EC Revises SIR Schedule For Three States And Delhi, Extends Door-To-Door Voter Verification Deadline

Published 16 July 2026 · local

EC Revises SIR Schedule For Three States And Delhi, Extends Door-To-Door Voter Verification Deadline Published By, Last Updated: July 16, 2026, 07:33 IST ECI revised

EC Revises SIR Schedule For Three States And Delhi, Extends Door-To-Door Voter Verification Deadline Published By, Last Updated: July 16, 2026, 07:33 IST ECI revised electoral roll revision schedules for Delhi, Karnataka, Telangana, Punjab, extending BLO verification. Draft rolls to be published in August, final rolls in October. Booth Level Officials (BLO) distribute enumeration forms as a part of the Election Commission of India's Special Intensive Revision (SIR), at a fisherman's village on the Mousuni Island in West Bengal. (IMAGE: AFP) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday revised the schedule for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Delhi, Karnataka, Telangana and Punjab, extending the timeline for Booth Level Officers (BLOs) to complete door-to-door verification while retaining the overall electoral roll revision programme. The decision comes a day after the poll panel announced similar revisions for Andhra Pradesh and Haryana, taking the total number of states with updated SIR schedules to six within two days. According to separate communications issued to the Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) of the four states, the revised calendar has been approved following requests from the state election machinery for additional time to complete field verification. For Delhi and Karnataka, house-to-house verification will now continue until August 8, with polling station rationalisation also scheduled to conclude on the same day.

The Election Commission of India has revised the schedule for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll for the NCT of Delhi with reference to the qualifying date of 1st July.As per the revised schedule, the draft publication will be on 17th August, and the… pic.twitter.com/Lydl1O4gOt — Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) July 15, 2026 The draft electoral rolls will be published on August 17, while voters can file claims and objections until September 16. After scrutiny and disposal of applications, the final electoral rolls will be published on October 19. In Telangana, BLOs have been given time until August 3 to complete field verification. The draft electoral roll will be released on August 10, followed by a claims and objections period ending September 9. The final electoral roll is scheduled to be published on October 12, after all applications are disposed of by October 8. Punjab has also received an extension for the verification process until August 3. The draft roll will be published on August 13, with claims and objections accepted until September 12. The final electoral roll will be issued on October 12, following the disposal of all pending applications by October 8. The revised timelines replace the earlier Phase III schedule under which Telangana and Punjab were to publish draft electoral rolls on July 31, while Delhi and Karnataka were scheduled to release them on August 5.