"Disparities in voter list should be rectified": Rajasthan Dy CM Diya Kumari on second phase of SIR

Jaipur, (Rajasthan) [India], October 27 (ANI): Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Diya Kumari on Monday welcomed the Election Commission's second phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, and said the exercise will help correct errors in the voter list.
Kumari said that during her election, around 30,000 names were missing from the rolls when Congress was in power, adding that the current government is working to "rectify those wrongs."
Speaking to the reporters, Diya Kumari said, "...What is important is important. It should be done. It is good. Disparities in the voter list should be rectified. So, I feel it is really good. When I was contesting elections, at least 30,000 voters' names were missing from the list. Congress was in power then. Everyone knows what they do. We are rectifying the wrong. It is good."
The Election Commission of India (ECI) will conduct the second phase of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across 12 States and Union Territories, with the final voter list to be published on February 7, 2026, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar said on Monday.

Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, CEC Kumar said the exercise will cover Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Madhya Pradesh, Puducherry, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.
According to the Election Commission, printing and training will take place from October 28 to November 3, followed by an Enumeration Phase from November to December 4. The Draft Electoral Rolls will be published on December 9, followed by a claims and objection period from December 9 to January 8, 2026. The Notice Phase (for hearing and verification) will take place between December 9 and January 31, 202, with publication of Final Electoral Rolls on February 7, 2026.
"The second phase of SIR (Special Intensive Revision) is about to be carried out in 12 States and UTs," the CEC said. (ANI)