Overview
- The Election Commission held a full meeting on Saturday and issued a statement saying all Special Intensive Revision orders were approved unanimously and announcing remedial steps for affected voters.
- An Indian Express investigation reported that two commissioners recorded written objections on SIR decisions at least 14 times between November 2025 and August 2026, a claim the commission says does not reflect final approvals.
- The commission removed an affidavit requirement for Form 6 in states where SIR is complete, ordered home visits by Booth Level Officers, set up help desks and special camps, extended deadlines in some states and will form a panel to review the ECI NET portal.
- Opposition parties have intensified pressure with protests, a planned INDIA bloc meeting on September 30 to coordinate fresh moves to seek Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s removal and legal calls including demands for FIRs and court review of recent polls.
- The dispute centers on procedural and technical questions about changes to the statutory voter registration Form 6, centralised access to voter databases and large deletion figures that remain contested while the SIR, launched on June 24, 2025, was upheld by the Supreme Court in May 2026.