Overview
- The Supreme Court listed for November 11 a batch of pleas led by ADR and the DMK that question the legality of the Election Commission’s pan‑India Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
- The second‑phase SIR is underway in 12 states and Union Territories with house‑to‑house enumeration from November 4 to December 4, a claims window to January 8, and final rolls scheduled for February 7.
- In West Bengal, the TMC alleged a mismatch between the CEC’s verbal allowance for using an uncle as a linkage and software that limits relatives to parents or grandparents, as the Commission warned BLOs against skipping door‑to‑door checks or handing forms to third parties.
- The Election Commission enabled online submission of SIR enumeration forms via ECINET and state CEO portals to assist voters away from home, with reports indicating Aadhaar‑based authentication is under consideration.
- Political pushback broadened, with the DMK‑led alliance calling statewide protests in Tamil Nadu on November 11, Congress in Madhya Pradesh alleging partisan and teacher‑heavy BLO appointments, and parties in Kerala arguing the timing hampers local poll work and strains BLO capacity.