Supreme Court hearing on SIR LIVE updates: 'Logical discrepancies' in West Bengal electoral rolls 'defy science', EC tells Court

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The apical tribunal volition separately perceive connected the constitutionality of the electoral rotation revision workout successful respective States

Updated - January 21, 2026 01:37 p.m. IST

People hold astatine a centre during hearings nether the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls, successful Nadia, West Bengal | Photo Credit: PTI

The Supreme Court connected Wednesday (January 21, 2026) resumed proceeding petitions from Trinamool Congress leaders alleging discrepancies successful the behaviour of the Special Intensive Revisions (SIR) successful West Bengal, which led to exclusions from the electoral roll.

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Ahead of the hearing, the Election Commission connected Wednesday stated successful an affidavit to the Supreme Court that galore instances of “logical discrepancies” recovered successful the electoral rotation of West Bengal defied science. Two electors were recovered with much than 200 children, 7 with implicit 100 children, 10 with implicit 50 children, and different 10 with much than 40.

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“Some electors are linked with unusually precocious numbers of children… Many specified instances are scientifically intolerable to entertain arsenic valid mapping,” the EC said.

The Court connected Monday (January 19) criticised the Election Commission for the “stress and strain” caused, done its ongoing SIR exercise, to the mean radical of the State of West Bengal, wherever 1.36 crore people, astir 20% of the population, person received notices from the canvass assemblage to explicate “logical discrepancies” successful their names and household backgrounds.

The apical tribunal volition separately perceive connected the constitutionality of the electoral rotation revision workout successful respective States.

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January 21, 2026 13:36
Augean mess: Editorial connected the SIR and the genuine voter
With the Election Commission of India (ECI)’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process successful its claims and corrections phase, it is prudent to ask, yet again, whether the full process to “clean the electoral rolls” has go a dragnet affecting genuine electors crossed 12 States.
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January 21, 2026 13:36
Recap: Supreme Court flags ‘stress and strain’ caused by SIR to radical of West Bengal, orders transparency
The Supreme Court connected Monday (January 19, 2026) criticised the Election Commission for the “stress and strain” caused, done its ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, to the mean radical of the State of West Bengal, wherever 1.36 crore people, astir 20% of the population, person received notices from the canvass assemblage to explicate “logical discrepancies” successful their names and household backgrounds.
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Supreme Court flags ‘stress and strain’ caused by SIR to radical of West Bengal, orders transparency
Supreme Court criticises Election Commission for causing distress successful West Bengal, demands transparency and just process successful elector verification.