The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process began in Bihar, leading to the deletion of voters from the rolls.

The entities involved

• Uttar Pradesh →

  state in northern India

  • The Election Commission is overseeing electoral rolls in Uttar Pradesh, amid allegations of roll deletions by the Samajwadi Party.17:45
  • The election commission is organizing voter registration camps in Uttar Pradesh.17:45
• election commission →

  body which oversees elections

  • The Bharatiya Janata Party and the election commission are jointly responsible for the electoral roll process.21:17
  • The BJP government initiated a voter roll purge process on October 15th.21:17
• Bihar →

  state in eastern India

  • AIMIM chief is recalibrating its political strategy in Uttar Pradesh, citing Bihar as a cautionary electoral example.11:45
  • Settlements in Bihar depend on rivers for essential services, with Patna being the state capital.06:10

Related events

• ECI started the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process in Bihar, while appellate tribunals ruled on voter exclusion in West Bengal.Sep 23
• Allegations surface that officials conspired to delete voters during the SIR process in Bihar and West Bengal, leading to agitation.Oct 12
• A representative submitted representations seeking urgent intervention in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process in Andhra Pradesh.Jul 10
• Mallikarjun Kharge and Asaduddin Owaisi filed petitions challenging voter roll irregularities and the electoral roll revision process in Bihar.Wed 08:52
• The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process is currently under scrutiny regarding issues of exclusion.Sep 5