SIR Online: Everything Is Difficult by Design

I did SIR enumeration online. The application seems to have been written by someone who hates users and doesn’t want them to get the work done1. I have had the same EPIC number since 2002, and it is still valid. I have kept my information updated over the years. Yet, I had to search for myself in a 2002 electoral roll, and I couldn’t find my name. I don’t exactly remember what happened in 2002 or why my name isn’t there. Or may be it was added after 2002 SIR. Ideally system should know it and guide accordingly. Then I had to search for one of my parents and link their details. Thanks to my father’s good memory we were able to find the part no. Because the search dropdowns doesn’t always show the polling station address. One has to know it! Searching your name in SIR in 2002. Of course, Aadhaar is not compulsory2; it’s just that you can’t submit the form online without e-signing it using Aadhaar + OTP. I have a valid digital signature certificate that I use for e-signing. Why can’t I…