New Delhi: The Election Fee of India (ECI) will perform the second section of Particular Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in 12 states and Union Territories and the ultimate voter record can be launched on February 7, 2026, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar stated on Monday.
Addressing a press convention in New Delhi, CEC Kumar stated the train will cowl Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Madhya Pradesh, Puducherry, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.
In accordance with the Election Fee, printing and coaching will happen from October 28 to November 3, adopted by the voting interval from November to December 4. The draft electoral roll can be printed on December 9, adopted by a request and objection interval from December 9 to January 8, 2026. The notification stage for public listening to and verification can be held from December 9 to January 31, 2020, and the ultimate electoral roll can be printed on February 7. 2026.
“The second section of SIR (Particular Intensive Revision) can be applied quickly in 12 states and UTs,” the CEC stated.
Following the Supreme Court docket’s instructions, the ECI has included Aadhaar within the record of 12 displays pursuant to its September 9 order on Bihar’s SIR.
Explaining his stand on Aadhaar, CEC Kumar stated, “So far as Aadhaar card is worried, the Supreme Court docket has stated that Aadhaar must be utilized in accordance with the Aadhaar Act. Part 9 of the Aadhaar Act states that Aadhaar is just not proof of domicile or citizenship. The Supreme Court docket has given a number of judgments that Aadhaar is just not proof of date of delivery. Preserving this in thoughts, the Aadhaar authorities have given the next judgments.” That discover nonetheless stands in the present day, once you obtain a brand new Aadhaar, the cardboard says it isn’t proof of date of delivery, handle, or citizenship. Aadhaar Card is an id doc and will also be used for digital signatures. ”
He added that voter rolls in these 12 states and Utah can be frozen beginning midnight. “The voter record of all states the place SIR can be held can be frozen at 12am tonight. All voters on that record can be given their very own enumeration types by the BLO. These enumeration types will comprise all the main points required for the present voter record. After the BLO begins distributing types to present electors, all these whose names seem on the enumeration kind will attempt to verify whether or not their names are on the 2003 voters’ record. If that’s the case, there isn’t any have to submit any further paperwork,” he stated. Mentioned.
“There may be additionally no have to submit any further paperwork in case your mother and father’ names are on the record as a substitute of your individual. The SIR voter record for 2002-2004 is offered to anybody at http://voters.eci.gov.in and you may cross-check it your self,” the CEC added.
Drawing on the expertise of the primary section of SIR in Bihar, the ECI has additionally determined that Sales space Stage Officers (BLOs) will go to households as much as thrice for cross-checking and linking of types. “In case the elector is absent or there’s a delay in matching and linking, the BLO will go to every residence a complete of thrice. The elector can even fill the shape on-line. If the title of the elector or his father or mom is just not within the 2003 record, the ERO will decide eligibility primarily based on documentary proof,” Kumar stated.
He added that state chief electoral officers will maintain a gathering with political events to elucidate the SIR course of, including that booth-level brokers of political events can acquire 50 signed record types and submit the certificates to the BLO.
To keep away from overcrowding, the Election Fee has determined to not open polling stations with greater than 1,200 electors and to arrange new polling stations in high-rise buildings, gated colonies and slum complexes.
“To keep away from crowding, no more than 1,200 electors can be current on the polling stations. We are going to rationalize the 1,200 polling stations and open new polling stations in high-rise buildings, gated colonies and slums,” the CEC stated, including that after the choice of the ERO, i.e. publication of the ultimate record, voters and constituency residents can proceed to enchantment to the DM and in addition file a second enchantment to the state CEO inside 15 days. everyday.
CEC Kumar cited immigration, voters registering at a number of areas, non-removal of names even after dying, and inclusion of international names within the voter record as components that led the Election Fee to determine on a phased nationwide SIR.
“Migration, voters registering in a number of areas, non-removal of names after dying, and inclusion of international names within the voter record. These are the 4 components that led the Election Fee to determine on the nationwide SIR in a phased method. “The SIR is geared toward registering all voters on the electoral register and eradicating ineligible voters,” he stated.
Previous to this, following the announcement of the nationwide SIR by Gyanesh Kumar on October 6, ECI held a two-day CEO assembly on SIR preparedness from October 22-23 on the Indian Institute of Worldwide Democracy and Election Administration (IIIIDEM) in New Delhi.
