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election, the ECI this month revised its electoral rolls through [special intensive revision](/features/2025/7/10/why-is-india-forcing-80-million-people-to-justify-their-right-to-vote) (SIR), a controversial exercise India
India’s political map. But the verdict has also triggered profound questions over the integrity of the electoral process itself. The election took place after an extraordinarily sweeping and deeply controversial “Special Intensive Revision
India, May 4, 2026 [Sahiba Chawdhary/Reuters] ## Pre-poll voter revision in spotlight Before the polling in West Bengal, the ECI carried out a so-called revision of its electoral rolls through a Special Intensive Revision
Special Intensive Revision (SIR), has been [taking place in states and territories across India](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/16/india-electoral-roll-special-intensive-revision-threatens-democracy-muslims), justified by the Narendra Modi government as a way to stop “infiltrators” – a pejorative term largely referring
special intensive revision (SIR), more than 2.7 million voters were removed from the vote register. Analysis showed that Muslims and other minorities – who traditionally do not support the BJP – were disproportionately targeted. Many
special intensive revision, was intended to clean up voter lists by removing duplicate or ineligible names. But with nearly three million voters still awaiting tribunal decisions before polling, Banerjee along with activists and civil society