Haryana’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has brought into focus a unique problem confronting women who came to the state from West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Assam and other states after marriage.
Under the SIR exercise, voters whose names cannot be linked to the 2002 electoral rolls through themselves or their parents may be required to submit documents establishing their eligibility.
Officials say the documentation requirements vary according to the voter’s date of birth.
Her concern is that deletion from the electoral roll could eventually create difficulties in accessing government schemes and other official documentation. The Election Commission has specified documents including government or PSU identity cards, older government-issued records, birth certificates, passports, educational certificates, permanent-residence certificates, caste certificates, family registers and land or house allotment documents.
