After Bihar, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has now embarked on a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in 12 States and Union Territories . Its stated goal is unambiguous — to update the rolls which have been affected by frequent migration, dead voters and other inaccuracies, which have been pointed out by political parties , the Congress in particular. Yet, the experience in Bihar suggests that the process, as envisaged, could risk the disenfranchisement of a significant number of people. It was conducted on a short timeline — roughly a month for enumeration and a month for claims and objections. The most significant change now is the formal provision of a “Notice period” for hearing and verification for about 54 days. The hurried approach in Bihar produced gl

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