Overview
- The Election Commission reports 99% distribution and over 93% digitisation of SIR forms across 1,843 assembly segments in 321 districts.
- A former UP chief electoral officer warns the current methodology shifts the burden onto voters to prove citizenship, calling the process error‑prone and potentially exclusionary.
- The Supreme Court has rejected petitions questioning the Commission’s authority to conduct SIR and noted no objections from those removed in Bihar were filed at the time of its hearing.
- The ECI cites more than 4,700 all‑party meetings and promises a one‑month window for claims and objections after publication, stressing transparency and due process.
- Political contestation continues—particularly in West Bengal—while broader concerns persist over the ECI’s perceived autonomy and alleged uneven enforcement of the Model Code of Conduct.