Overview
- The Election Commission extended the Special Intensive Revision claims-and-objections deadline to January 19 for Puducherry, Goa, Lakshadweep, Rajasthan and West Bengal after requests from their Chief Electoral Officers.
- A Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi directed that names deleted from Kerala’s draft rolls be displayed on local public office noticeboards and on the official website.
- The bench asked the Election Commission to consider further extending objection timelines to protect voters’ ability to challenge exclusions.
- Petitioners told the court that around 24 lakh names were removed in Kerala and alleged errors including voters shown as deceased or listed as residing outside the state.
- Representing the Election Commission, senior advocate Rakesh Dwivedi said the poll panel’s authority is limited to voter registration and does not cover deportation or visa decisions.