Draft voter list will be released in Rajasthan today on 16th December under Special Intensive Revision (SIR). Under this process of the Election Commission, notices will be issued to 16.46 lakh voters out of 5.48 crore voters.

Necessary documents will be asked from these voters. The Election Commission says that this is being done with the aim of making the voter list more transparent, pure and updated, so that any kind of error or dispute can be avoided in the upcoming elections.

Don’t panic after getting notice- State Election Officer

Under the draft voter list and notice process, 16.46 lakh voters to whom notices will be sent will have to submit the necessary documents within the stipulated time. The state election officer has clarified that there is no need to panic after receiving the notice. If the documents are found correct, no voter’s name will be removed from the list. If any voter’s name is not included in the draft voter list, then he can get his name added by applying as per the prescribed procedure.

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Regarding appeal and opportunity for improvement, the Election Commission has assured that voters will be given adequate opportunities. If anyone has any objection to the draft list or wants to make corrections in name, address or other details, an appeal can be made at the prescribed stages. The SIR process has been completed in 199 out of 200 assembly seats in the state. This process could not be done only due to the by-election on Anta assembly seat of Bara district.

The draft will be uploaded on the official website of the State Election Commission

As part of the availability of the draft list and the role of political parties, the draft voter list of 61,136 polling stations in the state will also be shared with the political parties. This will increase transparency and objections can be resolved in time. This list will be available on the official website of the State Election Department, election.rajasthan.gov.in, where voters will be able to easily check their names and lodge corrections or claims if needed.

The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) campaign going on in many states including Uttar Pradesh has sparked debate everywhere. The reason for this is the large-scale scrutiny of voter lists. The purpose of SIR is to remove old entries, check for suspicious names, and match data. But the biggest question being raised on social media is whether this campaign will affect cases like Seema Haider also? Will she be forced to leave Noida?

Seema Ghulam Haider is a woman resident of Karachi, Pakistan. She got married to Ghulam Haider in 2014. In the year 2023, while playing PUBG game, he met and then befriended Sachin Meena of Noida. It is said that both of them met in Nepal, got married in the temple and after that Seema came to India from Nepal border with her four children.

Both were detained during their stay in Noida. A case of illegal entry into India and fake identity was registered at the border, but later he got bail. During this time, the border issue came into national headlines.

Can SIR impact campaign limits?

The biggest question is, what is the relation of this big investigation of voter list to Seema Haider’s case? The simple answer is, it has no direct impact on Seema Haider.

SIR only works to update the voter list. This campaign is not at all related to making anyone vacate their house, leave the city or send them somewhere else. Nor is this campaign like a police investigation or citizenship investigation by central agencies. Under this, it is only seen that there are no wrong or duplicate entries in the voter list.

Seema Haider herself is already appearing in the court in the illegal entry case and is on bail. Therefore SIR does not have any impact on their whereabouts, location or place of residence.

Seema’s case is a matter of giving life – lawyer AP Singh

According to the report of Dainik Bhaskar, Seema’s lawyer AP Singh has claimed that Seema’s case is completely different from the voter list. He says that Seema’s issue is about life donation, not about voter list. This issue is related to humanitarian grounds and comes under the mercy petition pending before the President. Pakistan is not cooperating in the verification of documents, but this will not make any difference to the case.

He says that Seema is neither a spy nor a terrorist, but has come to India because of love. AP Singh even said that if Seema is proved to be a terrorist then she should be hanged double.

Action can be taken in such a situation

If Seema Haider has ever applied for Voter ID or any Indian identity document. In that situation the SIR team can raise questions. But no such official record has come to light yet. Seema Haider had sent a mercy petition to the President for Indian citizenship in July 2023. This petition is still pending.

That is why lawyer AP Singh claims that the final decision will come from Rashtrapati Bhavan and not from any voter list campaign. Both SIR and limit case processes are completely separate and do not conflict with each other.

Bihar sir election commission: The initial phase of SIR in Bihar has been successfully completed. The Election Commission has informed that the work of printing and distribution of calculation forms has almost been completed. Along with this, it has also been clarified that no changes have been made in the SIR, as rumors were being spread by some people.

So far, 1.69 crore i.e. 21.46% calculation forms have been collected, out of which 7.25% form has also been uploaded on the ECINET portal. Administrative officials said that the work is moving forward within the stipulated time and the survey is being executed with complete transparency.

Voter list update process started from June 24
The Election Commission had ordered to update the voter list in Bihar from 24 June 2025. Its purpose is to remove ineligible names from the voter list and to maintain only the right voters in the list. This process has been started simultaneously across the state.

Last date for submission of documents 25 July
The Election Commission has said that all eligible voters will have to submit their necessary documents by 25 July 2025. However, those who will not be able to give documents till this date, they will get a chance to give documents even during the period of claims and objections.

Commission cleaning on rumors spread on social media
It was written in an advertisement that ‘now only the form is to be filled, there is no need to submit the documents’, which caused confusion on social media. On this, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Bihar Congress chief Rajesh Kumar alleged that it is a conspiracy to take away the rights of Dalits and the underprivileged. The Election Commission has made it clear that this statement is misleading and wrong and appealed to the people not to believe anything without official information.

Opposition questions and meeting Election Commission
Many opposition leaders including Tejashwi Yadav met the Election Commission in New Delhi and Patna and asked why voter list is being updated not only in Bihar, not only in Bihar? At the same time, the NDA accused the opposition that they are looking for an excuse for their defeat.

CEO said – SIR is completely based on the instructions of the commission
Bihar Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) said on Sunday that the SIR is running as per the order of June 24 of the Election Commission. In the draft voter list released on 1 August 2025, they will have their names who have submitted nomination forms and documents on time.