Telangana’s electorate is expected to fall from 3.38 crore to around 2.70 crore after the Special Intensive Revision. More than 71 lakh notices have been cleared, while Form-7 applications and fresh enrolment requests are being processed before final publication.
The Election Commission has extended all key deadlines under the three-stage Special Intensive Revision in 12 states and UTs by seven days, delaying enumeration, polling station rationalisation and draft roll publication. Opposition parties criticised the move, calling the extension an eyewash
The Supreme Court directed the Election Commission to accept Aadhaar as the 12th identity document in Bihar’s electoral roll revision. Clarifying it is not proof of citizenship, the court stressed that only genuine citizens should be allowed to vote