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The Election Commission of India (ECI), connected Thursday (May 14, 2026), announced the docket for Phase III of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls successful 16 States, 3 Union Territories.
It stated that erstwhile Phase 3 of SIR is completed, the full state volition beryllium covered but for Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh. “The docket for Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh volition beryllium announced later, taking into relationship the upwind conditions,” said the ECI.
The archetypal signifier was conducted betwixt June and September 2025, with Bihar being the archetypal State to acquisition the SIR process, conscionable earlier its Assembly election.
The 2nd signifier began connected October 27, 2025, and covered 9 States and 3 Union Territories, including Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, among others. The workout resulted successful a simplification of astir 10.2% successful the full fig of electors, bringing the number down from implicit 50.99 crore to 45.81 crore.
The ECI said the docket for SIR Phase 3 has been set, taking into relationship the communal tract machinery utilized for the ongoing location listing nether the Census exercise.
“Once Phase 3 of SIR is completed, the full state volition beryllium covered, but for Himachal Pradesh, J&K, and Ladakh,” the ECI noted.
Over 3.94 lakh Booth Level Officers (BLOs) volition spell house-to-house to scope 36.73 crore electors during Phase 3 of the SIR, it said. Phase 3 of the SIR volition besides screen Delhi, wherever the last electoral rolls volition beryllium published connected October 7, it added.
After announcing the docket for the Phase III of SIR, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said “I entreaty to each electors to enthusiastically enactment successful the Phase III of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and capable their Enumeration Forms. SIR is being conducted with the nonsubjective to guarantee that - Only Eligible voters to beryllium included successful the Electoral Roll and No Ineligible names to beryllium included.”
