Who this page is for
It is for anyone who wants to speak or protest about the revision and wants the facts straight first. It sets out what happened, what is documented, what has been reported but not established, and what the figures cannot show. It ends with the rights of anyone who protests. Every point links to its source. Further reading and viewing lists the investigations and analyses this page draws on, and sets what commentators have said beside the official figures.
What happened
What is documented
Each of these rests on the Election Commission's own orders and letters, the Chief Electoral Officers' notes, or the Supreme Court's orders and judgments.
Reported in the press
These come from named press reports and are the outlets' accounts. The Commission's reply sits beside them where one was reported.
What the figures cannot show
- They cannot show why any name was left off, or what anyone intended. A reason on a list is what the officer wrote down, and nobody checked it.
- They cannot show whether a person who was left off was entitled to stay on the roll. Some of those left off had died or moved, and the lists cannot say how many.
- They cannot show that the names left off or deleted decided an election.
- They say nothing about anyone's citizenship. The Supreme Court held in May 2026 that declining to enrol someone does not declare that person not to be a citizen. The NRC page sets out what the law says.
Left off the roll? What to do
Left off the roll? What to do sets out what the law lets an elector do, from Form 6 to the appeals, with the helpline and organisations that helped electors.
Your rights at a protest
This section is general legal information about the law in force on . It is not legal advice, and the facts of a particular protest can change how the law applies. Rules on permission and on where a protest may be held are set locally and differ from place to place. Each point below quotes the act, the Constitution, the judgment or NALSA's own site.