Summary of Important News Items and Editorials-49
Summary of Important News Items and Editorials-49
THE HINDU DATED 20TH DECEMBER 2025.
1. Mass Deletion of Voters in Tamil Nadu and Gujarat
The Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) has resulted in the deletion of nearly 97 lakh voters in Tamil Nadu and 74 lakh in Gujarat, raising serious concerns about electoral integrity. The ECI maintains that deletions were based on objective criteria such as death, migration, duplication, and prolonged absence. However, the scale—particularly in Chennai, where over one-third of voters were removed—has triggered allegations of mass disenfranchisement. Political leaders and analysts argue that while ro
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