In Kerala’s ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll, the Election Commission of India (ECI) extended the deadline for filing claims and objections to January 30. The earlier window ran from December 23 (when the draft roll was published) to January 22. The extension follows the Supreme Court advising the ECI to consider suitably extending the claims-and-objections period, and a request from the Chief Electoral Officer (Kerala). Separately, the CPI(M) criticized the draft roll, alleging that inconsistencies and clerical/typographical errors—such as mistakes in names, ages, and addresses—have appeared, including issues traceable to entries from the 2002 SIR roll. The party argued voters should not be held responsible for such errors and warned that these mistakes could threaten citizens’ voting rights. CPI(M) also raised concerns about whether the ECI’s software is sufficiently error-proof and called for urgent intervention, suggesting booth-level officers could correct many errors without inconveniencing voters.