Karnataka's Special Intensive Revision (SIR), which began on June 30, requires every voter to complete a fresh verification exercise. The SIR is carried out by the Election Commission of India (ECI) to prepare and revise electoral rolls, and ensure its accuracy. The process especially aims to remove deceased voters and duplicate names in the rolls, including those of citizens who have migrated and are registered as voters in multiple places. The election commission announced the process with the aim that ‘no eligible citizen is left out and no ineligible citizen is included in the electoral roll’. In the Special Summary…
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Vandana Bhaskar is Programme Associate, Bengaluru, at Oorvani Foundation. With a background in sociology and interdisciplinary research, her interests span medicine, law, environment, science, and human-animal interactions in the urban. Before joining Oorvani, Vandana worked on community-based mental health initiatives and Endosulfan relief efforts in rural Karnataka, and research on organ transplant programmes in Delhi.