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Election Commission Approves Intensive Electoral-Roll Revision Unanimously

By Drooid · Sep 27, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC · How we work

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Mass disenfranchisement claim

On 26 September 2026, three Election Commission of India commissioners met in New Delhi and unanimously approved an intensive electoral-roll revision.
Opposition leaders condemned the move as mass disenfranchisement and demanded the chief election commissioner’s resignation.
Physical hearings for unmapped voters will be replaced by booth-level officers collecting documents at homes.
Deputy election commissioner will head a committee with an IIT/IIIT expert to audit ECINET.

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Commission legitimacy defense

On 26 September 2026, Election Commission of India convened at Nirvachan Sadan, New Delhi, and commissioners unanimously approved Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
Political leaders defended the Commission, calling the unanimous vote a sign of institutional consensus and urging respect despite opposition protests.
Andhra Pradesh minister defended the Commission; TDP Lok Sabha leader Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu praised SIR transparency.
BJP spokesperson Rakesh Jamwal condemned Congress protesters for defacing the Election Department, demanding legal action.

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Historical Context

The Election Commission’s authority under Article 324, exercised by Chief Commissioner T.N. Seshan in 1995 to delete about 2.5 million duplicate entries, was later affirmed by the Supreme Court in 1996. That precedent underpins today’s Delhi intensive revision, echoing the 2025 Special Intensive Revision that removed roughly 4.7 million voters in Bihar statewide.

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Mass disenfranchisement claim

On 26 September 2026, three Election Commission of India commissioners met in New Delhi and unanimously approved an intensive electoral-roll revision.
Opposition leaders condemned the move as mass disenfranchisement and demanded the chief election commissioner’s resignation.
Physical hearings for unmapped voters will be replaced by booth-level officers collecting documents at homes.
Deputy election commissioner will head a committee with an IIT/IIIT expert to audit ECINET.

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