Elderly Indian veteran and wife must appear in person at two distant locations for voter verification despite prior compliance.

Despite filling out SIR forms and being listed on the Goa Draft Electoral Roll 2026, India's Election Commission ordered former Navy Chief Admiral Arun Prakash, 82, and his wife, who were both in Goa, to physically appear at two different locations 18 kilometers apart for voter roll verification under the Special Intensive Revision process. According to officials, they are classified as "unmapped" because their names are not on the 2002 voter list. Prakash, a veteran of the 1971 war, complained about the requirement, pointing out that a polling officer came to their house three times without gathering the necessary data. He urged the Commission to enhance the procedure after criticizing the design of the SIR form and the burden on senior voters. Officials are reviewing the case and looking over an enumeration form for Navy veterans.