Electoral Roll
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Over 43 lakh names deleted from Jharkhand voter list after SIR: What does EC's draft roll show
Jharkhand | Aug 05, 2026, 08:00 PM ISTThe enumeration exercise for the SIR of electoral rolls began on June 30 and continued till July 29, during which BLOs conducted door-to-door visits to distribute, collect, and verify enumeration forms.
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Election Commission extends SIR deadline in Delhi; final electoral roll to be released on this date
Delhi | Aug 04, 2026, 07:30 PM ISTDelhi is among the states covered in Phase 3 of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), which was launched on May 14. With the completion of Phase 3, the SIR exercise will have been carried out across the entire country, except for Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.
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EC extends SIR deadline in Telangana, final electoral roll to be published on October 19
India | Aug 01, 2026, 12:22 PM ISTAccording the EC, the modified schedule issued by ECI Secretary Pawan Diwan, house-to-house enumeration visits by Booth Level Officers (BLOs) and the rationalisation or rearrangement of polling stations have now been extended until August 10, 2026.
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Mamata begins protest against SIR: 'Will expose BJP-EC conspiracy to defranschise Bengal voters'
Kolkata | Mar 06, 2026, 02:46 PM ISTI will present voters who have been declared dead by EC in Kolkata, Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said while launching sit-in against SIR deletions.
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West Bengal SIR final voter list released: 5.46 lakh voters have been deleted from list
Kolkata | Feb 28, 2026, 06:35 PM ISTChief Electoral Officer Manoj Kumar Agarwal said the electoral roll revision process led to the deletion of over 5.46 lakh electors through Form-7 and inclusion of more than 1.82 lakh voters via Form-6 and Form-6A submissions.
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Final electoral roll for Madhya Pradesh released: 5.74 crore voters enumerated in mission mode
Madhya Pradesh | Feb 21, 2026, 11:46 PM ISTMadhya Pradesh SIR: A total of 57,406,143 voters were registered in the draft voter list. The final voter list includes the names of 53,981,065 voters. Thus, a net addition of 849,082 voters was recorded after the draft list.
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SIR in remaining states, including Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, may start from April
India | Feb 19, 2026, 11:52 PM ISTThe Election Commission of India has asked the remaining states to begin preparations for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR). The Commission has directed officials to prepare for the SIR, which will begin in April 2026.
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Assam draft electoral rolls released after SIR, over 10.56 lakh names deleted, check details
India | Dec 27, 2025, 11:42 PM ISTAssam draft electoral rolls: Of the 10.56 lakh, 4,78,992 names were deleted because of deaths, 5,23,680 voters were found to have moved from their registered addresses, and 53,619 demographically similar entries were identified for correction, the EC said.
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Chhattisgarh draft electoral rolls released after SIR, over 27 lakh names deleted, check details
chhattisgarh | Dec 23, 2025, 11:43 PM ISTThe Election Commission said it is implementing the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the Electoral Rolls in Chhattisgarh with a clearly defined objective to ensure inclusion of all the eligible electors and exclusion of all the ineligible electors with full transparency at every stage.
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Kerala draft electoral list published; over 24 lakh names removed after SIR exercise
India | Dec 23, 2025, 07:48 PM ISTSIR 2.0: The Election Commission today published draft electoral rolls after the Special Intensive Revision in Kerala. The list was also published for Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Andaman and Nicobar after the SIR.
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Madhya Pradesh draft electoral rolls released after SIR, over 42 lakh names deleted
Madhya Pradesh | Dec 23, 2025, 05:33 PM ISTMadhya Pradesh draft electoral rolls released: Over 42.74 lakh names have been removed from the state's voter list and these include 19.19 lakh men and 23.64 lakh women. Apart from this, 8.40 lakh names have not been mapped.
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EC to publish draft electoral rolls for Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday: How to check your status?
Madhya Pradesh | Dec 22, 2025, 11:40 PM ISTThe EC is driving the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) to remove duplicate, fake, or ineligible names, including those of deceased or shifted voters. The SIR also aims to ensure accuracy, include eligible voters, and ensure free and fair elections.
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SIR 2.0: How to check if your details are uploaded on the ECI portal? A step-by-step guide
India | Dec 10, 2025, 11:48 PM ISTThe Election Commission of India is conducting the second phase of the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls across 12 states and Union Territories. The draft electoral rolls will be published on December 16, and the final voters' list will be out on February 14, 2026.
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Amit Shah slams Rahul Gandhi: 'Opposition making vote chori narrative to mislead people on SIR'
India | Dec 10, 2025, 06:05 PM ISTAmit Shah also stated that the Election Commission is a constitutional body and does not work as per the directives of the Central government and added that it was the responsibility of the EC to conduct free and fair elections.
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AI facial checks to scan out fake, deceased voters as EC tightens scrutiny in Bengal SIR
West Bengal | Nov 18, 2025, 11:01 AM ISTThe Election Commission is introducing AI-driven facial matching technology during the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in West Bengal to identify duplicate and fake voters. Despite the new system, booth-level officers will continue to handle on-ground verification.
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EC press conference: Bengal and UP to witness voter roll revision, SIR in Assam separately
India | Oct 27, 2025, 08:03 PM ISTEC press conference: The poll body said the second phase of the SIR exercise will be carried out across 12 states and UTs. Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Kerala, Assam, and Puducherry are scheduled to go to polls next year.
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Kerala Assembly unanimously passes resolution against SIR of voter list, calls it 'hasty move'
India | Sep 29, 2025, 02:14 PM ISTThe Congress-led UDF opposition, which had already expressed their strong reservations against the SIR, backed the resolution in the House moved by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
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Bihar woman, face of Opposition's 'vote chori' protest, slams INDIA bloc for using her photo, name
India | Aug 13, 2025, 07:13 AM ISTSeveral MPs of the INDIA bloc parties held a protest in the Parliament House complex on Tuesday against the Election Commission's voter roll revision in Bihar. MPs were seen wearing white T-shirts with 'Minta Devi' and her photo emblazoned on it and '124 Not Out' written at the back.
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No claim or objection filed by any political party on Bihar draft rolls: ECI
India | Aug 10, 2025, 11:53 PM ISTNo claim or objection has yet been submitted by any political party on draft electoral rolls, said the Election Commission of India in a daily bulletin on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll in Bihar.
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Donald Trump 'resident' of Bihar? Residential certificate with US President's name surfaces
India | Aug 07, 2025, 06:40 AM ISTAn unusual case has come to light in Bihar's Samastipur district, where an application for a residence certificate was submitted using the name and photograph of US President Donald Trump.