{
  "id": 13181212,
  "title": "Mumbai Congress MLA Amin Patel Seeks SIR Hearing Deadline Extension To October 31 As 95,538 Mumbadevi Voters Flagged",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/mumbai-congress-mla-amin-patel-seeks-sir-hearing-deadline-extension",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T18:40:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbai-congress-mla-amin-patel-seeks-sir-hearing-deadline-extension-to-october-31-as-95538-mumbadevi-voters-flagged"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai Congress MLA Amin Patel has requested an extension of the ASDD (Absent, Shifted, Dead, Duplicate) hearing deadline, from October 12 to October 31, 2026, due to issues encountered during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process. Patel claimed that voters wrongfully classified are unable to submit the required Form No. 6 and supporting documents because Election Commission personnel are unavailable. He explained that the Booth Level Officers (BLOs) responsible for processing these documents are not available at designated locations due to unavailability, making it difficult for voters to contact them. Patel warned that without a deadline extension, thousands of legitimate citizens risk being arbitrarily disenfranchised. Over 95,000 Mumbadevi voters were flagged during the revision process, with categories such as Permanently Shifted, Death, Untraceable/Absent, or Already Enrolled. Despite residents submitting signed SIR forms to field officers, some have been incorrectly classified. Patel emphasized that data entry errors must be corrected before finalizing the electoral rolls.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: Congress MLA and Deputy Leader of the Congress Legislative Party in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, Amin Patel, has urged Chief Electoral Officer Shri S. Chockalingam to extend the ASDD (Absent, Shifted, Dead, Duplicate) hearing deadline from October 12 to October 31, 2026, alleging operational breakdowns during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process. In his letter,…",
  "key_points": [
    "Mumbai Congress MLA Amin Patel seeks SIR hearing deadline extension to October 31, 2026.",
    "Over 95,538 Mumbadevi voters flagged during Special Intensive Revision process.",
    "Booth Level Officers unavailable, causing difficulty for voters to submit required documents."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}