EC extends SIR schedule, final rolls now on Feb 14

The Election Commission (EC) on Sunday extended by a week the schedule for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across 12 states and Union Territories, amid Opposition claims that the earlier “tight timelines” were hindering voters and officials.

- Vrinda Tulsian

The poll panel, however, said the extension was meant to ensure “full transparency’.

In a statement, EC said the distribution of enumeration forms will now continue until December 11, instead of the earlier deadline of December 4. The draft electoral rolls will be published on December 16, replacing the previous date of December 9, while the period for filing claims and objections will now remain till January 15, 2026. The final voters’ list will now be published on February 14, instead of February 7.

“An additional week is being given for sharing details of absent, shifted, dead, and duplicate electors by the BLOs [Booth-Level Officers] with the BLAs [Booth-Level Agents] before preparing the draft rolls so as to ensure full transparency,” a poll panel functionary said on condition of anonymity.