Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge and other opposition leaders filed a petition in the Supreme Court on October 12 challenging the special intensive revision of electoral rolls.
The petition alleges large-scale voter deletions and seeks an audit by an independent committee headed by a retired Supreme Court judge.
It also asks for an interim suspension of the revision.
Police had stopped the leaders’ march on Bhagwan Dass Marg before it reached the court.
Reports say the court could take up the petition on Tuesday, though listing is not confirmed.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and other opposition leaders filed a petition in the Supreme Court on Monday, October 12, 2026, challenging the Election Commission’s special intensive revision, or SIR, of electoral rolls, according to The Tribune, Deccan Herald and India Legal.
The petitioners include Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Trinamool Congress leader Saugata Roy, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav, according to the reports.
Leaders of the Shiv Sena (UBT), CPI(M), CPI, JMM, NCP (SP) and the Indian Union Muslim League are also among the petitioners, according to Inkl’s report.
The petition alleges large-scale deletions of voters and irregularities in the revision. These are the petitioners’ allegations and the reports do not say they were verified.
It asks for an independent committee headed by a retired Supreme Court judge to audit deletions and modifications in the electoral roll databases, according to the same reports.
It also seeks an interim suspension of the ongoing SIR until the matter is decided, and seeks action against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, according to the reports.
The reports published on Monday did not describe the Election Commission’s response to the petition.
India TV reported that the court could take up the petition on Tuesday, October 13, but the reports did not confirm that the case had been listed.
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