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Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar connected Sunday (March 15, 2026) hailed the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls arsenic a “massive antiauthoritarian exercise” and said that “pure electoral rolls” are the “bedrock of immoderate democracy”.
The canvass assemblage announced the docket for the 2026 Assembly elections for Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, and the Union Territory of Puducherry connected Sunday. Barring West Bengal, each others ballot successful 1 phase.
The CEC’s connection comes amid an ongoing uproar successful West Bengal, which is voting connected April 23 and April 29, implicit the SIR of electoral rolls. The Opposition bloc has besides moved a question successful Parliament to region the CEC.
“Pure electoral rolls are the bedrock of immoderate democracy. With this nonsubjective the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) is being conducted arsenic per Article 326 of the Constitution to guarantee that nary eligible elector is near retired portion nary ineligible idiosyncratic is included successful the electoral roll,” Mr. Kumar said.
The CEC thanked officials who were progressive successful the SIR process. “I congratulate each the booth-level officers, adjunct electoral registration officers, electoral registration officers, territory predetermination officers and each predetermination officials who were progressive successful this enactment for ensuring its creaseless behaviour and completion," helium said.
Mr. Kumar said the elections bespeak the country’s “diversity”. “As each of you are aware, these 5 States and Union Territories correspond chiseled geographical and taste landscapes of India. These elections correspond not lone a antiauthoritarian workout but besides the taste richness of India, and genuinely bespeak the unity successful diverseness of our nation,” helium said.
