Overview
- The Election Commission told the Madras High Court that enumeration in Tamil Nadu runs November 4–December 4, with draft rolls on December 9, claims and objections through January 8, inquiries by January 31, and final rolls on February 7.
- This Special Intensive Revision covers nine states and three Union territories with about 51 crore electors, while Assam will follow a separate timetable due to a Supreme Court‑supervised citizenship process.
- Under the procedure, every existing voter must submit a new enumeration form collected by Booth Level Officers, who will conduct door‑to‑door verification and issue acknowledgements, with documents required only for mismatches or first‑time and migrant applicants.
- Tamil Nadu’s ruling DMK has filed an Article 32 petition in the Supreme Court challenging the June 24 and October 27 EC orders as unconstitutional and a de facto NRC, warning of disenfranchisement, with a hearing expected later this week.
- Citing Bihar’s earlier phase that removed about 68 lakh entries for deaths, duplicates and permanent shifts, the EC says the goal is clean rolls that include all eligible voters and exclude ineligible names, with Aadhaar and the Bihar SIR roll listed as indicative documents; related TN High Court petitions are set for November 13.