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Ex-Navy Chief Arun Prakash Urges EC to Revise SIR Forms After Identity-Check Notice

His post spotlights logistical burdens faced by elderly voters during the voter-roll cleanup.

Overview

  • The Election Commission asked the retired admiral to attend an identity verification meeting as part of the Special Intensive Revision in Goa.
  • He said SIR forms should be revised because they are not eliciting required information, noting a booth-level officer visited three times.
  • He reported that he and his wife, aged 82 and 78, were told to appear on two different dates 18 km away.
  • He added that both names already appear in the Goa Draft Electoral Roll 2026 and that he will comply with notices without seeking special privileges.
  • Goa’s rollout has tagged some as “unmapped” voters and has removed 100,042 names, including large numbers marked deceased or shifted, according to the state’s chief electoral officer.