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EC Defends Electoral Roll “Special Intensive Revision” in Court

By Drooid · Oct 27, 2026, 4:05 AM UTC · How we work

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Secret AI Voter Purge

The Election Commission of India filed a counter-affidavit in the Supreme Court on October 26, 2026, defending its Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
Critics argue the SIR endangers universal adult franchise by disproportionately removing voters from Muslim, Christian, Dalit, Adivasi, daily-wage and migrant groups.
Commission refused to disclose software or AI used in the SIR, citing trade-secret exemptions.
Analysts estimate 13.5 crore voters were removed, producing a two-tier electorate.

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Booth Visits Unlinked Voters

The Election Commission filed a counter-affidavit in the Supreme Court on October 26, 2026, defending its Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
The Commission said all three SIR orders were unanimously approved and the petitions rely on a newspaper report, which cannot restrain the Chief Election Commissioner.
Booth-level officers will visit homes of unlinked voters to collect documents.
Deputy Election Commissioner led IIT-Bombay and IISc experts, formed Oct 14 to review ECINet.

Blindspot

Analysts estimate that about 13.5 crore voters were deleted from the rolls during the SIR, with Muslim, Christian, Dalit, Adivasi, daily-wage and migrant workers disproportionately affected, endangering future generations’ voting rights.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Left-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Right-leaning coverage.

History

Historical Context

In 2002 the Delimitation Commission, created under the Delimitation Act, redrew constituencies using the 2001 Census, a process whose orders cannot be challenged and will stay in force until a new exercise after 2026. The Election Commission’s 2024 Special Intensive Revision echoes the 2001-census cleanup that cut duplicate entries by 12 % and now targets an estimated 13.5 crore voters, prompting a Supreme Court review.

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Secret AI Voter Purge

The Election Commission of India filed a counter-affidavit in the Supreme Court on October 26, 2026, defending its Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
Critics argue the SIR endangers universal adult franchise by disproportionately removing voters from Muslim, Christian, Dalit, Adivasi, daily-wage and migrant groups.
Commission refused to disclose software or AI used in the SIR, citing trade-secret exemptions.
Analysts estimate 13.5 crore voters were removed, producing a two-tier electorate.

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