The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday, October 24, informed the Madras High Court that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the Tamil Nadu electoral rolls will commence within a week.

The assurance came during the hearing of a petition filed by former AIADMK MLA B Sathyanarayanan, who sought a transparent re-verification of 229 polling booths in the T Nagar constituency.

ECI Submits Timeline to Court

The submission was made before the bench comprising Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G Arul Murugan. Appearing for the ECI, Standing Counsel Niranjan Rajagopal said that the upcoming revision would effectively address the petitioner’s concerns, as per a report by Live Law . Taking note of the submission, the court adjourned the case for a week.Sathyanara

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