Ashwini Upadhyay, senior advocate at the Supreme Court and one of the petitioners on the Bihar special intensive revision (SIR) row, on Friday, said that he wants the SIR exercise to be conducted across India at regular intervals. His comments come after the Supreme Court clarified that Aadhaar is a proof of identity but not of citizenship, domicile, or age. Advertisement

"My PIL is going on in the Supreme Court. SIR should be conducted in the entire country. It should not happen after 15 years or 20 years; it should happen every 5 years. It should be done at regular intervals," Upadhyay said at the India Today Mumbai Conclave 2025.

He further said that three things are necessary to be a voter in India: you must be a citizen of India, you must be 18 years of age, and you must reside in

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