The Election Commission has adjusted the special intensive revision schedule for poll rolls in several states and a Union Territory. New deadlines for submitting enumeration forms and publishing draft electoral rolls have been set, with final rolls expected in February 2026. This revision aims to ensure all eligible voters are included.
NEW DELHI: Following requests from chief electoral officers, Election Commission revised Thursday the schedule for the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of poll rolls in five states and a UT.The last date to submit enumeration forms in Tamil Nadu and Gujarat has now been fixed as Dec 14, while the draft electoral rolls will be published on Dec 19. The exercise will conclude on Dec 18 in MP, Chhattisgarh and Andaman & Nicobar Islands, while their draft rolls will be published Dec 23. The final date for the submission of enumeration forms and the publication of draft electoral roll in UP has been decided as Dec 26 and Dec 31, respectively.In the earlier revised schedule, the enumeration period for the five states and the UT was until Dec 11 and publication of the draft electoral rolls was Dec 16.”In order to ensure that no eligible elector is left behind, new electors are being encouraged to fill up Form 6 along with the declaration and submit them to BLOs, or fill the form and declaration online… to get their names included in the final electoral rolls, which will be published in Feb 2026,” EC stated. Bengal draft poll rolls will be out on December 16: ECEC said the enumeration period for Goa, Gujarat, Lakshadweep, Rajasthan and WB ended as per previous revised schedule on Dec 11, and the draft electoral rolls will be published on Dec 16. The schedule for Kerala was revised earlier, and the enumeration period for the state will end by Dec 18, with the draft electoral roll being published on Dec 23.The poll panel had stated Wednesday that CEOs of all states and UTs where SIR was under way will ensure that booth-wise lists of voters marked as absent, shifted, or dead/duplicate are shared with booth-level agents of political parties before the publication of draft rolls. The list will include the names of electors who could not be contacted even after three or more visits by booth-level officers.
