Party submits complaint to Election Commission seeking Aadhaar linkage and biometric verification to ensure a clean electoral roll
BLOs should also not insist on Aadhaar cards for submission of EFs, says Telangana Chief Electoral Officer
Delhi and the three States besides Haryana and Andhra Pradesh are part of Phase 3 of the SIR which was rolled out on May 14
The draft publication of the electoral roll is now scheduled for July 31, 2026; the window for filing claims and objections will open from July 31 to August 30, 2026, with their disposal running from July 31 to September 28, 2026
Among the Assembly constituencies with lower distribution rates, Bommanahalli recorded the lowest progress at 35.01%, followed by Bangalore South (39.95%) and Govindarajanagar (40.25%)
The District Election Officer of Dharwad cites ECI guidelines, clarifies that there will be no extension of July 29 deadline
In an exclusive interview with The Hindu, Chief Electoral Officer C. Sudharshan Reddy provides more insights into the ongoign SIR process
The functionary underlined that the declaration was added through instructions and Form 6 has not been amended
BLOs and BLAs play a crucial role in the ongoing revision exercise, while weekly review meetings are being conducted with representatives of recognised political parties to ensure transparency, says the District Collector
It has recorded an achievement of 96.87% through distribution of 11,91,548 forms under the Special Intensive Revision
BJD challenges draft report, saying 27 lakh voters were deleted from electoral roll as against the claimed exclusion of 20 Lakh
The Election Commission says 12,07,432 Enumeration Forms have been digitised so far, while 54,823 electors have submitted their forms online
K. Ravi Kumar says Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls is to ensure constitutional rights to Indian citizens; foreign nationals living legally or illegally cannot participate and giving a false declaration is a criminal offence
The EFs were distributed to nearly 60% of total 3.38 crore electors in the State, till 2 p.m. on June 30, 2026
To make the process more convenient, voters have been advised to use the ‘Book a Call with BLO’ feature available on the ECINet mobile application, which can be downloaded from the Google Play Store and Apple App Store
The Chief Minister said the SIR process had formally begun in the State and urged voters to ensure that their details in the electoral rolls were up to date
As part of the process, electors must map their details with the electoral rolls prepared during Delhi’s previous revision in 2002
The door-to-door survey for Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls begins in Karnataka on June 30, amid a debate about, not the need for the process itself, but how it is going to be carried out