Second phase of SIR in 12 states, UTs from Nov 4, exercise to span 3 months
The Election Commission (EC) will conduct the second phase of the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in 12 states and union territories from November 4, covering 51 crore voters, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar announced on Monday.
The recently concluded Bihar SIR was the first phase of the exercise.
The 12 states which will be part of the second phase include three states and a union territory where the Assembly elections are due in 2026. These are West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and the Union Territory of Puducherry.
Addressing a press conference to announce the schedule for the pan-India SIR, the CEC said the enumeration process would begin on November 4 and continue till December 4, while the draft rolls would be published on December 9. During the enumeration, booth-level officers (BLOs) would make three visits to every house to verify voter details. The window for filing claims and objections against the draft list would be between December 9 and January 8 next year. The final electoral rolls would be published on February 7. The exercise will be completed in three months.
The SIR schedule for the remaining parts of the country would be announced later after the completion of the second phase.
The other states and union territories which have been included in the second phase of the SIR are the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.