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India voter list revision faces delays and legal disputes

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India’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists continues to face procedural delays and legal challenges. In West Bengal, the Calcutta High Court observed that at the current pace of document verification by 19 tribunals, the process could take over 20 years to complete. While approximately 2.7 million names have been removed due to inconsistencies, only 100,000 verifications have been processed, raising fears that citizens may be denied government schemes or face deportation. In Delhi, the Election Commission has issued a third revision to the SIR schedule, pushing the publication of the draft voter list from August 24 to August 31, and delaying the final list from October 27 to November 4. Recent reports from Delhi suggest a significant drop in the electorate, with some analyses indicating a reduction of over one-third of the earlier electorate in certain areas. Critics claim many deletions occurred even before formal SIR enumeration, disproportionately affecting migrant and working-class populations. In Maharashtra, Chief Electoral Officer S. Chokkalingam has issued strict directives to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation registration officers. Following the removal of over 3 million names of deceased or relocated voters, Chokkalingam emphasized that no eligible citizen should be excluded and instructed that police FIRs be filed against individuals who submit false information to remove legitimate voters. The scale of deletions has sparked intense political controversy. Senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram alleged that deletions across three SIR phases amount to approximately 14% of total electors, claiming roughly 13.3 crore citizens have been converted into non-voters. Political activist Yogendra Yadav characterized the exercise as a ‘fraud on our democracy’ and a ‘criminal conspiracy,’ arguing that the process lacks adequate due process, notice, or verification. Recent developments indicate the revision process is affecting high-profile individuals. In Telangana, prominent figures from the film, sports, and business sectors—including director S.

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