The Election Commission (EC) has mandated that new voters applying to be included in electoral rolls must provide details of their parents' Special Intensive Revision (SIR) status.This requirement, added in the Bihar SIR process launched in June 2025, involves submitting a declaration along with Form 6.

EC officials clarified that this measure aims to streamline voter verification by linking new applicants to existing records, reducing the need for duplicate documents.

The SIR process, which also targets removing duplicate, deceased, or non-resident voters, has faced scrutiny from UN rapporteurs over transparency concerns.However, EC authorities defended the process as constitutional and Supreme Court-endorsed, emphasizing its goal to ensure accurate voter lists.They denied allegations of bias in deleting minority voters, stating affected individuals can challenge exclusions.The EC also reiterated that the SIR process is not a mass deletion but a systematic update to maintain electoral roll integrity.