PoliticsPhoto: The HinduScientists Petition to Scrap SIR Disenfranchisement Exercise
A group of independent scientists has petitioned the Election Commission of India and the government to scrap the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. They demand the immediate restoration of all eligible voters who were wrongly excluded during the SIR process. The petition, signed by researchers from institutions like the Indian Institute of Science, highlights concerns over voter disenfranchisement in the 2025-26 SIR compared to 2002-04.
The Hindu··New Delhi