{
  "id": 12652466,
  "title": "'SIR Full Of Infirmities', Says Ex-EC Member, Suggests Panel To Look Into Impact On Poll Results",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/sir-full-of-infirmities-says-ex-ec-member-suggests-panel-to-look-into",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T15:01:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/sir-full-of-infirmities-says-ex-ec-member-suggests-panel-to-look-into-impact-on-poll-results"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa has criticized the special intensive revision (SIR) process as \"full of infirmities\" and suggested establishing a commission of inquiry to investigate the impact on election outcomes. In an interview with 'The Free Press Journal', Lavasa argued that if a link between voter list discrepancies in certain West Bengal constituencies and the election result is proven, then fresh elections should be held. He made these remarks amid opposition demands to nullify recently held Assembly elections in light of the ECI's SIR.",
  "summary": "Former Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa has remarked that the special intensive revision process is “full of infirmities” and has mooted the idea of constituting a commission of inquiry to assess whether the mass deletion of voters affected election outcomes. In an exclusive interview with ‘The Free Press Journal’, Lavasa said that if a link between discrepancies in voter lists in certain…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}