Future polls must use pre-SIR voter list, say civil society groups, demanding a full rollback of the SIR
Civil society groups and senior lawyers are demanding that the Election Commission of India roll back the special intensive revision of voter lists. They argue that upcoming elections should be conducted using pre-revision rolls to ensure democratic integrity.
Why it matters
The dispute over electoral rolls touches on the fundamental fairness of democratic processes and the accountability of the Election Commission.
Senior lawyers and civil society members on Monday (September 28, 2026) demanded that the Election Commission roll back the special intensive revision (SIR) of voter lists across the country and restore every elector removed from the rolls as they existed prior to the SIR.
Addressing the media under the banner of ‘Together We Stand’, the civil society members said that all forthcoming elections must happen on the basis of pre-SIR voter rolls, after a summary revision, if required, as was the practice prior to the SIR.
They also demanded the immediate resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, failing which proceedings to remove him should commence.
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