EC to roll out SIR in TN, Kerala, Bengal, 9 other states; poll-bound Assam left out
Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Puducherry, Madhya Pradesh, Goa, Andaman and Nicobar, Lakshadweep to see SIR in this phase
The Election Commission will conduct phase two of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in 12 states and Union Territories, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar announced on Monday (October 27).
These are: Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal, Delhi, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajashtan, Chhattisgarh, Puducherry, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and Lakshadweep. Strangely, Assam, which is going to polls next year along with TN, Kerala, Bengal and Puducherry, is left out of SIR 2.0.
Kumar said the ongoing SIR is the ninth such exercise since Independence, with the last one happening in 2002-04. The First phase of the SIR was completed in Bihar with zero appeals, he added.
"The second phase will be conducted in 12 states and Union Territories. SIR will ensure no eligible elector is left out and no ineligible elector is included in poll rolls," Kumar said at a press conference.
Kumar said the SIR in Bihar has been a grand success, as evident from the fact that there have been zero appeals.
The voters' list cleanup exercise has been concluded in Bihar with the final list with nearly 7.42 crore electors published on September 30. Polling in the state will be held in two phases — on November 6 and November 11 — and the counting will take place on November 14.
The Election Commission has already held two conferences with state chief electoral officers (CEOs) to firm up the SIR rollout roadmap. Several CEOs have already put the voter lists after their last SIR on their websites.
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- 27 Oct 2025 4:06 PM IST
1,000 CAA camps in Bengal ahead of SIR: BJP strategy or political insecurity?
As West Bengal prepares for an intensive revision of its electoral rolls (SIR), the BJP has launched over 1,000 Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) camps across the state.
In a panel discussion, Shikha Mukerjee, veteran journalist, Shubhankar Bhattacharya, TMC spokesperson, and Samir K Purkayastha, senior editor of The Federal, debated the political and legal implications of these camps, exploring whether the move is a calculated strategy or a sign of electoral insecurity.
- 27 Oct 2025 4:05 PM IST
SIR in TN: Amid BJP vs DMK, EC meeting with parties likely on Oct 28 in Chennai
Tamil Nadu's Chief Electoral Officer Archana Patnaik said that the state will gain more clarity on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls only after receiving the state-specific guidelines, notification, and schedule from the Election Commission (EC).
Patnaik told The Federal that a meeting is planned with representatives of recognised political parties to incorporate their suggestions upon official communication, expected as early as October 28.
As the EC gears up to launch a nationwide SIR of voter lists, Tamil Nadu's political parties are trading accusations against each other.
