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Kerala Assembly Unanimously Urges Election Commission to Halt Special Roll Revision

Lawmakers warn that using a 2002 baseline with parental‑document demands could disenfranchise voters.

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In the resolution, the CM conveyed the concerns of the House about the hasty move by the ECI to implement the SIR and suspected ill-motive behind their action.
Kerala Assembly (Photo Credits: ANI)
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Overview

  • The resolution, moved by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, passed with support from both the ruling LDF and the opposition UDF.
  • It asks the Election Commission of India to desist from the Special Intensive Revision in Kerala and to ensure any update is transparent.
  • Members objected to the timing near local body polls and the 2026 Assembly election, calling the push a rushed exercise.
  • The House cited Bihar’s SIR—where about 65.6 lakh names were removed and the process drew Supreme Court scrutiny—as evidence of a broader ‘politics of exclusion’.
  • Concerns focused on using the 2002 rolls as the base and on rules requiring parental citizenship proof for cohorts born after 1987 and 2003, with warnings of disproportionate impact on minorities, SC/ST communities, women, poor households and non‑resident voters; Kerala’s CEO has recommended postponement and the ECI’s response is awaited.