Kerala Opposition backs unanimous Assembly decision in opposition to particular intensive revision in State

The Opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) has acknowledged that it’ll be part of forces with the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Kerala to cross a unanimous decision within the Assembly opposing the Election Commission of India (ECI)’s transfer to conduct a particular intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls within the State. 

Speaking to reporters in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday (September 19, 2025), Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan questioned the ECI’s rationale of holding the SIR within the brief run-up to the native physique polls and the Assembly elections in 2026. 

He stated Kerala voted as per the electoral record primarily based on the 2002 census.

The ECI calls for manufacturing of a spread of paperwork, together with start and domicile certificates, from voters searching for to re-register themselves within the upcoming record. “Lakhs of voters hardpressed to provide such paperwork risked getting disenfranchised”, he added. 

On the identical web page

Mr Satheesan stated INDIA bloc allies, together with the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] and the Communist Party of India (CPI), have been on the identical web page on the topic.

He stated the Leader of the Opposition within the Parliament, Rahul Gandhi, has a collection of exposés on organised and well-entrenched digital voter record fraud on a scale that has brought about public concern over the ECI’s integrity.

He stated ECI appeared “hell bent on” whittling down marginalised and backward sections of society from electoral rolls, “given their penchant for voting for INDIA nloc allies.”