Delhi: The ECI has issued a revised timeline for the ongoing SIR of Electoral Rolls to extend several activities by one week to ensure comprehensive and accurate voter records for the qualifying date of January 1, 2026. The revision schedule applies to the 12 States and Union Territories that are undergoing the revision process.
In the revised timeline, the enumeration period and rationalisation or re-arrangement of polling stations are to be finished by December 11, 2025. The updation of the control table and preparation of the draft roll will be carried out from December 12 to December 15, 2025.
The draft electoral roll will be published on December 16, 2025. The window for filing claims and objections will open along with it and will remain so till January 15, 2026. During this period, electors can request corrections, additions, or removal of entries.
At the same time, that is, from December 16, 2025, to February 7, 2026, the EROs will carry out the notice phase consisting of issuance, hearing, verification, decisions on enumeration forms, and disposal of all claims and objections.
The Commission has also scheduled the health parameter checking of electoral rolls and final approval procedures to be completed by February 10, 2026.
The process will be completed with the final publication of the electoral roll on February 14, 2026. The ECI added that the extension will enable more accurate, better verification, and an inclusive electoral roll ahead of forthcoming democratic exercises.