New Delhi, Nov. 5 -- The Election Commission of India has ordered a Special Summary Revision (SSR) of electoral rolls in six States and union Territories, setting January 1, 2027, as the qualifying date and January 21 as the deadline for publication of the final voters' lists.
The exercise, which will cover Arunachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Mizoram, Odisha and Sikkim, comes amid continuing political controversy over electoral roll revisions and opposition allegations of large-scale deletion of voters' names.
In an order issued on Wednesday, the Commission directed the Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) of the six States and union Territories to undertake the exercise under Section 21 of the Representati...