'SIR Really Means 'Shah Instigated Removal' of Voters: Congress Leader Jairam Ramesh
Ramesh said 6.18 crore voters were deleted and 5.43 crore more received verification notices, warning that the SIR could affect 32% of voters.
- On Sunday, Congress General Secretary in-charge of Communications Jairam Ramesh alleged that the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls is a "Shah-instigated removal of voters on a massive scale" and an "assault of the Constitution."
- The Election Commission of India initiated the SIR process in June 2025 in Bihar, subsequently expanding Phase-2 across nine states and three Union Territories, deleting 7.8 crore voters at a 13 per cent rate.
- Data shared by Ramesh indicates 6.18 crore voters were deleted from 36.06 crore total in Phase-3, exceeding 17 per cent, while an additional 5.43 crore voters face deletion risks requiring further documentation.
- Following public pressure, Delhi made voter risk lists available on September 19th 2026, but Ramesh noted that other BJP-ruled states and Punjab have not yet provided similar public access to these records.
- The Congress leader argued that structural flaws in the SIR system are evident, calling the proportion of voters requiring verification after such large-scale deletions "an unusually high proportion" reflecting systemic dysfunction.
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SIR really means 'Shah Instigated Removal' of voters: Congress
The opposition party said there is abundant evidence to prove that large-scale deletions across States are overwhelmingly those of voters belonging to the most economically and socially disadvantaged and deprived sections of the society
'Shah Instigated Removal' of voters: Congress slams ongoing SIR
New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday, September 20, flagged the issue of large-scale deletions during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls being carried out by the Election Commission, alleging that the SIR is actually a massive “Shah Instigated Removal” of voters and an “assault on the Constitution”. The opposition party said there is … Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News, Technology, Entertainment, Sports, Politics …
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Times of India'SIR really means 'Shah Instigated Removal' of voters: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh
The Congress party has alleged that the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is a "Shah Instigated Removal" of voters, constituting an "assault on the Constitution." The party claims that a significant number of deletions, particularly affecting economically and socially disadvantaged sections and women, have occurred across various states.
Cong calls SIR ‘Shah Instigated Removal’, alleges large-scale voter deletions
Congress general secretary in charge of communications Jairam Ramesh claimed that nearly one in three voters covered under the third phase of the revision had either been removed from the electoral rolls or faced the possibility of deletion
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