A major controversy has erupted in the Ramgarh Assembly constituency of Alwar,Rajasthan during the final phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll. Villagers and voters allege that objections have been suddenly filed against 1,397 voters—most of them from the Muslim community—in an attempt to remove them from the voter list, despite all of them being alive.
A group of villagers, led by Nasru Khan, the Panchayat Samiti head of Untwal village, approached the SDM office and submitted a memorandum. They claimed that objections against 106 voters were filed in the name of the village’s Nawab, who maintains that he never submitted any such applications.
Villagers further stated that several objections falsely labeled them as deceased or non-resident, although all of them are alive and had personally visited the SDM office. The Nawab and other villagers alleged that their names were misused to file fake objections with the intent of removing them from the voter list.
District Collector Dr. Aartika Shukla stated that all objections received by January 15 will be uploaded online, and each objection will be verified over the following seven days. She clarified that the investigation will determine where and by whom these objections were filed, and only after this process will final decisions be made on the objections.
The SIR process in Ramgarh has also sparked political controversy. Congress leaders alleged large-scale bias and attempts to create confusion in the voter list, while BJP leaders dismissed these claims as politically motivated and expressed confidence in the fairness of the electoral process.
Local villagers and political parties are demanding a fair investigation and action against those responsible. They stressed that no eligible voter’s name should be removed from the electoral roll through fraudulent means. The administration has promised a probe, but it remains to be seen whether the villagers’ concerns are validated and how transparent the SIR process ultimately proves to be.
