Padma Shri award-winning social activist Sunitha Krishnan’s enumeration form has been rejected, according to a message she received on her mobile phone on Friday, October 9, 2026, during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process. The brief message, attributed to the Election Commission of India (ECI), informed her that the form had been rejected but did not specify the reason. The development has raised questions about the status of her form and the communication provided to her during the revision exercise.

Krishnan, who is based in Hyderabad, said she had not received any notice during the designated SIR notice period asking her to submit documents to establish her citizenship. She pointed out that the process listed 12 types of documents that could be submitted for this purpose. According to her account, no communication had reached her requesting any of those documents before the rejection message arrived.

The message sent to Krishnan was brief and offered no explanation for the decision. It stated that the form had been rejected, identifying the Election Commission of India as the sender. The absence of a stated reason left her without clarity on whether the rejection was related to documentation, verification or another aspect of the enumeration process. The available information does not establish the specific grounds on which the form was rejected.

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The Special Intensive Revision is an electoral roll revision exercise intended to review voter registration records. During such a process, enumeration forms and supporting information may be examined as part of efforts to verify electoral records. Requirements and procedures relating to documentation are important because voters may need clear communication about any information or evidence required to complete verification.

Krishnan’s account centres on the lack of a notice requesting documents before she received the rejection message. Her statement does not establish whether officials attempted any other form of communication or whether the rejection can be challenged through a prescribed procedure. No response from the Election Commission explaining her individual case was included in the available report.

As of October 10, further details about the reason for rejecting Krishnan’s enumeration form had not been provided in the supplied information. It also remained unclear whether she had been offered an opportunity to clarify her records, submit additional documents or seek a review of the decision. The specific circumstances of the rejection and any subsequent action by electoral authorities were not reported.

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