Former election chief challenges legal basis of electoral-roll revision
Former Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi has questioned the need, legality and implementation of the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. He says India’s voter lists have been maintained effectively for decades and has raised concerns about the exercise’s possible impact and results, The Hindu reports.
Former Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi has questioned the necessity and legality of the Special Intensive Revision, or SIR, exercise, according to The Hindu. Quraishi also raised concerns about how the revision is being implemented and about its possible impact on voters and the eventual results.
His comments challenge the basis for carrying out the exercise in its current form. He argued that India’s electoral rolls have been effectively maintained for decades. On that basis, he questioned whether such a revision was necessary.
The former election commissioner has demanded that decisions linked to the exercise be reversed. The supplied material does not specify which decisions he referred to, the areas affected, or the response from the Election Commission or political parties. Quraishi’s intervention focuses on three issues: whether SIR is needed, whether it is legally valid and how it is being conducted.
The report does not provide further details of his proposed alternative or the timetable for any reversal.
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