Special Intensive Revision

The Election Commission of India (ECI) is conducting a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls for 2026 across multiple states/UTs to clean voter lists, remove duplicates, and update records ahead of assembly polls, with major revisions recently concluding in states like West Bengal. The process involves house-to-house enumeration, document verification, and filing of Form 6 for inclusions, with final rolls being published in early 2026.

Key Details of SIR 2026

∙Purpose: To update the voter list, focusing on removing duplicates, deceased persons, shifted voters, and identifying new eligible voters for 2026 election cycles.

∙Target Areas: Initial phases covered 12 States/UTs, with further rollouts possible in 22 States/UTs following assembly elections in April/May 2026.

∙Process: Booth Level Officers (BLOs) conduct house visits. An Enumeration Form (EF) is used for updating, where family members’ previous voter IDs are used to verify and map data.

∙Significance: This is a major update following recent election cycles and has resulted in the deletion of millions of names, including over 90 lakh in West Bengal alone, to ensure accuracy.

∙OfficialResource:Detailedguidelinesandformsareavailablethroughthe Election Commission of India-Voter Service Portal.

Actionable Steps for Voters

∙Check Name: Verify your name in the electoral roll.

∙Fill Forms: Utilize the Special Intensive Revision instructions to submit corrections or new enrollments.

∙Use Documents: Be prepared to present documents proving eligibility if your name was not in the previous voter list.

Note: The SIR process may vary slightly by state. The official ECI website remains the primary source for the final 2026 voter list and specific state updates.

As per instructions of the Election commission of India, the work of summary revision of voter lists is done every year. This time as per the instructions of the Election Commission of India, special intensive revision of voter lists is to be done considering 01-01-2026 as the qualifying date. Earlier special intensive revision of voter lists was done in Haryana in 2002. Therefore, the voter list of 2002 and voter list of the year 2024 are being matched by the Booth level officers. The Booth level officers are marking the voters registered in 2002 in the voter list of the year 2024. The following works will be done for Special Intensive Revision of voter list.

1-The names of voters registered in the year 2002 are being marked in the voter list in the year 2024.

2- During the Special Intensive Revision of the Electoral Roll, the Booth Level Officer will go door to door and distribute enumeration Form. The Booth level Officer will provide Annexure C to each existing voter and obtain an acknowledgement on another Form No. C

3-Voter whose names are listed in the 2002 voter list and the 2024 voter list will simply complete and submit Annexure C. These voters will not be required to provide any documents.

4-Voters whose names are not included in the 2002 voter list but are included in the 2024 voter list will also have to provide documents along with Annexure C.

5-A voter whose name is registered in the 2002 voter list, but does not submit Annexure C within the stipulated time, will have to submit Annexure D during claims and objections.

6-Voters born between 01-07-1987 and 02-12-2004 must provide one ID proof along with enumeration form.

7-Voters born after 2004 must provide two ID proof along with enumeration form.

Source: Election Office, Sirsa (elm2hrysrs-10-04-26-12-20-p)