NEW DELHI: EC is likely to order special summary revision (SSR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound UP, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa and Manipur in Oct, with Jan 1, 2027 as the qualifying date. However, it is unlikely to go for a nationwide SSR this year in view of SIR Phase 3 underway in 19 states/UTs and the ongoing Census exercise, reports Bharti Jain.As per media reports, EC’s SS Sandhu and Vivek Joshi are said to have objected to non-conduct of a nationwide SSR after Jan 1, 2025. However, sources said SIR was underway towards the end of 2025 in a dozen states and had been completed only a few months ago in Bihar. Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesEC was also planning the third phase of SIR covering 19 states/UTs in 2026.EC also had to be mindful of the Census exercise. The first phase was scheduled between April 1 and Sept 30, 2026, while the second phase is underway in Ladakh and snow-bound areas of J&K, Himachal and Uttarakhand and was recently advanced in states due for assembly polls early next year.SSR in poll-bound states will be in accordance with Sec 21 of RP Act, which mandates rolls revision with reference to qualifying date before each poll or bypoll. Since polls in five states are due in Feb-March 2027, updated rolls will have to be published in Jan 2027.Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.About the AuthorBharti JainBharti Jain is senior editor with The Times of India, New Delhi. She has been writing on security matters since 1996. Having covered the Union home ministry, security agencies, Election Commission and the ‘prime’ political beat, the Congress, for The Economic Times all these years, she moved to TOI in August 2012. Her repertoire of news stories delves into the whole gamut of issues related to terrorism and internal strife, besides probing strategic affairs in India’s neighbourhood.Read MoreEnd of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosAjeet Bharti Faces Arrest Heat As Delhi HC Rejects Bail In Chandrashekhar Azad CaseIIT-Bombay Death Row: Parents Question CCTV Leak, Demand CBI Probe And Action Against OfficialsAnother Sexual Assault Case from Bihar: 4 Arrested In Samastipur After Video Surfaces OnlineRahul Gandhi Demands Gyanesh Kumar’s Resignation, Alleges ‘Vote Chori’ After ECI Rift Emerges’Justice Must Be Served’: Ladakh Marks One Year Since Deadly Leh Violence | WatchWhen The Umpires Clash: 10 Questions At The Heart Of The Election Commission-SIR Row21-Year Search Ends As Jamui Police Arrest Double Murder Accused While Raiding House Of His Son‘Anti-National’ Gyanesh Kumar Must Resign: CJP’s Dipke, Saurav Das List 3 Demands Amid SIR-EC RowLoP Role ‘Largely Ornamental’?: SC Judges Split Over EC Appointment Law, Matter Sent To CJIRam Temple Donation Case: SIT Files 74,000-Page Chargesheet Against 8 Accused123Hot PicksIBPS PO Prelims Result 2026Bank strikeNEET PG ResultGold Rate TodayOctober 2026 School HolidaysSchool holiday todaySamastipur girl molestationTelangana school holidayMumbai-Pune ExpresswayCBSE Date SheetTop TrendingAsian Games Medal TallyRahul GandhiPowerball JackpotDelhi Hit and RunUP EncounterDonald TrumpPM ModiNaomi OsakaJoe ThomasSupreme Court
NEW DELHI: EC is likely to order special summary revision (SSR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound UP, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa and Manipur in Oct, with Jan 1, 2027 as the qualifying date. However, it is unlikely to go for a nationwide SSR this year in view of SIR Phase 3 underway in 19 states/UTs and the ongoing Census exercise, reports Bharti Jain.As per media reports, EC’s SS Sandhu and Vivek Joshi are said to have objected to non-conduct of a nationwide SSR after Jan 1, 2025. However, sources said SIR was underway towards the end of 2025 in a dozen states and had been completed only a few months ago in Bihar.
Share your thoughts in the comments
Be respectful · TOI community guidelines
EC was also planning the third phase of SIR covering 19 states/UTs in 2026.EC also had to be mindful of the Census exercise. The first phase was scheduled between April 1 and Sept 30, 2026, while the second phase is underway in Ladakh and snow-bound areas of J&K, Himachal and Uttarakhand and was recently advanced in states due for assembly polls early next year.SSR in poll-bound states will be in accordance with Sec 21 of RP Act, which mandates rolls revision with reference to qualifying date before each poll or bypoll. Since polls in five states are due in Feb-March 2027, updated rolls will have to be published in Jan 2027.
