A Joint Call from Civil Society from across the States where Special Intensive Revision has been conducted, as well as, from those identified for SIR’s Phase 3 implementation.
By the way of introduction and implementation of the SIR since June 2025, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has lost all credibility and revealed itself as a partisan body in conducting its duties according to Article 324 of our Constitution. Large sections of the country share deep disappointment with the Supreme Court. It has so far been unable to defend the constitutional rights of electorate/citizens of our country.
The last one year has revealed the inability of the SIR to deliver an inclusive voter list. And instead demonstrated the ECI’s manipulative intent.
STOP SIR
Undertake a comprehensive Review, rectification, and course correction before proceeding further with the updating of the Electoral Rolls. Conclude the hearing pending in the Supreme Court on the constitutional validity of the exercise, providing a judgment that defends the rights of every member of the Electorate, granted by the Constitution.
• SIR is an exclusionary, undemocratic, non-transparent and unscientific process of electoral roll revision and its constitutional validity is still contested.
• In the 10 states and 3 Union Territories where SIR has been conducted so far, nearly 6 crore rightful voters have been deprived of their right to franchise. During the SIR in Bengal, about 35 lakh voters seeking adjudication were denied verification for no fault of theirs. They lost their right to vote. This mass denial of their basic right has proven, beyond doubt, that this is a flawed process, and designed with mala fide intent.
• It is a matter of serious concern that those targeted and removed from the voter list are largely from the Minorities, Adivasis, Dalits, those from the marginalised sections like migrant workers, daily wage labourers and nomadic communities. Even among these it disproportionately impacted women. This is alarming. It seriously violates the diverse make up of our country and severely assaults the principle of universal adult franchise embedded in our constitution.
• A process that deletes or sends notices to notable citizens of this country – including Noble Laureate Amarthya Sen, former Navy Chief Admiral Arun Prakash (retd), Indian cricketer Mohammed Shami, Joy Goswami, the award-winning poet – Deletes lakhs of people with all documents including passports, not even sparing many returning officers who are under election duty – only further demonstrates the deeply flawed nature of the SIR process.
• SIR has completely failed in its proclaimed objective of identifying and removing so called “infiltrators” and cleaning up of the electoral roll. While, to this day, there is complete ambiguity about the reasons and decision-making process of undertaking the SIR.
We, thereby, demand
- No legitimate election process can be taken forward without the inclusion of all rightful voters. The electorate of this country demands the election process in all states be based on an inclusive voter list and an overall free, fair and fully transparent election process. If at all the SIR is to be continued, it should be done only after framing clear rules with stringent provisions of audit and verification, as per the standards laid down by the CAG. This needs to extend also to the states where SIR has been ‘completed’, to ensure the complete reinstatement of every rightful voter to the voter roll.
- The SIR process cannot continue and must be halted. A thorough review must be undertaken of the process carried out so far. The ongoing hearing in the Supreme Court regarding the constitutional validity of SIR must first be concluded. And thereafter, it needs to be ensured the election process must proceed as a completely transparent process, fully aligned with stringency with the democratic principles of the Constitution. We, hereby, raise the demand for a common voters list – from Gram Sabha to Vidhan Sabha to Lok Sabha. The Gram Sabha list, compiled with full transparency should be the basis for the entire election process, where everyone is known, and enrolment of infiltrators is avoided.
- The conduct of the Election Commission of India (ECI) has made it evident that it is not an impartial institution, but a body politically aligned with the ruling dispensation. We, therefore, demand that this ECI be removed and replaced by a process with due transparent, unbiased Parliamentary oversight.
- Finally, and most importantly, we wish to warn the ECI against its intentions to manipulate the election results in Bengal, Tamilnadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry, as it has demonstrated through its actions during the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections and subsequently. As the Primary and Sovereign Stakeholders, We the People strongly condemn ECI’s actions. Let it be clearly understood, ECI’s continued disregard for the Constitution and Our Democracy will spark an all out struggle across the country.
On behalf of Civil Society:
- Justice B. Sudarshan Reddy, Former Judge, Supreme Court of India
- M.G. Devasahayam, IAS Retd, Coordinator, Citizens Commission on Elections
- Parakala Prabhakar, Political Economist, Public Commentator
- Lalita Ramdas, Concerned Citizen, Bhaimala Gaon and Hyderabad
- Prakash Raj, Multi language Actor
- Tushar Gandhi. Senior Gandhian, Mumbai
- Darshan Pal, Kranthikari Kissan Union, Punjab, SKM
- Yogendra Yadav, National Convenor, Bharat Jodo Abhiyaan
- Syeda Hameed, President, National Federation of Indian Women
- Teesta Setalvad, Editor, Sabrang
- Anand Patwardhan, filmmaker, Mumbai
- Dr. Ram Punyani – Noted anti communal writer and warrior
- Justice Hariparanthaman, Retd Judge Madras High Court
- Nikhil Dey, MKSS, Rajasthan.
- Mano Thangaraj, Political activist, Tamil nadu.
- Jignesh Mewani, Dalit rights activist, Gujarat.
- Kumar Prashanth, Senior Gandhian, Gandhi Peace foundation, New Delhi
- Anita Rampal, Professor, Educationist
- Thomas Franco – Convenor, All India Peoples Mission Tamilnadu
- Sunillam, Ex MLA, Madhya Pradesh
- Prafulla Samantara, Senior Leader, Orissa
- Nadeem Khan, Convener, APCR
- Tara Rao, Eddelu Karnataka
- B Suresha, Playwright, Theatre Practitioner & Filmmaker,
- Bharat Shirsath, Social and Constitutional Activist, Pune.
- Shakeel Ur Rasool, Kashmir RTI Movement
- Irfan Ali Engineer – Communal Solidarity Work
- Mohammed Yusuf Kunhi, Vice President, Jamath-e-islam-e-Hind
- Shashi Shekhar Singh, Loktantrik Rashtranirmana Abhiyan, Delhi
- Prof Anand Kumar, Sociologist JNU and Convenor Loktantrik Rashtra Nirman Abhiyan Goa
- Nazrul, Jadavpur University, Kolkata
- Kavitha Srivastava, PUCL, Rajasthan
- Fr Cedric Prakash – PRASHANT Initiative, Human Rights and Peace Activist. Gujarat
- Ashok K Somal, Convenor Loktantrik Rashtranirman Abhiyan, Himachal Pradesh
- Gyanendra Kumar Loktantrik Rashtra Nirman – Maharashtra
- Jayant Diwan, National Convenor, Janmukti Sangharsh Vahini, Mumbai Ishwar Ahire, LRA, Dhule, Maharashtra
- Elina Horo, Social Activist
- Mohammed Adeeb, Former Member, Rajya Sabha.
- Joe Athialy, Centre for Financial Accountability
- Dr. Roshmi Goswami, Feminist, Human Rights Activist, Shillong
- Prof Prajval Shastri, Physicist, Bengaluru
- Banojyotsna Lahiri, Research Head, SPECT Research Association, New Delhi
- Saifullah Samim Votadhikar Raksha Manch West Bengal
- Padma Singh Nagrik Samaj Allahabad UP
- Nihar Ranjan, West Bengal
- Manthan – Jharkhand Janadhikar Mahasabha and LRA
- Shankar – Nayarastha, Uttarakhand
- Khadeja Mumtaz, Wake Up Keralam and Desiya Manavika Vedi
- Ramesh Patnaik – Meluko Andhra
- Kamal Sur NO NRC” MOVEMENT.
- Prof. K. Sachidanandan, Chairman, Desheeya Manavika Vedi/WakeUp Keralam
- Madhuri, Jagrut Adivasi Dalit Sanghatan, Madhyapradesh
- L.N.Mukundaraj, Writer and President – Karnataka Sahithya Academy
- Purushothama Bilimale, Writer and President – Kannada Abhivrudhi Pradhikara
- Lalitha Coordinator AIPM (All India Peoples Mission)
- Prabal Pratap Shahi, Co Convenor, Kisan Mnrega Desh Bachao Morcha
- Bhavna Ramrakhiani, Badlo Gujarat.
- Goutam – Anima, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
- Shiburaj, Panthi.in, Social Media Activist, Kerala.
- Mary Dias, Telangana
- Parimala, Chennai
- Allen Brooks, Social Activist, Gauhati, Assam
- Indrani Dutta, Assam
- Susan John Puthusseril, President, Society for the Inculcation of Values in Youth, Kerala
- Thiagu, General Secretary, Tamil National Liberation Movement Tamil Nadu
- Ashok Ohol, HOPE, Pune
- Dr. Kulandai, JPIC, Chennai
- Mrinal Bora, Research Scholar, Member Sustha Samaj Bikash Chakra, Assam
- Priya Darshini – Delhi Forum
- S. Faizi Ecologist on the Board of United Nations Trivandrum
- Fr Hippo, Assam
- Manorama Sharma, Sustha Samaj Bikash Chakra, Guwahati
- Deepak Goswami, Retired Scientist G, National Informatics Centre
- Keshab Saikia, Retired Executive Engr.
- Reza Mahmud, CGM (Retd) APDCL
- Tapan Kalita, Journalist
- Dudulmoni Sarmah, Member, ANS
- Koninika Ray, NFIW
- Annie Raja, NFIW
- Nisha Siddhu, NFIW
- Aruna Sinha, NFIW
- Supriya Chotani, NFIW
- Deepti Bharti, NFIW
- Dipakar Mukharjee, Human Rights Organisation, Delhi.
- Syed Jalaluddin Zafar, Founder and President, Youth Welfare Telangana
- Prabhakar S, Vijaywada
- Sekar, Thozhilalar Seeramaippu Iyakkam Tamil Nadu
- Manogaran, Pattali Varga Samaran Tamil Nadu
- Mee Dha Pandian, Thamizhaga Makkal Panpattu Kazhagam Tamil Nadu
- Praveer Peter Convenor, Sajha Kadam for Pluralism, Peace and Democracy.
- Faridul Islam Votadhikar Raksha Manch West Bengal
- Shoaib – Dalit Muslim Adivasi Organisation Telangana
- Khaleda parveen – Women Jamaat, Telangana
- Khalid Naveed – Welfare Party and Dalit, Muslim, Adivasi Prog Front, Telangana
- Binu Mathew, Editor, CounterCurrents.org
- Dipak Dholakia, Loktantrik Rashtra Nirman Abhiyan
- Kumudini Pati women Rights Activist Allahabad UP
- Saba Dewan – Prominent Social Activist, Haryana
- Sudipto Kundu, Karnataka
- John Tharakan, Karnataka
- Noor Sridhar, Karnataka Janashakthi
- Nagaragere Ramesh, Citizens for Peace, Karnataka
- Kennedy Joseph
- Tuba Sanobar, Lawyer, Delhi
- PK Venugopalan, Senior Leader, Red Flag, Kerala
- V Prasad, Social Activist, Kerala
- E.P. Anil, Environmental Activist, Kerala
- V. Manimaran, Senior Journalist, Tamil Nadu
- Samantha, Writer, Tamil Nadu
- Muralidhara Khajane, Senior journalist.
- Prof K P Shankaran, Gandhian Scholar
- N Balakrishnan, Senior Journalist
- Senthilkumar, Tamil National People Front, Tamil Nadu
- Sathish Kumar, Socialist Worker Centre, Tamil Nadu
- Parameswaran P R, Senior Journalist
- Bonojit Hussain, Activist & Independent Researcher, Assam.
- Bharat Shirsath, Social & Constitutional Activist, Pune.
- Prof Manorama Sharma, Sustha Samaj Bikash Chakra, Guwahati
- Prof Apurba K Baruah, SSBC . Guwahati
- Vijaysankar, Former Editor, Frontline
- Vanchinathan, Advocate, Madurai
- Henri Tiphene, People’s watch, Madurai
- Dr Janakarajan, Environmentalist, Tamilnadu
- Dr. M C Rajan Advocate, Madras High Court
- Sundararajan Friends of Earth, Tamilnadu
- Asmi Sharma, Jansarokar, Delhi
- Prof Dinesh Abrol, Delhi
- Dr. Archana Prasad, Professor, JNU, Delhi
- Maju Varghese Friends of Earth, Kerala
- Suresh Sampantham, Social Activist, Chennai
- P. B. Prince Gajendra Babu, Gen Sec, State Platform for Common School System – (SPCSS) Tamil Nadu.
- Prof Sebastian Morris, Retd, IIM, Ahmedabad
- K Balakrishnan, State Coordinator, SKM, Tamilnadu
- Rahul, Sr Journalist, Chennai
- Ayyanathan, Sr Journalist, Tamilnadu
- M J Vijayan, India-Pakistan Peoples Forum
- John Dayal- journalist Delhi
- E A S Sarma, Former Secretary, GOI
- Krishnasami Thiagarajan, Social Activist
- Anupama Hedge, Eddelu Karnataka.
- Ashok K L, Karnataka Janashakthi
- Basavaraj Kauthal, Coordinator, Committee for Internal Reservation.
- Father Arun Louis, Ashirvad
- Yennegere R Venkataramaiah, Karnataka Backward Classes Federation
- N Venkatesh, Senior Leader, DSS
- Mallige Sirimane, Woman Activist
- Mohammed Peer, Coordinator, APCR
- Muttaiah, Tribal Welfare Association
- Narasimha Murthy Slum Janandolana
- Nisar Ahmed, Social Activist, Eddelu Karnataka
- Sarovar, State President, Karnataka Vidyarthi Sanghatane
- Shashiraj, Song Writer, Beru Bevaru.
- Sreedhara VS Jana Chinthana Kendra
- GM Veerasangaiah, Working President, KRRS
- Kiran Kamal Prasad, State President, Jeevika
- Arvind Anjum, Secretary, Sarva Seva Sangh
- Akash social activist, Migrant Labour Union, Delhi
- Sr Renuka Advocate, Telagana
- Kiran, Lekhika, Ranchi
- Mithilesh Progressive Writers’ Association, Jharkhand
- N Madhavankutty, Wake Up Keralam
- Varadhana Janaki, Wake Up Keralam
- Rohini Muthoor, Wake Up Keralam
- C Vetrivelchezhian State General Secretary, People’s Power Party, Tamilnadu
- Amrita – People’s Power Party, Tamilnadu
- S.A.Gaffar, Social Activist, Koppal
- Sunil Sirasangi, Senior Journalist
- Kathyayini Chamaraj, CIVIC – Bangalore
- Adarsh R Iyer, Co-President, Janaadhikaara Sangharsha Parishath (JSP)
- Vidyadhara Kudekallu, Senior Advocate, Madikeri
- Ashok Maridas, Documentary Filmmaker,
- Naina KN, Advocate, Bangalore,
- Kumar Samathala, Karnataka Janashakthi
- Balasangameshwara Vollepore, Member AIPC
- Yadava reddy, Eddelu Karnataka, Chithradurga
- GM Veerasangiah, Working President, Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha
- R Nagesh Aralakuppe AKV Trust
- Dr Ramesh Bellamkonda, Convener Kannada Indians
- Khalandar Koila Advocate, Bengaluru
- Akbar Pasha, Progressive Leader
- Vijay Parmar, Social Activist, Ahmedabad
- Shivappa Shetty, Telagu Shetter Society
- Shaila Sudhamani, Strishakti Organisation
- Pradeep Naganahalli, Channadasara kamiti
- Aina Shaikh, Co-chairperson, MGSP
- Mallu Kumbar, Karnataka Sexual Minorities Forum
- Vaishali Vasudev, Karnataka Sexual Minorities Forum
- A C Michael, Delhi Catholic Association of Archdiocese of Delhi (CAAD) United Christian Forum (UCF)
- Haridas, Wake Up Keralam and Desiya Manavika Vedi
- Fr. Thomas KPIC
- Subhan, Welfare India and Meluko Andhra
- Jagriti Rahi, Sadbhavna Sangam, Varanasi, UP
- Prof Yogendra, LRA, Bhagalpur, Bihar
- Jagnarayan Jagat, Janamukti Sangharsh Vahini, Jamshedpur
- Lok Shakti Abhiyan, Bhubaneswar, Orissa
- Ashok Vishvarai, Janamukti Sangharsh Vahini, Unnao, UP
- Chittibabu, Dalita Bahujana Shramika Union, Telangana
- Melam Bhagyarao, Dalta Bahujana Front, Telangana
- Abdul Razaq, Movement for Peace and Justice
- Pichuka Srinivas, Association for Protection of Civil Rights Telangana
- Kouthalapu Prasad, Prajaswamya Parirakshana Aikya Vedika Telangana
- Shaik Aftab, General Secretary
- Sahara Welfare Society AIPM Telangana Forum
- Syed Ameer Ali President Sahara Welfare Society
- Attar Azizurrahman Secretary Trmmds Andhra Pradesh
- Noorkhan Mohammad, Administrative officer and Executive member
- Ravi Shankar General secretary. A P C L C Kadapa District
- Syed Rafayathulla. S W S Andhra Pradesh
- Manimala, LRA, Delhi
- Manisha Banerjee, Bolpur,West Bengal
- Ishwar Ahire, LRA, Dhule, Maharashtra
- Khurshid Alam Udgir Dist Latur Maharshtra NGO Roti Kapda Bank
- Ibrahim Magge Sarva Dharma Vedike
- Shivappa Shetty Telagu Shetter society
- Shaila Sudhamani Strishakti organization
- Sannaswami Saraguru DSS
- Chaya Shankarappa, Office Secretary, EK
- Govindaraj M.V, Jagrutha alemari samudayagala maha okkoota.
- Mudduraju.D Channadasara Kamiti
- Elix Pulludan President H R M
- Nirmala Madhavan Kutty Home Maker
- Nixon Goplaan Wellness Consultant
- P Kaladharan Scientist
- N C Shekhar Senior Engineer
- Jolly Chirayath
- Nobert Michael
- Jhelum Roy Votadhikar Raksha Manch, West Bengal
- Rangta Munshi Votadhikar Raksha Manch, West Bengal
- Abu Saleh Votadhikar Raksha Manch, West Bengal
- Sayeedur Rahaman Votadhikar Raksha Manch, West Bengal
- Sarmistha Roy, NO NRC MOVEMENT
- Ranjit Sur APDR, West Bengal
- Altaf Ahmed ADPR, West Bengal
- M. A. Adil Pasha, Political Activist, Shanivara Santhe, Kodagu
- H. B. Jayamma, Zilla Panchayat Former President Kodagu Dist. Bellarahalli Shanivara 571235.
- Kalyanee Boruah Retd. Professor, Gujarat University
- Professor Amar Yumnam, PhD (Bombay) Visiting Professor
- Ahsan Hazarika, Tax Consultant
- P.Parimala, Activist, AIPM Tamil Nadu
- Kasali Meeran, Activist, AIPM Tamil Nadu
- Father Sebastian Tamil Nadu
- Advocate Kennedy, Protection of Voters Rights Movement, Tamil Nadu
- Jeya balan, general secretary, Communist Party of Tamil Nadu (MLM)
- MCC Subair
- Ajitha Usman
- Sebastian Vattamattam, Philosopher, Writer Kerala
- M.H.Habib, Retired Industrial Worker, Kerala
- Felix Pulludan, President H R M
- Nirmala Madhavan Kutty Home Maker
- Jai Shankar, VCK Social Media and AIPM, Tamilnadu
- Vijay Pratap, Socialist Activist, Delhi
- Kunjbihari, Bhusaval, Maharashtra
- Govind Chavan, Yavatmal, Maharashtra
- Basavaraj, KSS, Karnataka
- Prof Yogendra, LRA, Bhagalpur, Bihar
- Jagnarayan Jagat, Janamukti Sangharsh Vahini, Jamshedpur
- Jagriti Rahi, Sadbhavna Sangam, Varanasi
- Ashok Vishvarai, Janamukti Sangharsh Vahini, Unnao, UP
- Tilottoma Misra, Writer and Former Professor Dibrugarh University.
- Dr. Udayon Misra, Former National Fellow, IIAS, ICSSR.
- Professor Amar Yumnam, Ex-Vice Chancellor (I/C), Manipur University, India; Former Professor of Economics, Manipur University
- Mary Beth Sanate, Women in Governance (WinG), Steering Committee Member, Manipur
- Paresh Malakar, General Secretary, Axom Nagarik Samaj
- Patricia Mukhim, Editor, The Shillong Times and Activist
- Netraranjan, Managing Editor, JanaganaBarta
- Laxmi Nath Tamuly, Writer, Historian and Retired Bureaucrat (IAS)
- Najibuddin Ahmed, Retired Adl. Chief Engineer (PHE), Assam
- Maitreyee Misra, State Secretary AIDWA, Assam
- Ratul Mahanta, Titabar, Writer
- Hiren Gohain, Retired University Teacher
- Ahsan Hazarika, Tax Consultant
- Umesh Goswami, Columnist
- DN Tamuli, Writer, Columnist, former Director, PPC[NE]. DD, Guwahati
- Presisent Hafiz Rashid Ahmed Choudhury, Justice and Equity Demand Society
- Prof Abdul Mannan Working President, Justice and Equity Demand Society
- Masaddar Hussain General Secretary, Justice and Equity Demand Society
- Prof Abdul Salam, President, Justice and Equity Demand Society
- Jarzum Ete, Social Activist, Arunachal Pradesh
- Mahesh Deka, Executive Editor, Northeast Now
- Subhasis Nibirh, IIEST, Shibpur
- Soumen Moulik, IIEST, Shibpur
- Vanita Nayyak Mukherjee, New Delhi
- Amit Roychowdhury, IIEST Shibpur
- Pranab Doley, Social Activist
- Pranab Jyoti Deka, Writer and Social Activist
- Dudulmoni Sarmah, Retd Bank Officer
- Santanu Baruah, Writer
- Birinchi Bora, Secretary, Nagaon Nagarik Sabha
- Isfaqur Rehman, Social Activist
- Hafiz Ahmed, President, Char Chapari Sahitya Parishad
- Siraj Dutta, Jharkhand Janadhikar Mahasabha
- Padmaja Shaw, Rtd Professor
- Srinivas, Journalist, Ranchi
- Anthony Dias, Research Affiliate, MPSM, Nashik.
- Ravi Mohan, Bangalore Coordinator, Eddelu Karnataka
- Mukrram Pasha, Political Consultant, Formerly with the KPCC Research Dept & Congress War Room
- PM Antony, HR Defender and Member Loktantrik Rashtra Nirman Abhiyan
- Jamuna Ramakrishna, Karnataka
- Prof Mohan Rao, Former Professor JNU
- Prabhakar S, Activist, Vijayawada
- Gautam Sonti, Filmmaker
- Bathula Anil Neelambaram, Social Activist, Andhra Pradesh
- Madiri, Social Activist, Andhra Pradesh
- Seshayya, Social Activist, Andhra Pradesh
- Moparthi, Social Activist, Andhra Pradesh
- Seenu, Social Activist, Andhra Pradesh
- BC Bhagawati, Practicing Physician
….. and lakhs more in every state actively resisting SIR through various organisations, forums and in the streets. And thousands together fighting SIR even in the court. Sorry for not being able to collect all their signatures at such short notice.
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