The Election Commission believes that this step will increase transparency and credibility in the voter list
Election Commission To Conduct SIR Of Voter List Across Country Latest News: New Delhi: After the 'Special Intensive Revision' (SIR) of the voter list in Bihar, the Election Commission is now planning to implement it across the country. The move is aimed at ensuring the accuracy and integrity of the voter list across the country. In this regard, the Commission has called an important meeting of Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) of all states and union territories on September 10.
SIR (Special Intensive Revision) is a special campaign, in which the names of dead, permanently transferred, duplicate or non-citizen voters are removed from the voter list. Its purpose is to ensure that no eligible citizen is left out from being included in the voter list and no ineligible person is included in it.
Opposition parties had raised questions about this process in Bihar, alleging that the exercise is being done for political gain. After these allegations, the Election Commission had clarified that it is its constitutional responsibility and now it has decided to implement it across the country
Under this nationwide campaign, voters of all states and union territories except Bihar will have to fill a signed form (enumeration form). The order issued by the Commission will also tell which people will need to submit supporting documents and who will not. This entire process will last for a month.
Census: Booth-level officers (BLOs) will go door-to-door to collect information from voters and get forms filled.
Publication of draft list: After the census, a draft voter list will be published.
Claims and objections: Voters will be given one month to make corrections or changes in this list.
Final publication: After all claims and objections are settled, the final voter list will be published in early January 2026.
In the meeting to be held on September 10, the Election Commission will decide the outline of this campaign with the CEO. Issues like rationalizing polling stations and training election officials will also be discussed in it. The Election Commission believes that this step will increase transparency and credibility in the voter list, which is very important for a healthy democracy.
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