Overview
- ECI told the Madras High Court that Tamil Nadu’s Special Intensive Revision will begin in about a week and that it will follow Supreme Court directions issued in the Bihar case.
- Officials say the first phase is expected to cover roughly 10–15 states and UTs, with Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Assam, Kerala and Puducherry among those prioritized, while states with local body polls will be scheduled later.
- After a two-day conference, the Commission directed all state and UT CEOs to finalize preparations, including mapping current electors to the last intensive revision rolls—mostly from 2002–2004—and readying field teams.
- Operational plans reported by officials include door-to-door verification by BLOs and use of semi‑filled enumeration forms that reduce document requirements for many voters.
- The Bihar SIR, which concluded with a final roll of about 7.42 crore electors on September 30, serves as the template and has informed court oversight and political pushback, including a Chennai case alleging wrongful deletions.