Overview
- The Election Commission told the Madras High Court that the Special Intensive Revision in Tamil Nadu begins Nov. 4, with enumeration through Dec. 4, a draft roll on Dec. 9, objections till Jan. 8, and final rolls on Feb. 7, 2026.
- DMK has filed a Supreme Court petition challenging the exercise in Tamil Nadu as unconstitutional and a de facto NRC that risks disenfranchisement, seeking a stay or quashing of the SIR in the state.
- The poll body defended the drive as within its constitutional and statutory powers, saying every existing elector must file a new enumeration form, BLOs will conduct door-to-door verification, and documents are sought only if details mismatch.
- The second-phase SIR covers about 51 crore voters across nine states and three Union territories including Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal and Puducherry, while Assam will have a separate revision under a Supreme Court-supervised citizenship check.
- Operational preparations are underway in districts such as Thrissur, where BLOs have been trained, forms printed and help desks opened, and the Madras High Court has clubbed related petitions for hearing on Nov. 13.