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Experts Explain | Can Election Commission determine if someone is an Indian citizen? What Supreme Court said in SIR verdict
May 31, 2026
Indian Express

Experts Explain | Can Election Commission determine if someone is an Indian citizen? What Supreme Court said in SIR verdict

The Supreme Court said the Election Commission can check if someone is an Indian citizen. This happened on May 27, when the court backed the ECI's plan to update voter lists. The court felt the ECI has the power to do this, and it's best placed to figure out how.