Overview

• Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said work is underway on Special Intensive Revision in all states and the Commission will take the final call on timing.
• State election offices were asked to be ready by September 30, with many having mapped current electors to rolls from their last intensive revision, such as Delhi in 2008 and Uttarakhand in 2006.
• Congress leader Jairam Ramesh accused the Election Commission of withholding how many non-citizens were removed from Bihar’s rolls, reinforcing opposition claims the process lacked transparency.
• The Election Commission rejects allegations of political motivation and says the revision aims to ensure only eligible citizens remain on voter lists.
• The controversy unfolds as Bihar prepares for assembly elections on November 6 and 11 with counting on November 14, and as the stated focus of the exercise is removing ineligible foreign entries by checking place of birth.