The Supreme Court on Monday (January 19, 2026) criticised the Election Commission for the “stress and strain” caused, through its ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, to the ordinary people of the State of West Bengal, where 1.36 crore people, almost 20% of the population, have received notices from the poll body to explain “logical discrepancies” in their names and family backgrounds
Around 1.36 crore voters will be called for hearings as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, a senior Election Commission official said.
In a major move to streamline the democratic process ahead of the next elections, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has decided to conduct the Systematic Identification and Revision (SIR) exercise in 12 states. The action is designed to ensure that every eligible voter is registered in the electoral rolls and gaps or duplication are removed well before time ahead of the next major elections.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday announced the second phase of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, a process meant to verify and update voter lists by adding new voters and deleting ineligible ones.
A behemoth pre-poll exercise, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has rolled out the highly-touted State-wise Situational Implementation Report (SIR), setting serious deliberations with Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) in top gear at the national capital.
The highly awaited School Innovation and Reform (SIR) The project, which was supposed to be launched in West Bengal this October, has suddenly taken a stunted start. Despite initial enthusiasm on the part of teachers and students, the Education Department has now officially denied that the program would commence this month as scheduled, owing to “administrative and logistical reasons.
The Election Commission of India (EC) has recently informed the Supreme Court that the EC has the full discretion on matters concerning electoral roll revisions leaving no other authority including the apex one to interfere.
On 10th September 2025, Election Commission of India has called upon a meeting with the Chief Election Officers from all over India to discuss potential rollout of Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
98 percent of electors listed in Bihar draft have submitted their documents for verification as of August 24, 2025 reports Electoral Commission of India. Over 1.8 percent voters still left to submit their documents or they risk being left out of the final list.
Amid opposition protest due to anomalies investigation on Fake vote scam by Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll in Bihar, the case of Minta Devi, a first-time voter from Siwan district whose age was listed as 124 years in the voters’ list, has drawn attention.
