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‘EC should clear air on nationwide SIR procedure’

The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram

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October 15, 2025

Another guideline for intensive roll revision needs to be drafted and discussed with stakeholders, says Ashok Lavasa at 27th edition of Delhi Dialogue

‘EC should clear air on nationwide SIR procedure’

ORMER Election Commissioner, Ashok Lavasa, IAS (retd.), says the Election Commission of India’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in Bihar was “abrupt, aggressive and ambitious” and “avoidable” at this point in time.

Answering a range of questions over the controversy the exercise generated, he says that it is for the Commission to clarify the procedure it will adopt for the nationwide SIR. Excerpts:

I have gone on record to say that this particular exercise was, in my opinion, abrupt, aggressive, and ambitious. And because of all three reasons, I said that it was avoidable at this point in time. And the reason why I said these three things can be understood if you look at three perspectives. What was the purpose of the special intensive revision? What were the principles that were followed, and what was the procedure that was adopted? So, if you look at all three dimensions, then many things become clearer.

The SIR is not a phrase used in the Act or the rules. When you look at the notification of June 24, people started analysing the principles behind this revision, and I think there are two things that created difficulties. In none of the previous revision exercises did the ECI do what they did in this SIR. Then they said that all the voters or electors on the roll as of 2003, in their case, have probative evidence of eligibility. But they also said there is a presumption of citizenship. Whether the ECI has employed this phrase in the revision exercise or even in the enrollment exercise that we are ascertaining and certifying your citizenship, they have never stated this.

MEER VERHALEN VAN The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram

The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram

Paraglider from Canada found dead, Australian rescued in HP

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The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram

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A RIVER REMEMBERS: MEANDERING MEMORY OF WATER

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The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram

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MP uses chopper-driven technique to protect crops from blackbucks

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10 months on, NMC yet to act against 30 docs for 'sponsored' foreign trips

THE National Medical Commission (NMC) is yet to take any action against 30 doctors who accepted free trips to Monaco and Paris worth ₹1.91 crore last year, despite the Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP) recommendations that action should be taken against them for violating professional misconduct.

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October 22, 2025

The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram

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Speaker appoints lawyer to assist panel probing Justice Varma graft case

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1 min

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Post-Diwali air quality in Delhi worst in 4 years

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Relief as $1L H-1B fee does not apply to US visa holders

A month after US President Donald Trump’s proclamation jacking up the fee for H1-B visas to a steep $100,000 caused panic among international students and professionals, the US government has now clarified that the fee won’t apply to most current visa holders and recent international graduates.

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1 min

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