news item published on 28.10.2025, your name is registered in the electoral rolls of Bihar and West Bengal.... Therefore, you should present your side within three days regarding the e
"The Election Commission of India's decision to implement a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voters list in Kerala and other states is a direct challenge to the democratic process," the Kerala CM said in a statement.
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) MP Mahua Maji on Tuesday called for fair conduct of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, saying that no one will have objections if it is done "impartially."
He alleged that this is the same INDIA bloc which is opposing SIR in 12 states and union territories, but is demanding SIR in Maharashtra before the local elections.
Dilip Ghosh noted that none of the political parties registered any official complaints with the ECI against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and emphasised that no genuine voter's name can be removed from the electoral rolls.
Annadurai highlighted the "unanswered questions" from Bihar and asked how the ECI intends to apply the findings from the SIR conducted there to other states. He also questioned why Assam was omitted from the exercise. The DMK leader further alleged that the ECI was acting as a "citizenshi
After the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced to conduct the second phase of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across 12 States and Union Territories, including West Bengal, State Minister Shashi Panja iterated that party leaders have been directed to stop makin
"SIR was done in Bihar. What difference did it make? Was anyone's name struck off? A few people did face difficulties. BJP can try all it wants, but they might want to delete someone's name, scare someone and bother someone. But if people turn against you, do any SIR or FIR, there will be
The Election Commission of India (ECI) will conduct the second phase of Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls across 12 States and Union Territories, with the final voter list to be published on February 7, 2026. The first phase of the SIR was conducted in Bihar in September, ahea