UPSC | Prelims GS | 2026

The Special Summary Revision (SSR) of electoral rolls differs from the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) principally because SSR, as reported, involves:

  1. annual enrolment and updating through existing electoral-roll procedures
  2. a citizenship-verification exercise requiring fresh proof from every elector
  3. deletion of all names absent from a house-to-house enumeration
  4. replacement of the Election Commission by State governments

Answer

Correct Answer

annual enrolment and updating through existing electoral-roll procedures

Explanation

SSR is the annual exercise to enrol new voters and update rolls, using Form 6 and related procedures, with draft and final lists. The report contrasts it with SIR, which generated controversy over deletions and documentation. SSR does not replace the ECI or automatically require every elector to prove citizenship.

Topics: election commission of india, elections, polity, special summary revision