US EditionElectoral Roll Controversy: Allegations of Voter List Tampering in Tamil Nadu
The Special Intensive Revision aims to address voter list errors highlighted in a PIL, ensuring accurate rolls for Tamil Nadu's 2026 elections, officials said.
- On Friday, the Election Commission told the Madras High Court it will begin a Special Intensive Revision of Tamil Nadu's electoral rolls next week as part of a wider exercise after consulting Chief Electoral Officers.
- Former AIADMK MLA B. Sathyanarayanan argued that voter lists in 229 booths of the Thiyagarayanagar Assembly constituency need full re‑verification due to alleged mass deletions causing his 137‑vote loss.
- Door-to-Door verification uncovered duplicate, double, non-resident and deceased voters in 100 booths, and the Election Commission's defence of revisions described it as a clean-up, citing Bihar SIR outcome excluding 47 lakh names.
- The bench adjourned the hearing by a week to allow the petitioner to submit documents, and ECI counsel assured the Madras High Court Division Bench grievances will be addressed during the SIR.
- In the first phase the Pan‑India SIR will cover more than 10 States with forthcoming Assembly polls, while critics warned it could disenfranchise voters as the Kerala Assembly opposed the revision.
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Election Commission to begin SIR in Tamil Nadu from next week; other poll-bound states to follow
The Election Commission (EC) on Saturday informed the Madras High Court that Tamil Nadu will soon witness a special intensive revision (SIR) of its electoral rolls in preparation for the upcoming assembly elections. The revision process is scheduled to commence next week. Besides, several other states heading for elections will also undertake similar exercises along the lines of Bihar. The submission in this regard has been made by the poll body…
Electoral Roll Controversy: Allegations of Voter List Tampering in Tamil Nadu
The Election Commission of India is set to begin a special intensive revision of Tamil Nadu's electoral rolls amid allegations of voter list tampering. A former AIADMK legislator claims his party's supporters were unfairly removed from the list. The matter has been brought to the Madras High Court.
SIR of Tamil Nadu voter list to begin in ‘week or so’, EC tells court hearing ex-MLA’s ‘irregularities’ case over 137-vote loss
The Tamil Nadu SIR exercise will be conducted as part of the ECI’s nationwide voter roll revision ahead of a busy electoral year in 2026. The process typically involves field verification by BLOs, deletion of names of deceased and relocated voters, and inclusion of new voters.
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