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Fadnavis Calls Current Electoral Roll Revision the Next Phase

Devendra Fadnavis says India has checked and updated voter lists many times since the 1950s.

He says the current Special Intensive Revision is another stage in that process.

Officials visit homes, collect forms and check voter records.

Voter lists change when people become eligible to vote, die or move.

Fadnavis says regular checks help keep the lists accurate and include eligible voters.

Opposition parties and other groups have raised concerns about the current exercise and asked for more clarity.

The Election Commission says the goal is to keep voter lists accurate and up to date.

Key facts

Speaker: Devendra Fadnavis, Maharashtra Chief Minister
Exercise: Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls
Fadnavis's description: The current SIR is the next phase of a long-standing process
Earlier revision periods cited: 1952–56; 1957; 1961; 1965; 1966; 1983–84; 1987–89; 1992; 1993; 1995; 2002; 2003; 2004
Process described: Door-to-door information collection, distribution and collection of enumeration forms, and voter-record verification
Factors changing rolls: New eligible voters, deaths, urbanisation, migration and registrations from one location to another
Stated aim: Include eligible citizens and maintain accurate, reliable electoral rolls
Concerns: Opposition parties and other groups have raised concerns and sought greater clarity on the exercise and its implications for voters

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