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Jairam Ramesh Slams Election Commission’s SIR Voter Deletions

By Drooid · Sep 20, 2026, 4:27 PM UTC · How we work

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Congress leader Jairam Ramesh accused the Election Commission’s SIR revision of voter deletions.
Phase 1 and Phase 2 deletions removed 7.8 crore names, about 13 % of rolls, by June 2025 and November 2025.
Phase 3 began mid-2026 in 16 states and three UTs, deleting 6.18 crore voters (over 17 %).
Ramesh said Delhi’s 53.73 % deletion rate topped risk lists, calling SIR a “Shah Instigated Removal” assault on the Constitution.

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Congress leader Jairam Ramesh accused the Election Commission’s SIR revision of voter deletions.
Phase 1 and Phase 2 deletions removed 7.8 crore names, about 13 % of rolls, by June 2025 and November 2025.
Phase 3 began mid-2026 in 16 states and three UTs, deleting 6.18 crore voters (over 17 %).
Ramesh said Delhi’s 53.73 % deletion rate topped risk lists, calling SIR a “Shah Instigated Removal” assault on the Constitution.