The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday announced a revised schedule for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in six states and Union Territories, following formal requests from their respective Chief Electoral Officers.
The states and UTs with revised timelines include Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, and Uttar Pradesh. While the qualifying date remains January 1, 2026, the deadlines for enumeration and publication of draft rolls have been extended.
For Tamil Nadu and Gujarat, the enumeration exercise will now continue until December 14, 2025, and the draft rolls will be published on December 19, 2025.
In Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Andaman & Nicobar Islands, enumeration will conclude on December 18, 2025, with draft rolls scheduled for release on December 23, 2025.
Uttar Pradesh, which sought more time to complete verification, will now finish enumeration by December 26, 2025, and publish draft rolls on December 31, 2025.
The ECI has urged citizens to ensure their names are added to the updated electoral roll by submitting Form 6 to Booth Level Officers or via the ECINet app/website, ahead of the final list’s publication in February 2026.
Meanwhile, enumeration in Goa, Puducherry, Lakshadweep, Rajasthan, and West Bengal concludes today, with draft rolls to be released on December 16, 2025.
Earlier, Kerala’s schedule was also revised, extending enumeration until December 18 and draft roll publication to December 23, 2025.
UP Gets Two-Week Extension After Low Response
On the request of Uttar Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer Navdeep Rinwa, the ECI has granted a two-week extension to complete the SIR process in the state more systematically.
Rinwa said that although the deadline for submitting enumeration forms ended today, around 18.85% (approx. 2.80 crore) of the state’s 15.44 crore registered voters had yet to respond.
According to the CEO:
99.24% of enumeration forms have been digitized.
18.85% of digitized forms fall into the non-returnable category—covering deceased, permanently shifted, absent, and duplicate voters.
80.29% forms have been returned with voter or family signatures.
He further detailed the non-returnable categories:
8.22% (1.27 crore) voters permanently shifted
2.98% (45.95 lakh) deceased
1.5% (23.69 lakh) duplicate voters
0.62% (9.58 lakh) unreturned forms
5.49% (84.73 lakh) absent voters
Rinwa added that over 76% of the mapping of enumeration forms to the 2003 voter list has been completed, with District Election Officers directed to expedite the remaining work.
