SIR Voter List - 2026 & Old (2002, 2003 & 2005) Electoral Roll PDF of All States

Election Commission flying squad seized ₹7.39 lakh from a car at Araipakkam on Monday night. The cash did not have valid documents.

Officials also searched the vehicle of former minister E.V. Velu at Acharapakkam on Tuesday. No seizure was made in that case.

Vehicle checks across the district

12 election squads have been formed to check vehicles carrying money and gifts on the Thirukazhukundram-Maduranthagam road and elsewhere. So far, no complaints about payment of cash or gifts by political parties have been received.

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has raised serious concerns over the removal of 13.3 crore voters from electoral rolls under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. At an INDIA bloc meeting in New Delhi on Wednesday, Kharge called the removal of so many voters from voter lists absolutely shocking.

Kharge, who is also the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, asked for a clear explanation on who was deleted and why. He said these voters had been removed from the rolls without proper reason.

Opposition planning joint response

The SIR exercise has drawn sharp criticism from opposition parties, who are planning a joint fight against the process. Voters across India should stay alert and check whether their names are still on the electoral rolls during this revision period.

Madhya Pradesh Congress workers hit the streets on Wednesday demanding action against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. The statewide agitation saw demonstrations across multiple districts.

In Gwalior, things got tense fast. Protesters broke through barricades near the collectorate and pushed towards the premises. In Indore, police pulled personnel from four police stations to keep order as Congress workers marched to the collectorate and raised slogans.

Ratlam saw its own drama. Workers carried an effigy of Gyanesh Kumar on a handcart and set it ablaze near Dalumodi Bazaar Square. Police tried to douse the fire, leading to a brief scuffle. Black balloons were released too.

These protests follow a bigger demonstration in Bhopal on September 28, led by state president Jitu Patwari. Water cannons were used there and several protesters were detained.

The Congress has been demanding Gyanesh Kumar's resignation, alleging irregularities and lack of transparency in the voter list revision process. The Election Commission, for its part, says its decisions are unanimous and taken in accordance with the law.

I think this issue is far from over. The party has already signalled wider protests beyond Madhya Pradesh, and the SIR exercise is turning into a major political flashpoint.

Uttarakhand Leader of Opposition Yashpal Arya has raised serious concerns over internal differences within Election Commission of India and questions surrounding its functioning. He wants a clear and institutional response to doubts about the Commission's independence and impartiality.

The main point Arya is making is about voter list accountability. Congress party wants complete data on every major change in the voter list to be made public. Voters whose names get removed from the rolls should be told directly and given a fair chance to appeal. Makes sense, honestly.

What Arya is demanding

Arya also pushed for voter list and related data to be shared with political parties in a simple and useful format. Where evidence of serious problems in electoral rolls or the election process comes up, he called for an independent and timely investigation. Clear decisions about the election process, he stressed, are very important.

At the core, Arya said every voter in India must feel confident that their vote is safe and their voice will be fully heard in the democratic process. Congress, he added, wants every serious question about the independence and credibility of electoral institutions to be looked into impartially.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge shared six demands at the INDIA bloc meeting in

New Delhi: Election Commission of India has brought back Form 6 to its original format on the ECINET portal. The extra declaration linked to Special Intensive Revision has been dropped from states where the SIR process is already done. This change started on September 30.

First-time voters in those states can now register using the regular Form 6. No need to give any family mapping details. All they need is personal info, age proof, and residence proof. That's it.

Extra Declaration Still Required in 13 States

The extra declaration is still there for 13 states where SIR is still going on. Voters in those states will have to keep submitting the additional declaration until the revision work finishes in their state.

There has been debate around this declaration for a while now. Election Commissioners Vivek Joshi and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu both pushed back on making it mandatory. Their point was simple. The form under the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960, cannot be changed without changing the rules themselves. They felt this went beyond ECI's power.

ECI later clarified that the original Form 6 was never changed. A separate Annexure-D was just attached during the SIR process. The Commission also pointed to a Supreme Court judgment dated May 27 that supported the power to add such a declaration.

For voters, the main point is clear. If your state has finished its SIR, you can register as a new voter with just the basic Form 6. No extra paperwork needed.

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Congress leader P Chidambaram has stepped up attacks on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists. He raised pointed questions about the deletion of 13.3 crore names from electoral rolls across 20 states.

Nobody wants dead voters sitting on the rolls. Fair enough, they can be removed through the usual annual revision on January 1. But what about names removed because someone could not fill Form 6? Or because they were not found at the given address?

Key questions on voter deletion

How did 14 per cent of India's adult population get removed from voter lists under SIR? That is his sharpest question. Election Commission says its decisions carry full legal sanction, but Chidambaram is not convinced.

He also pointed to high numbers from West Bengal. As per an RTI response, 91 per cent of appeals against deletions were allowed. Over 75,000 names were restored to the rolls. That is a big reversal rate.

On Election Commission's internal working, Chidambaram cited reports. Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi objected 14 times over 10 months. They said SIR orders were issued without their knowledge or recommendation.

Congress Working Committee has already demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, suspension of the SIR process, and

BJP spokesperson Siddharth Yadav on Tuesday attacked Congress over its