SIR: Padma Shri awardee Sunitha Krishnan’s enumeration form rejected
Padma Shri awardee Sunitha Krishnan had her electoral roll enumeration form rejected due to missing parental mapping details from 2002. Krishnan, who has had limited contact with her family, expressed frustration with the bureaucratic requirements of the voter registration process.
Why it matters
The case highlights potential barriers in the electoral registration process for individuals with non-traditional family backgrounds or those who have been estranged from their families.
City-based social activist and Padma Shri awardee Sunitha Krishnan got a terse message in her mobile inbox on Friday (October 9, 2026).
“Form XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX has been rejected, ECI,” read the short message, without elaborating on any reason for the rejection.
Upon enquiring with the Booth Level Officer concerned, Ms. Krishnan learnt that her enumeration form, submitted as part of the Special Intensive Revision of Electoral Rolls, had been rejected as she had not mapped her entry to her parents’ details in the 2002 SIR.
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