Gujarat’s electoral machinery is in overdrive with 16.76 lakh applications flooding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) by Thursday’s count. More deletions (9.88 lakh via Form 7) outpace additions (6.88 lakh through Forms 6 and 6A), signaling a robust purge of ineligible names statewide.
From its October 27 launch, SIR mobilized booth-level teams for home verifications across 182 constituencies. The December 19 draft list triggered this frenzy, with January 30 as the cutoff for public inputs on inclusions, corrections, or excisions.
Verification runs parallel, backed by on-ground checks to validate every claim. Priorities include registering fresh 18-year-olds, residence shifters, and excising the deceased, duplicates, or absconders. This meticulous filter aims to deliver a bulletproof final list per Election Commission timelines.
Beyond numbers, SIR embodies a democratic reset, empowering eligible voters while sidelining ghosts in the system. As Gujarat finalizes its rolls, it reinforces trust in the ballot, potentially boosting participation and fairness in upcoming contests.