The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday extended the ongoing three-stage Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in 12 states and Union Territories by seven days, issuing a revised notification outlining new deadlines for each phase of the exercise.
Under the earlier schedule, the enumeration period, covering the collection and digitisation of voter enumeration forms, was set to conclude on December 4. 
The ECI has now fixed December 11 as the new deadline. The same date has also been set for the rationalisation or re-arrangement of polling stations.
The publication of the draft electoral roll, originally slated for December 9, will now take place on December 16. 
Following this, claims and objections can be filed between December 16, 2025, and January 15, 2026.
The notice phase, which includes issuance, hearing, verification and decisions on enumeration forms, along with disposal of claims and objections by the electoral registration officers, will run concurrently from December 16, 2025, to February 7, 2026.
The checking of health parameters of electoral rolls and the process of obtaining the Commission&rsquo;s approval for final publication has been rescheduled to February 10, 2026. 
The final electoral roll will now be published on February 14, a week later than the previously announced date of February 7.
Opposition parties have criticised the pace of the SIR exercise, alleging undue haste. 
The Trinamool Congress has been particularly vocal in its objections.
&mdash;IANS

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November 30, 2025 | 15:19 IST