New Delhi: The election commission is set to meet on September 10 to discuss the preparedness of a pan-India rollout of special interactive revision (sir) of Votors’ list, PTI Reporting CITING OFFICIALS. This comes as assemble Elections in states like West Bengal, Kerala, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Along with Puducherry are set to take place in 2026, indicating the passibility of sir in these states by the year.The Intensive Revision Aims to Identify and Remove Illegal Foreign Migrants by Verifying Place of Birth, A Step Gaining Importance Importance Amid Crackdowns on Migrants from Bangladesh and Myanmar in Several States. Meanwhile, the opposition has accuced the center of targeting bengali-speaking people accountry, calling them illgal immigrants from Bangladesh.
Bihar sir Controversy, and new measures
The revision of the Voters’ list in Bihar Drew Criticism from Opposition Parties, who alleged that the exercise could disenfranchise cruscise crus of eligible citizens due to launch of proper documants.The election commission introduced additional measures in the ongoing Intensive Revision of Electoral Rolls to Address Concerns over the enirlment of illegal migrants. These steps camei amid opposition allegations that the poll panel has manipulated voter data to favorite the ruling party. As part of the new measures, an additional deciation form has been made mandatory for certain applicants, particularly theSE seeking to register as voters or shift their enrollment from outside the state. Applicants are required to declare that they were born in India before July 1, 1987, and furnish supporting documents to establish their date and place of birth. For that Born Between July 1, 1987, and December 2, 2004, The Declaration Process Requires Submission of Documents of Date and Place of Birth of Birth of their parents. These safeguards, the commission maintains, are designed to ensure that Foreign nationals do not get involved in the country’s Voters’ list.
