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Goa CM: Electoral Roll Revision is Constitutional, Backed by Law
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News18•04-10-2026, 18:30
Goa CM: Electoral Roll Revision is Constitutional, Backed by Law
- •Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant stated that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is a legal and constitutional process to ensure only genuine voters are on the list.
- •Sawant explained that the Election Commission's SIR addresses changes in electoral rolls due to urbanization, migration, unreported deaths, and new voters over the past two decades.
- •He cited Article 324 of the Constitution and Section 21(3) of the Representation of the People Act, 1950, to affirm the legality of the ECI's SIR.
- •The Chief Minister highlighted that the reasons for revision are recorded, open to judicial review, and have been upheld by the Supreme Court.
- •Sawant emphasized that the exercise will remove duplicate and deceased voters, ensuring "one person, one vote" and strengthening democracy with a clean voter list.
Key Questions Answered
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant stated that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) is backed by Article 324 of the Constitution and Section 21(3) of the Representation of the People Act, 1950, making it fully within the law and open to judicial review.
The Election Commission is conducting the exercise to address changes in electoral rolls caused by urbanisation, migration, unreported deaths, the addition of new voters over the past two decades, and to remove duplicate entries to ensure 'one person, one vote'.
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant noted that the Supreme Court has upheld the Special Intensive Revision exercise, which ensures that only genuine voters remain on the voter list.
