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CEC Gyanesh Kumar, ECs Approved Bihar, 12-State Orders Amid SIR Controversy
- •Fresh details emerge in the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) controversy.
- •Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi approved SIR orders for Bihar and 12 other states/UTs.
- •This development follows a political controversy over reports that Sandhu and Joshi had raised objections on electoral-roll revision decisions.
- •The Indian Express reported that the two commissioners recorded objections multiple times over a 10-month period regarding electoral database management.
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Sources indicate that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi approved the Special Intensive Revision orders for Bihar and 12 other states. This followed reports that Sandhu and Joshi recorded objections over a 10-month period regarding decisions such as changes to Form 6 and electoral database management.
According to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, the Special Intensive Revision exercise has been completed for around 700 million voters, while the verification of another 350 million voters remains underway.
The Election Commission maintains that differences of opinion are a normal part of its internal deliberations and emphasizes that its final decisions, including those regarding the Special Intensive Revision, were unanimous.
