SIR second phase begins in nine States, three U.T.s

The Election Commission on Tuesday (November 4, 2025) launched the second phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in nine States and three Union Territories, covering around 51 crore voters, with booth-level officers distributing enumeration forms to electors.

The exercise, however, drew sharp opposition from several parties. West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee led a rally in Kolkata, alleging “silent, invisible rigging”, while the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) in Tamil Nadu challenged the exercise in the Supreme Court, calling it “arbitrary, unreasonable, and prone to disenfranchising voters”.

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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has welcomed the clean-up exercise as a step towards ensuring greater transparency in the electoral rolls.

The poll body said booth-level officers (BLO) have started going door-to-door to hand out partially filled enumeration forms. Every elector will receive a unique form, it said.

SIR second phase begins in nine States, three U.T.s

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