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ECI suspected that there are several voters in the states of [[West Bengal]], [[Assam]], and [[Tripura]], who are illegal immigrants settled over there coming from neighbouring [[Bangladesh]]. They have dual citizenship cards from which they made their voter cards.

ECI suspected that there are several voters in the states of [[West Bengal]], [[Assam]], and [[Tripura]], who are illegal immigrants settled over there coming from neighbouring [[Bangladesh]]. They have dual citizenship cards from which they made their voter cards.

Political parties [[Indian National Congress]], [[Trinamool Congress|All India Trinamool Congress]], [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]], [[Samajwadi Party]], and [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] protested against this decision by ECI. They made an allegation that ECI is favouring [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] [[Narendra Modi]] and his party [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] to win over the upcoming Assembly elections in different states.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/opposition-mps-protest-march-from-parliament-house-to-eci-headquarters-bihar-sir-vote-chori-on-august-11-2025/article69919118.ece|title=Opposition protests against SIR, calls it ‘vote theft’ by government|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=12 August 2025|access-date=24 August 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/mamata-banerjee-warns-poll-panel-bjp-over-sir-exercise-bengal-2800645-2025-10-09|title=Even British feared Bengal, Mamata Banerjee warns poll panel, BJP over SIR exercise|date=9 October 2025|work=[[India Today]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/sir-institutionalised-chori-eci-colluding-with-bjp-to-carry-out-vote-theft-rahul/article69908581.ece|title=SIR exercise institutionalised vote theft: Rahul Gandhi|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=9 August 2025}}</ref> They are also making an allegation that SIR is the part of the implementation of [[Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019|CAA]], [[National Register of Citizens|NRC]] and [[National Population Register|NPR]], of which several protests were held across the country in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/m-a-baby-writes-caa-nrc-and-now-sir-government-is-following-a-path-that-leads-to-disenfranchisement-exclusion-10116903/|title=M A Baby writes: CAA, NRC and now SIR — Government is following a path that leads to disenfranchisement, exclusion|work=[[The Indian Express]]|date=10 July 2025|access-date=1 October 2025}}</ref> Political leader [[Prashant Kishore]] also attacked BJP and Home Minister [[Amit Shah]] that no FIR or SIR can help them, if public turns out violent against them.

Political parties [[Indian National Congress]], [[Trinamool Congress|All India Trinamool Congress]], [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]], [[Samajwadi Party]], and [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] protested against this decision by ECI. They made an allegation that ECI is favouring [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] [[Narendra Modi]] and his party [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] to win over the upcoming Assembly elections in different states.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/opposition-mps-protest-march-from-parliament-house-to-eci-headquarters-bihar-sir-vote-chori-on-august-11-2025/article69919118.ece|title=Opposition protests against SIR, calls it ‘vote theft’ by government|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=12 August 2025|access-date=24 August 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/mamata-banerjee-warns-poll-panel-bjp-over-sir-exercise-bengal-2800645-2025-10-09|title=Even British feared Bengal, Mamata Banerjee warns poll panel, BJP over SIR exercise|date=9 October 2025|work=[[India Today]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/sir-institutionalised-chori-eci-colluding-with-bjp-to-carry-out-vote-theft-rahul/article69908581.ece|title=SIR exercise institutionalised vote theft: Rahul Gandhi|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=9 August 2025}}</ref> They are also making an allegation that SIR is the part of the implementation of [[Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019|CAA]], [[National Register of Citizens|NRC]] and [[National Population Register|NPR]], of which several protests were held across the country in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/m-a-baby-writes-caa-nrc-and-now-sir-government-is-following-a-path-that-leads-to-disenfranchisement-exclusion-10116903/|title=M A Baby writes: CAA, NRC and now SIR — Government is following a path that leads to disenfranchisement, exclusion|work=[[The Indian Express]]|date=10 July 2025|access-date=1 October 2025}}</ref> Political leader [[Prashant Kishore]] also attacked BJP and Home Minister [[Amit Shah]] that no FIR or SIR can help them, if public turns out violent against them.

Bharatiya Janata Party also made a reply and criticized the opposition leaders for not supporting the SIR process and even said that to detect and deport the immigrants who are illegally voting for many years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/our-stance-clear-detect-deport-bjp-slams-mamata-over-remarks-on-sir-accuses-cm-of-inciting-riots/articleshow/124443328.cms|title=Our stance clear detect deport’: BJP slams Mamata over remarks on SIR accuses CM of inciting riots}}</ref>

Bharatiya Janata Party also made a reply and criticized the opposition leaders for not supporting the SIR process and even said that to detect and deport the immigrants who are illegally voting for many years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/our-stance-clear-detect-deport-bjp-slams-mamata-over-remarks-on-sir-accuses-cm-of-inciting-riots/articleshow/124443328.cms|title=Our stance clear detect deport’: BJP slams Mamata over remarks on SIR accuses CM of inciting riots}}</ref>

Revision as of 09:23, 28 October 2025

Process of reorganizing electoral voter rolls in India

Special Intensive Revision or the SIR is a major controversial exercise undertaken by the Election Commission of India to prepare the voter list across India.[1][2]

Under this process, the main purpose is to create a new voter list entirely from the beginning. The nationwide SIR process date is expected to be announced on 27 October 2025 by the Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar from Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.[3][4]

Background

CEC Gyanesh Kumar addressing the press conference on SIR on October 27, 2025 in New Delhi.

Article 324 of Constitution of India and Section 21 (3) of Representation of the People Act, 1951, ECI has the power to revise the electoral rolls across the country in any state without prior permission from any authority.[5] It is planned to do it before the upcoming election to the assemblies of states such as West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry in 2026.

ECI suspected that there are several voters in the states of West Bengal, Assam, and Tripura, who are illegal immigrants settled over there coming from neighbouring Bangladesh. They have dual citizenship cards from which they made their voter cards.

Political parties Indian National Congress, All India Trinamool Congress, Communist Party of India (Marxist), Samajwadi Party, and Rashtriya Janata Dal protested against this decision by ECI. They made an allegation that ECI is favouring Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his party Bharatiya Janata Party to win over the upcoming Assembly elections in different states.[6][7][8] They are also making an allegation that SIR is the part of the implementation of CAA, NRC and NPR, of which several protests were held across the country in 2019.[9] Political leader Prashant Kishore also attacked BJP and Home Minister Amit Shah that no FIR or SIR can help them, if public turns out violent against them.[10]

Bharatiya Janata Party also made a reply and criticized the opposition leaders for not supporting the SIR process and even said that to detect and deport the immigrants who are illegally voting for many years.[11]

Following the ECI’s press conference on 27 October 2025, in 12 states (Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Madhya Pradesh, Puducherry, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal), the SIR to be conducted in Phase-II after completion in the state of Bihar just before the 2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election in Phase-I during July 2025.[12]

The conduction of SIR would be done by Booth Level Officers (BLOs) of each polling booth by going to each house and collecting the enumeration forms. The entire process will take place from 28 October 2025 to 31 January 2026.[13][14]

Despite Assam state polls in 2026, the state has not been into the Phase-II of the SIR process. When a reporter asked about it to CEC, he replied that it would be done later with different rules and regulations particularly for the state of Assam.[15]

See also

References

  1. ^ “What is the SIR Electoral Roll and Why is it Important?”. Dainik Jagran. 1 October 2025.
  2. ^ “ECI to begin Special Intensive Revision of Electoral Rolls in Bihar”. Press Information Bureau, Government of India. 24 June 2025.
  3. ^ “EC to announce nationwide SIR schedule on Monday; first phase to cover Bengal, Kerala, TN”. The New Indian Express. 26 October 2025.
  4. ^ “Pan-India SIR: ECI to announce first phase dates on Monday; 10-15 states to be covered”. The Times of India. 27 October 2025.
  5. ^ “EC asserts authority over SIR timing, tells SC it has ‘complete discretion’ on electoral roll revisions”. The Indian Express. 14 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  6. ^ “Opposition protests against SIR, calls it ‘vote theft’ by government”. The Hindu. 12 August 2025. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  7. ^ “Even British feared Bengal, Mamata Banerjee warns poll panel, BJP over SIR exercise”. India Today. 9 October 2025.
  8. ^ “SIR exercise institutionalised vote theft: Rahul Gandhi”. The Hindu. 9 August 2025.
  9. ^ “M A Baby writes: CAA, NRC and now SIR — Government is following a path that leads to disenfranchisement, exclusion”. The Indian Express. 10 July 2025. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  10. ^ “No SIR, FIR Will Work If People Turn Against You: Prashant Kishor Slams BJP”. NDTV. 28 October 2025.
  11. ^ “Our stance clear detect deport’: BJP slams Mamata over remarks on SIR accuses CM of inciting riots”.
  12. ^ “EC SIR dates announcement live updates: West Bengal, Tamil Nadu among 12 states to be covered under phase 2; voter lists to be frozen tonight”. The Times of India. 27 October 2025.
  13. ^ “ECI announces phase 2 of Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in 12 states: LIVE”. The Hindu. 27 October 2025.
  14. ^ “SIR Phase 2 To Take Place In These 12 States. See Full List”. NDTV. 27 October 2025.
  15. ^ “Separate order to be issued for Special Intensive Revision in Assam: CEC Gyanesh Kumar”. ANI. 27 October 2025.

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