BRS urges ECI to implement Aadhaar verification in SIR to ensure accurate electoral rolls
The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) has requested the Election Commission of India to utilize advanced technologies like AI-assisted matching and facial recognition to clean up electoral rolls. The party claims that preliminary analysis shows thousands of suspected duplicate registrations across Telangana constituencies.
Why it matters
The use of biometric and AI technology in electoral processes is a contentious but growing trend in efforts to ensure voting integrity.
The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) has urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to use Aadhaar-enabled verification wherever legally permissible, artificial intelligence-assisted matching, facial recognition, GIS-based verification and de-duplication software, along with field verification, to accurately identify duplicate registrations while protecting genuine electors.
In a representation submitted to the Chief Election Commissioner, the party said the Special Intensive Revision (SIR)-2026 presented a historic opportunity to prepare a clean, accurate and legally sustainable electoral roll in accordance with the principle of “One Citizen-One Vote.”
The representation signed by MP Vaddiraju Ravichandra, former MP B Vinod Kumar and party’s legal expert Soma Bharat Kumar said the objective of the exercise should be to eliminate duplicate entries rather than disenfranchise genuine voters. It urged the Election Commission to ensure that no name was deleted without due verification and legal procedure.
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