Overview
- The Election Commission on September 29 directed chief electoral officers in 20 states and union territories where the Special Intensive Revision is complete to run special drives to re‑enrol people left out of the rolls.
- Independent reports have said the nationwide SIR exercise removed about 13.3 crore names, a figure the ECI is addressing by asking officials to compare pre‑SIR and post‑SIR lists and identify deletions.
- Uttarakhand published its final roll on October 3 showing roughly nine lakh names removed and announced a state campaign in which Booth Level Officers will visit homes and hold special camps to restore eligible voters.
- The re‑enrolment push follows controversy over a declaration added to Form 6 during SIR that triggered internal objections from some Election Commissioners and technical changes that made the declaration mandatory online.
- Voters can check their status at electoralsearch.eci.gov.in and reapply via ECINet, NVSP or the Voter Helpline app; the drives could affect turnout and prompt further legal and political scrutiny if large numbers are not restored.