Archive · 22 Jan 2026
MP LoP flags electoral roll discrepancies
Umang Singhar, the Leader of Opposition in Madhya Pradesh, wrote a letter to the state's Chief Electoral Officer.
He is worried about mistakes in the list of voters.
The list is being updated, and many people's names have errors, like wrong ages or family details.
This is making people scared that their names might be removed.
Singhar says the process is slow and confusing.
He wants the Election Commission to fix these problems so people can vote without worry.
Meanwhile, the Chief Election Commissioner highlighted Bihar's successful electoral roll revision with zero appeals, emphasizing the importance of pure electoral rolls for strengthening democracy.
Umang Singhar, MP LoP, wrote to the state CEO about discrepancies in the electoral rolls.
Over 42.7 lakh voters (7.4%) are likely to be deleted after the SIR exercise.
Discrepancies include system-generated errors like incorrect family details and age mismatches.
Singhar claims the verification process is slow and unclear, causing voter confusion.
He urged the Election Commission to intervene and clarify the verification process.
- Who
- Umang Singhar, Madhya Pradesh Leader of Opposition and Congress MLA
- What
- Wrote a letter to the state's Chief Electoral Officer flagging discrepancies in the electoral rolls
- When
- December 23 (draft release), Wednesday (letter written)
- Where
- Madhya Pradesh, India
- Why
- To address concerns over discrepancies and lack of transparency in the electoral rolls
Opposition Parties
Government and Election Commission
Purpose of SIR
Opposition Parties
Alleged move to manipulate votes
Government and Election Commission
Denied, stating it is for purification of rolls
- Person Involved
- Umang Singhar (Congress MLA and MP LoP)
- Issue Raised
- Discrepancies in electoral rolls
- Affected Voters
- Over 42.7 lakh (7.4%)
- Date of Draft Release
- December 23
- Process Involved
- Special Intensive Revision (SIR)
- Concerns Raised
- Lack of transparency, slow verification
- Bihar's Electoral Roll
- 75 million electors, zero appeals
Sources
Madhya Pradesh LoP writes letter to state CEO, flags 'discrepancies' in electoral rolls
Voters’ names being deleted with political malice: Sachin Pilot
75 Million Voters, Zero Appeals: CEC Flags Bihar Rolls as Benchmark
Gaurav Gogoi flags risk of voter deletion during Assam electoral roll revision
Power of EC to conduct voter roll revision cannot be unlimited, says SC
MP Congress alleges ‘conspiracy’ in voter roll revision, submits complaint to CEO
