US EditionDMK Files Plea in Supreme Court Against SIR of Electoral Rolls in Tamil Nadu
Forty-four parties claim the Special Intensive Revision risks disenfranchising voters amid unclear procedures and adverse monsoon timing, with Tamil Nadu having 6.36 crore voters.
- On Sunday, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin chaired a multi‑party meeting where 44 parties decided to move the Supreme Court against the Election Commission of India's Special Intensive Revision before the 2026 Assembly election.
- The DMK‑led government pointed to Aadhaar verification uncertainty, the North‑East monsoon overlapping November 4 to December 4, and questioned verifying 6.36 crore voters in 30 days.
- Opposition parties pointed to petitions and past exclusions in Bihar, citing the September 30 final roll that excluded at least 47 lakh voters and alleging the Election Commission of India acts as `a puppet of the BJP‑led government at the Centre`.
- Actor Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam backed the legal challenge but rejected DMK's messaging, proposing a seven-point procedural checklist including Aadhaar acceptance and machine-readable rolls, while Left Democratic Front convener TP Ramakrishnan said allied fronts support the meeting's decision.
- With the 2026 Assembly elections looming, parties urged halting the revision until after the polls and fixing flaws, but said the Election Commission of India was unwilling to wait for the Supreme Court verdict and local body poll dates remain unannounced.
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DMK moves SC against EC’s decision to conduct SIR in Tamil Nadu
New Delhi: Tamil Nadu’s ruling DMK on Monday moved the Supreme Court challenging the decision of Election Commission to conduct a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state, calling the exercise “unconstitutional, arbitrary, and a threat to democratic rights”. The petition, filed by R S Bharathi, organizing secretary of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), has sought quashing of the EC’s notification of October 27 for under…
DMK Moves Supreme Court Against SIR After Stalin Says Exercise ‘Aimed At Murdering Democracy’
Tamil Nadu's DMK is challenging the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the Supreme Court, citing concerns about voter disenfranchisement and constitutional violations.
A special, in-depth revision of voter lists is underway in 12 states on Tuesday, but Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK party has challenged the process in the Supreme Court. The party alleges that the Election Commission has arbitrarily removed the names of millions of voters from the list, depriving them of their right to vote.
Tamil Nadu SIR: DMK moves Supreme Court against voter list revision ahead of assembly polls
MK Stalin-led Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) has moved the Supreme Court against the proposed Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls ahead of the assembly polls in Tamil Nadu. Party's organisation secretary, R S Bharathi has filed the petition in the court through party MP, senior advocate NR Elango, a DMK release said. Stalin's all-party meeting on SIR This came a day after DMK chief and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, MK Stalin, conv…
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