The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday informed the Madras High Court that it will begin a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Tamil Nadu “in a week or so” as part of a nationwide exercise to update voter lists before the 2026 Assembly elections.

Appearing before the First Division Bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G Arul Murugan, ECI standing counsel Niranjan Rajagopalan said the SIR process would adhere to the Supreme Court’s guidelines issued in connection with a similar exercise in Bihar.

The counsel added that the Commission had already held consultations with Chief Electoral Officers across states to ensure uniformity in the process. The submissions came during the hearing of a public interest litigation (PIL) by former AIADM

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