Cricketer Mohammed Shami on Tuesday urged people to get the correction in SIR form after he appeared before poll officials in Kolkata for his hearing under the ongoing Special Intensive Revision exercise in West Bengal.
“I believe SIR is not something which is harming you… It is your responsibility to get the correction done, get your name in voter list. They had called me… I had no issues in coming here… they have handled things well, verification process was handled well. I have been here since 20-25 years… if they call me again, I will come,” Shami told reporters.
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to get the correction done, get your name in voter list. They had called me… I had no issues… pic.twitter.com/Ym2u8CKngm
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The cricketer and his brother, Mohammed Kaif, had been summoned by the Election Commission of India (ECI) due to some discrepancies in their enumeration forms.
Shami is enrolled as a voter in Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) Ward No. 93, which falls under the Rashbehari Assembly constituency. Although he was born in Uttar Pradesh’s Amroha, Shami has been a permanent resident of Kolkata for several years.
Previously, the cricketer had written to the poll body that he could not appear as he is in Rajkot for the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy.
Election Commission sources told India Today that the names of Shami and his brother surfaced on the hearing list owing to complications in their enumeration forms. The issues relate to discrepancies in progeny mapping and self-mapping.
This came after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wrote to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar expressing serious concerns over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state, alleging procedural lapses, arbitrariness, and violations of due process.
In the letter dated January 3, 2026, Banerjee stated that critical instructions related to the SIR are being communicated informally through WhatsApp messages and text messages, without formal written notifications, circulars, or statutory orders. She argued that this lack of formal documentation undermines transparency, accuracy, and accountability, and could lead to the disenfranchisement of genuine voters.
