Process-punishmentThe Election Commission of India’s (EC) recent special intensive revision (SIR) has compelled me — and lakhs of others — to repeatedly ‘prove’ relationships that our voter cards already acknowledge. 2 in the municipality has received the name of over 2,000 voters for re-verification in a day. As many as 2,000 out of 7,000 voters are called for re-verification without formal notice, all on the basis of ‘logical discrepancies’. Exercise in inequalityFor a lot of people, the SIR was a mandatory and much needed process to remove fake/ illegitimate voters. That bulwark must now reaffirm its role — by ensuring transparency, accountability, and above all, trust in the democratic process.

Source: The Telegraph January 26, 2026 02:04 UTC