ECI announces SIR Phase 3 schedule for 16 states and three Union Territories: Check all dates here

The Election Commission of India on Thursday announced the dates of the conduction of Special Intensive Revision of electoral across across 16 states and three Union Territories. Odisha, Mizoram, Sikkim, Manipur (Qualifying date of SIR for these three states is 1 July, 2026): Preparation, training and printing: 20 May to to 29 May House-to-House visits by BLOs: 30 May to 28 June Rationalisation of polling stations: To be done by 28 June Publication of draft electoral rolls: 5 July Period for filing claims and objections: 5 July to 4 August Notice phase/disposal of claims of objections: 5 July to 2 September Publication of final electoral roll: 6 September. Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu ((Qualifying date is 1 July): Preparation, training and printing: 35 May to 3 June House-to-House visits by BLOs: 4 June to 3 July Rationalisation of polling stations: To be done by 3 July Publication of draft electoral rolls: 10 July Period for filing claims and objections: 10 July and 9 August Notice phase/disposal of claims of objections: 10 July to 7 September Publication of final electoral roll: 11 September Uttarakhand (Qualifying date is 1 July) Preparation, training and printing: 29 May to 7 June House-to-House visits by BLOs: 8 June to 7 July Rationalisation of polling stations: To be done by 7 July Publication of draft electoral rolls: 14 July Period for filing claims and objections: 14 July to 13 August Notice phase/disposal of claims of objections: 14 July to 11 September Publication of final electoral roll: 15 September Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Haryana, Chandigarh (Qualifying date is 1 July) Preparation, training and printing: 5 June to 14 June House-to-House visits by BLOs: 15 June to 14 July Rationalisation of polling stations: To be done by 14 July Publication of draft electoral rolls: 21 July Period for filing claims and objections: 21 July to 20 August Notice phase/disposal of claims of objections: 21 July to 18 September Publication of final electoral roll: 22 September Telangana, Punjab (Qualifying date is 1 October): Preparation, training and printing: 15 June to 24 June House-to-House visits by BLOs: 25 June to 24 July Rationalisation of polling stations: To be done by 24 July Publication of draft electoral rolls: 31 July Period for filing claims and objections: 31 July to 30 August Notice phase/disposal of claims of objections: 31 July to 28 September Publication of final electoral roll: 1 October Karnataka, Meghalaya, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Delhi (Qualifying date is 1 October) Preparation, training and printing: 20 June to 29 June House-to-House visits by BLOs: 30 June to 29 July Rationalisation of polling stations: To be done by 29 July Publication of draft electoral rolls: 5 August Period for filing claims and objections: 5 August to 4 September Notice phase/disposal of claims of objections: 5 August to 3 October Publication of final electoral roll: 7 October Nagaland (Qualifying date is 1 October) Preparation, training and printing: 5 August to 14 August House-to-House visits by BLOs: 16 August to 14 September Rationalisation of polling stations: To be done by 14 September Publication of draft electoral rolls: 20 September Period for filing claims and objections: 20 September, 20 October Notice phase/disposal of claims of objections: 20 September, 18 November Publication of final electoral roll: 22 November Tripura (Qualifying date is 1 October) Preparation, training and printing: 5 September to 14 September House-to-House visits by BLOs: 15 September to 14 October Rationalisation of polling stations: To be done by 14 October Publication of draft electoral rolls: 21 October Period for filing claims and objections: 21 October to 20 November Notice phase/disposal of claims of objections: 21 October to 19 December Publication of final electoral roll: 23 December SIR controversy in West Bengal The SIR became a massive point of contention between the TMC and the BJP in the recently concluded West Bengal Assembly Elections. The TMC even filed a case in the Supreme Court, where it claimed that the Election Commission arbitrarily deleted voters from the West Bengal voter rolls. After the elections, the Mamata Banerjee-led party also told the apex court that voter deletions in SIR affected the results of some of the constituencies in the West Bengal polls.