‘Constitutional overreach’: DMK moves SC against voter roll revision in Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu’s ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam moved the Supreme Court on Monday against the special intensive revision of the electoral rolls in the state, describing it as a “constitutional overreach”, Live Law reported.
The petition claimed that the exercise could lead to the large-scale disenfranchisement of voters.
This came a day before the Election Commission is scheduled to begin the enumeration phase of the revision of the electoral rolls in 12 states and Union Territories. The exercise had been announced by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on October 27.
The states and Union Territories include Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal and Puducherry, which are due for Assembly elections in 2026.
The draft rolls will be published on December 9, and the final list on February 7, 2026.
On Sunday, 44 political parties in Tamil Nadu urged the poll panel to reconsider the revision of the electoral rolls in the state, saying that the exercise was “unacceptable” and could disenfranchise voters ahead of the Assembly elections.
In a resolution adopted at an all-party meeting chaired by Chief Minister and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam chief MK Stalin, the parties also said that they would move the Supreme Court against the exercise.
In its petition before the Supreme Court on Monday, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam noted that a Special Summary Revision had already been conducted in Tamil Nadu between October 2024 and...
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