# SIR panel flags identity crisis for women married into Haryana 2026-08-14T18:01:47+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A State Information Commission (SIR) report has highlighted a troubling identity crisis faced by women from other states who married Haryana men and settled there. Many have lived in Haryana for decades, raised families, and voted in successive elections. However, the absence of their names, or those of their parents, from the 2002 electoral rolls has left many struggling to establish their electoral identity. The SIR, while hearing a case, observed that these women are being treated as 'non-residents' for voter registration purposes, creating a bureaucratic deadlock. The panel has called for a simpler, compassionate process to help these long-term residents secure their voting rights. ## Coverage - ndtv.com Tags: Election Commission of India, electoral rolls, Haryana, State Information Commission Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/sir-panel-flags-identity-crisis-for-women-married-into-haryana/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/sir-panel-flags-identity-crisis-for-women-married-into-haryana/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.