Overview
- Booth-level officers began door-to-door distribution of partially pre-filled enumeration forms on Tuesday across 12 states and UTs, with draft rolls due December 9 and final rolls on February 7, 2026.
- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee led a large Kolkata rally accusing the BJP of plotting to delete legitimate voters and warning of political consequences if genuine voters are struck off.
- BJP leaders defended the exercise as essential to remove duplicates and alleged foreign voters, dismissed the Kolkata march as a bid to shield “infiltrators,” and said the SIR will continue as scheduled.
- In Kolkata, officials said 1.6 million forms were distributed on day one as TMC highlighted reported suicides linked by families to SIR anxiety, while BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari pressed for rigorous implementation and lodged complaints with the CEO.
- Rahul Gandhi alleged 25 lakh fake or duplicate entries in Haryana’s 2024 polls; the Election Commission denied the charge, noted no appeals against the rolls, and questioned whether he supports or opposes the SIR intended to remove such entries.