Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), the ruling party in Tamil Nadu, has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Election Commission of India's (ECI) decision to conduct a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Tamil Nadu, terming it a case of “constitutional overreach” and a move that could lead to large-scale disenfranchisement of voters.

The petition, filed under Article 32, challenges the ECI's orders dated June 24, 2025 and October 27, 2025, which directed the conduct of SIR.

According to the petition, a Special Summary Revision (SSR) had already been conducted in Tamil Nadu between October 2024 and January 6, 2025, during which the electoral roll was updated to reflect changes such as migration, deaths and deletion of ineligible voters. The revised roll was publish

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