The Architecture of Disenfranchisement: Unpacking the SIR Crisis in Uttar Pradesh and Beyond

Uttar Pradesh's Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls excluded 2.77 crore adults, 17.1% of the state's eligible population, from voter lists. In Pilibhit Sadar, 16,554 entries were altered, including 884 deletions, while 16.18 lakh inclusion applications remain undisclosed. Election Commissioners recorded 14 written objections to internal decisions, citing procedural violations and software errors that compromised electoral transparency.

Source: The Architecture of Disenfranchisement: Unpacking the SIR Crisis in Uttar Pradesh and Beyond — Times Now

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Topics: electioncommission · voterrolls · uttarpradesh · sir · indiaelections · democracy · votingrights