ECI To Conduct Annual Electoral Roll Revision In 17 States, UTs Where SIR Is Over

Last Updated:October 15, 2026, 7:39 PM IST

The ECI has ordered a special summary revision of electoral rolls in 17 states and UTs, with January 1, 2027, as the qualifying date and final rolls due on January 4, 2027.

Security personnel stand guard outside the Election Commission of India (ECI) office, at Nirvachan Sadan in New Delhi. (IMAGE: PTI FILE)

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has ordered a Special Summary Revision (SSR) of electoral rolls in 17 states and union territories, with January 1, 2027, set as the qualifying date.

The exercise will cover Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Puducherry, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal.

The ECI issued the directions on Thursday, October 15, under Section 21 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950. The move is aimed at updating the existing electoral rolls ahead of the 2027 qualifying date and ensuring that eligible voters are included in the rolls.

As per the schedule issued by the poll panel, the rationalisation and rearrangement of polling stations will be completed by November 2, 2026. The integrated draft electoral rolls will then be published on November 12.

Voters will be given a window from November 12 to December 11 to file claims and objections regarding the draft rolls. The disposal of these claims and objections is scheduled to be completed by December 28.

The final electoral rolls will be published on January 4, 2027.

The ECI has, however, kept States and UTs where the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) is currently underway or has recently been completed outside this schedule. The poll panel said a separate timetable for SSR in these regions would be announced later.

These include Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Delhi, Odisha, Sikkim, Tripura and Telangana.

The Commission has also separately said that the schedule for electoral-roll revision in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, where SIR has not yet been started, will be announced later, keeping weather conditions in mind.

The latest exercise is part of the ECI’s wider effort to update electoral rolls ahead of upcoming elections and ensure that eligible citizens are able to register and participate in the electoral process.

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What is the schedule for the Special Summary Revision of electoral rolls announced by the ECI?

The Election Commission of India set January 1, 2027, as the qualifying date for the Special Summary Revision across 17 states and UTs. Polling station rationalisation concludes by November 2, 2026, draft rolls are published on November 12, claims and objections run until December 11, and final rolls release on January 4, 2027.

Which states and union territories are covered under the latest ECI electoral roll revision order?

The revision covers 17 states and union territories including Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Puducherry, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and West Bengal.

Why are certain states and union territories excluded from the current ECI revision schedule?

Regions where the Special Intensive Revision is currently underway, recently completed, or not yet started due to weather conditions like Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh have been kept outside this schedule, with a separate timetable to be announced later.

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