Constitution empowers Election Commission to prepare electoral rolls & SIR is its responsibility: HM Amit Shah

December 10, 2025 8:14 PM December 10, 2025 8:14 PM

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Constitution empowers Election Commission to prepare electoral rolls & SIR is its responsibility: HM Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah today supported the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, stressing that the Constitution guarantees the Election Commission to prepare the electoral rolls. He said the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) is the responsibility of the Election Commission, and it is intended to purify the electoral rolls.   Refuting the allegations of opposition on SIR during the discussion on the Election Reforms in the Lok Sabha today, Mr Shah alleged that the opposition, ...

Over 50.96 crore enumeration forms distributed in SIR Phase-2: Election Commission

December 10, 2025 3:56 PM December 10, 2025 3:56 PM

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Over 50.96 crore enumeration forms distributed in SIR Phase-2: Election Commission

The Election Commission today said, more than 50 crore 96 lakh enumeration forms have been distributed among electors since the launch of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) Phase-2. It is 99.98 per cent of nearly 51 crore electors that will be covered in this phase. The commission said that more than 50 crore forms have been digitised so far. It said that the last date for submitting enumeration forms is still the 11th of this month, except for Kerala, which is 18th December. The second phase of t...

Special Intensive Revision Phase two sees over 99% voter form distribution

November 24, 2025 4:37 PM November 24, 2025 4:37 PM

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Special Intensive Revision Phase two sees over 99% voter form distribution

The Election Commission has said that over 99 per cent enumeration forms have been distributed among electors since the launch of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) Phase two.   The commission said that more than 50 crore 50 lakh enumeration have been distributed so far. The second phase of the SIR of electoral rolls has commenced on the 4th of this month in nine States and three Union territories.   These states and UTs are Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, ...

EC Distributes Over 50 Crore Forms in SIR Phase II

November 20, 2025 4:43 PM November 20, 2025 4:43 PM

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EC Distributes Over 50 Crore Forms in SIR Phase II

The Election Commission today informed that over 50 crore enumeration forms have been distributed among electors since the launch of Special Intensive Revision, SIR Phase II on 4th of this month. It is 98 percent of the total 51 crore electors to be covered in this phase. Maximum of over 15 crore 37 lakh forms have been handed over in Uttar Pradesh. Over 7.64 crore forms have been given in West Bengal. In the second phase, the ECI has launched the SIR in nine states and three Union Territories. ...

Bihar Assembly Elections historic, over 7.5 crore voters participate in SIR

November 11, 2025 10:09 PM November 11, 2025 10:09 PM

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Bihar Assembly Elections historic, over 7.5 crore voters participate in SIR

Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar has said that Bihar Assembly elections were historic as over 7.5 crore voters participated in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voters' list. He added that approximately 1.76 lakh booth-level agents from all political parties and grassroots election workers participated in the poll.       Mr. Kumar said that due to the transparent efforts of election workers, not a single appeal was received by any of Bihar's 38 District Magistrates regarding t...

EC Launches Second Phase of Special Intensive Revision Across Nine States and Three UTs

November 4, 2025 2:19 PM November 4, 2025 2:19 PM

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EC Launches Second Phase of Special Intensive Revision Across Nine States and Three UTs

The second round of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise has been launched by the Election Commission of India (EC) today. The exercise is covering nine states and three Union territories with a combined electorate of around 51 crore. The large-scale revision of the electoral rolls will conclude with the publication of the final voter list on February 7, 2026.      The new phase of SIR will include the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, Madhya Prad...

Special Intensive Revision of Voter List Begins Across Gujarat

November 4, 2025 12:02 PM November 4, 2025 12:02 PM

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Special Intensive Revision of Voter List Begins Across Gujarat

The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the Voter List begins across Gujarat today. The final voter list is set for publication on February 7th, 2026. Booth Level Officers (BLOs) will conduct a door-to-door enumeration from November 4th to December 4th, 2025. The provisional voter list will be published on December 9th, 2025. Citizens can file claims for corrections until January 8th, 2026. The eligibility cut-off date for the revision is January 1st, 2002.     The Commission confirmed...

Enumeration for Special Intensive Revision of Electoral Rolls Begins in Puducherry

November 4, 2025 7:48 AM November 4, 2025 7:48 AM

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Enumeration for Special Intensive Revision of Electoral Rolls Begins in Puducherry

The house-to-house enumeration process in connection with the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls will commence in Puducherry today.     Addressing a press conference, the Chief Electoral Officer of Puducherry, P. Jawahar, said that printing of unique enumeration forms has been completed and training has been imparted to Booth Level Officers, Electoral Registration Officers, and Assistant Electoral Registration Officers. A two-stage training was given to Booth Level Officers, one of wh...