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Election Commission Defends Special Revision of Electoral Rolls in Court

By Drooid · Oct 27, 2026, 10:14 AM UTC · How we work

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Three crore disenfranchised

India’s Election Commission filed a Supreme Court counter-affidavit defending its Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
Protests say the revision could disenfranchise millions; two commissioners objected and counsel Arvind P. Datar warned three crore voters were removed, risking false Form 6 claims.
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the two commissioners unanimously approved the three SIR orders.
Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi recorded 14 objections, saying decisions were made without knowledge.

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Booth Officers Home Visits

The Election Commission of India filed a counter-affidavit in the Supreme Court defending its Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
The filing argued the petition rests on a single newspaper report, which it says is not admissible evidence.
The affidavit states Form 6 remains unchanged and any amendment requires central-government approval.
Booth-Level Officers will visit applicants’ homes to collect documents if voters lack earlier roll links.

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Affidavit Submission Flexibility

The Election Commission of India filed a counter-affidavit in the Supreme Court defending its Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
The affidavit highlights a new declaration, separate from Form 6, allowing applicants linked to earlier rolls to submit it with Form 6 without additional documents.
Cites Article 324/Section 18 of 2023 Act for SIR orders on June 24 2025, Oct 27 2025, May 14 2026.
Booth Level Officers will visit applicants’ homes, upload documents to ECINet for review.

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Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi reported filing at least fourteen objections, asserting that certain Special Intensive Revision decisions were taken without their knowledge.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Left-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Center-leaning coverage.

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Three crore disenfranchised

India’s Election Commission filed a Supreme Court counter-affidavit defending its Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
Protests say the revision could disenfranchise millions; two commissioners objected and counsel Arvind P. Datar warned three crore voters were removed, risking false Form 6 claims.
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the two commissioners unanimously approved the three SIR orders.
Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi recorded 14 objections, saying decisions were made without knowledge.

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