India, Sept. 26 -- As many as 2.73 crore Gen Z voters in the 18 to 28 age group have been added to electoral rolls since the Election Commission of India (ECI) began its Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in 2025, according to ECI officials. The figure comes amid a row over the ECI adding a declaration to the form for new voters seeking to enroll in the electoral rolls and making the registration process difficult.

"As per the amendment in Section 14 of the RP Act, 1950, in 2021, read with Section 19 of the RP Act, 1950, any person whose name is not on the electoral rolls or attains 18 years of age on January 1, April 1, July 1 or October 1 can register as a voter without waiting for any kind of revision, as a part of regular upda...