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Election Commission responds to SIR rift report, says differing views are part of decision-making
Updated On: 23 September, 2026 05:29 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
The clarification, posted on the poll body's official X handle, followed a report that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi had recorded objections on multiple occasions over 10 months on steps linked to electoral rolls and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR)

The Commission said highlighting selected internal notes over 10 months, while leaving out the larger body of approvals, decisions, instructions and initiatives, presented “only one part of the picture”. Representational pic
The Election Commission of India on Wednesday said differing views and internal notes among its members are a normal part of decision-making and do not alter the fact that its final decisions have been taken in accordance with the law.
The clarification, posted on the poll body's official X handle, followed a report that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi had recorded objections on multiple occasions over 10 months on steps linked to electoral rolls and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR). The Commission did not name the report in the press note.
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