Archive · 25 Sep 2026
‘Mockery of democracy’: Congress leader seeks EC explanation
The Gujarat Congress says there may be problems with a voter-list checking process.
This process is called the Special Intensive Revision, or SIR.
Congress leader Tushar Chaudhary referred to an investigation by The Indian Express.
He said some voters may have been removed from electoral lists.
He also said two election commissioners had raised concerns 14 times over 10 months.
Chaudhary wants the Election Commission to explain what happened.
He called the situation a “mockery of democracy.”
The article does not include a response from the Election Commission.
Gujarat Congress demanded an explanation about alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision process.
The demand followed an investigation by The Indian Express published on September 23.
Tushar Chaudhary said voters were allegedly being denied voting rights and removed from electoral rolls.
Chaudhary said Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi had complained 14 times in 10 months.
He said the Election Commission must respond because the allegations amounted to a serious threat to democracy.
- Who
- Gujarat Congress, led in this statement by Tushar Chaudhary, and the Election Commission officials mentioned in the report.
- What
- Congress demanded an explanation over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision process and alleged voter removals.
- When
- The Indian Express investigation was published on September 23; the cited complaints were reportedly made 14 times over the previous 10 months.
- Where
- Gujarat; the article does not specify where the alleged irregularities occurred beyond the SIR process discussed.
- Why
- Congress said voters were allegedly being denied their right to vote and dropped from electoral rolls.
- Political group
- Gujarat Congress
- Congress leader
- Tushar Chaudhary, Congress Legislature Party leader and former Union minister
- Process under scrutiny
- Special Intensive Revision (SIR)
- Investigation source
- The Indian Express, published September 23
- Complaints cited
- 14 complaints over 10 months
- Officials named
- Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi
- Alleged problem
- Voters being denied voting rights and removed from electoral rolls