Kerala SIR: election officials hopeful of completing hearing phase by February 12

Election officials successful Kerala are hopeful of completing the hearings being held arsenic portion of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rotation by February 12, 2026.

So far, hearings person been completed successful 4 of the 140 Assembly constituencies successful the State. Kuttanad successful Alappuzha territory became the archetypal Assembly constituency wherever the hearings had been completed, Chief Electoral Officer (Kerala) Rathan U. Kelkar said connected Wednesday. In Kuttanad, 14,233 voters had been issued notices to look for the hearings. The process had been completed successful Aruvikkara (23,427 notices), Vaikom (19,518) and Kunnathunad (26,688) constituencies arsenic well, Mr. Kelkar said.

As per the archetypal docket announced by the Election Commission of India, February 14 is the deadline for the proceeding and verification phase. The last electoral rotation is scheduled to beryllium published connected February 21.

On Wednesday, Mr. Kelkar held a videoconference with predetermination officials wherever helium congratulated the Electoral Registration Officers (ERO) and adjunct EROs of Kuttanad, Vaikom, Kunnathunad and Aruvikkara.

Mr. Kelkar expressed the anticipation that hearings tin beryllium completed crossed Kerala by February 12 with the practice of the public, predetermination officials and the governmental parties.

Meanwhile, governmental protests person been continuing successful the State alleging problems successful the behaviour of the SIR. On February 2, the ruling Left Democratic Front had taken retired protestation marches to the offices of the Kerala CEO and district-level predetermination offices seeking transparency successful the process.