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Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls advances nationally
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91% of India's electors mapped, a crore names cut: the SIR exercise GS2 keeps asking about
The Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision has mapped over 91% of electors nationally, removing more than a crore entries from draft rolls.
Why it matters: GS-2 core
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The Election Commission of India's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has mapped more than 91% of electors, with the exercise aimed at updating and cleaning the voter list.
The revision has led to the deletion of over one crore entries from draft rolls, mainly on account of death, shifting of residence or duplication.
Electoral rolls are prepared and revised under Article 324 and the Representation of the People Act, 1950.
Sources: The Hindu · Topper IAS editorial
Key facts
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- SIR has mapped over 91% of electors nationally
- More than one crore entries deleted from draft rolls
- Deletions mainly due to death, shifting of residence or duplication
- Electoral rolls prepared and revised under Article 324 and the Representation of the People Act, 1950
Prelims · Mains
How the exam will ask it
Prelims
- The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) has mapped more than 91% of electors nationally.
- Over one crore entries have been deleted from draft electoral rolls under SIR.
- Deletions occur mainly due to death, shifting of residence, or duplication of entries.
- Electoral rolls are prepared and revised under Article 324 and the Representation of the People Act, 1950.
Mains
Under GS Paper 2 (Polity - Election Commission), the SIR exercise raises the issue of maintaining accurate and updated electoral rolls, governed by Article 324 and the Representation of the People Act, 1950. Large-scale deletions highlight the ECI's mandate to clean draft rolls of dead, shifted, or duplicate entries, but also raise concerns about due process and possible exclusion errors. The way forward lies in transparent verification mechanisms and adequate grievance redressal for genuine electors.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
With reference to the preparation of electoral rolls in India, consider the following statements:
- The electoral roll for a constituency is finalised without any process of claims and objections after the draft roll is published.
- Superintendence, direction and control of the preparation of electoral rolls for elections is vested in the Election Commission of India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- 1 only
- 2 only
- Both 1 and 2
- Neither 1 nor 2
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Answer: B — Draft electoral rolls are published for public claims and objections before finalisation, making statement 1 incorrect. Article 324 of the Constitution vests the Election Commission of India with superintendence, direction and control of elections, including the preparation of electoral rolls, making statement 2 correct.
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