SIR Audit: BLOs To Match Old, New Voter Rolls, Share Missing Names With Political Parties

News18 - Oct 2, 2026

The fresh instructions come amid continuing political and public scrutiny of the SIR exercise and concerns over voters whose names were missing from revised electoral rolls

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