Unlike Special Summary Revision (SSR) of electoral rolls undertaken annually and also before every Assembly or Lok Sabha polls, the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) to be undertaken in Tamil Nadu this year would lead to creation of fresh list of eligible voters in the State, the Election Commission of India (ECI) told the Madras High Court on Monday (November 3, 2025).

Difference between SSR and SIR

Appearing before the first Division Bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G. Arul Murugan, ECI standing counsel Niranjan Rajagopalan explained the difference between the SSR and SIR. He said, the SSR retains an existing list and requires only the voters who want inclusion or exclusion from the list to make applications in the prescribed formats.

On the other hand, t

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