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Supreme Court Questions SIR Notices Over 33 Lakh Voters

By Drooid · Sep 27, 2026, 10:09 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Congress workers protested in Indian states, demanding Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar resign over the SIR on September 25-27, 2026.
Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi lodged at least 14 formal objections to the SIR.
Supreme Court questioned notices to over 33 lakh Delhi voters during the SIR, seeking safeguards.
BJP MP Sambit Patra said the EC press release confirmed all commissioners approved the SIR and court ruled for it.

History

Historical Context

India’s Election Commission trialed electronic voting machines in Kerala’s Paravur by-poll in May 1982, but the Supreme Court struck it down until the Representation of the People Act was amended in 1988-89. Rule changes in 1992 enabled experimental use in 1998 and nationwide deployment in the 2004 general election, where over 400 million voters used EVMs. Protests revive these reform debates as courts review the 2026 SIR.

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Story summary

Congress workers protested in Indian states, demanding Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar resign over the SIR on September 25-27, 2026.
Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi lodged at least 14 formal objections to the SIR.
Supreme Court questioned notices to over 33 lakh Delhi voters during the SIR, seeking safeguards.
BJP MP Sambit Patra said the EC press release confirmed all commissioners approved the SIR and court ruled for it.

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