The Election Commission has revised the schedule for the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in five states and a Union Territory following requests from chief electoral officers. New deadlines for submitting enumeration forms and publishing draft electoral rolls have been set, with the final rolls to be published in February 2026. Election Commission NEW DELHI: Following requests from chief electoral officers, Election Commission (EC) on Thursday revised the schedule for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral 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 in the two states will be published on Dec 19. The exercise will conclude on Dec 18 in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Andaman and Nicobar Islands, while their draft rolls will be published on Dec 23. The final date for the submission of enumeration forms and the publication of draft electoral roll in Uttar Pradesh 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 the earlier date of publication of the draft electoral rolls was Dec 16.EC said the enumeration period for Goa, Gujarat, Lakshadweep, Rajasthan, and West Bengal ended as per the 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.“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 using the ECINet app or website to get their names included in the final electoral rolls, which will be published in Feb 2026,” EC said in a statement.The poll panel stated on Wednesday that CEOs of all states and UTs where SIR was underway will ensure that booth-wise lists of voters marked as absent, shifted, or dead/duplicate (ASD) are shared with booth level agents (BLAs) of political parties before the publication of draft electoral rolls. The list will include the names of electors who could not be contacted even after three or more visits made by booth level officers.Sharing the lists with BLAs will help political parties ensure that names of eligible voters are not removed from the voters’ list. EC said the same steps were taken during the SIR exercise in Bihar earlier this year.As per EC, nearly 51 crore enumeration forms were distributed in 12 states/UTs in the second phase of the exercise.About the AuthorAtul MathurAtul Mathur, Deputy Metro Editor (Senior Assistant Editor), at The Times of India, has over 26 years of experience in journalism. Based in Delhi, he has extensively reported on governance, policy and politics, offering readers deeply researched, data-driven insights into the workings of the capital. 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NEW DELHI: Following requests from chief electoral officers, Election Commission (EC) on Thursday revised the schedule for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral 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 in the two states will be published on Dec 19. The exercise will conclude on Dec 18 in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Andaman and Nicobar Islands, while their draft rolls will be published on Dec 23. The final date for the submission of enumeration forms and the publication of draft electoral roll in Uttar Pradesh 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 the earlier date of publication of the draft electoral rolls was Dec 16.EC said the enumeration period for Goa, Gujarat, Lakshadweep, Rajasthan, and West Bengal ended as per the 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.“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 using the ECINet app or website to get their names included in the final electoral rolls, which will be published in Feb 2026,” EC said in a statement.The poll panel stated on Wednesday that CEOs of all states and UTs where SIR was underway will ensure that booth-wise lists of voters marked as absent, shifted, or dead/duplicate (ASD) are shared with booth level agents (BLAs) of political parties before the publication of draft electoral rolls. The list will include the names of electors who could not be contacted even after three or more visits made by booth level officers.Sharing the lists with BLAs will help political parties ensure that names of eligible voters are not removed from the voters’ list. EC said the same steps were taken during the SIR exercise in Bihar earlier this year.As per EC, nearly 51 crore enumeration forms were distributed in 12 states/UTs in the second phase of the exercise.
