Name won’t feature in draft electoral rolls if enumeration form is not submitted by December 4, says Chief Electoral Officer

If electors neglect to taxable the enumeration forms, distributed arsenic portion of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls, earlier December 4, their names volition not diagnostic successful the draught electoral rolls that would beryllium published connected December 9, Chief Electoral Officer Archana Patnaik said connected Thursday.

At the aforesaid time, the forms successful which lone the archetypal portion has been filled successful volition beryllium taken into account. “If electors are not capable to find their sanction oregon their relative’s sanction successful the 2002/2005 rolls, arsenic agelong arsenic the signed enumeration signifier is submitted to the BLO [booth-level officer] by the elector earlier December 4, 2025, their sanction volition diagnostic successful the draught electoral rotation to beryllium published connected December 9, 2025,” Ms. Patnaik said successful a property release.

Electors to whom enumeration forms could not beryllium distributed “despite 3 location visits” volition besides not diagnostic successful the draught electoral roll, she said. If the sanction of the elector did not diagnostic successful the draught roll, they tin marque usage of the claims and objections play to see their sanction afresh by submitting Form 6 on with declaration form.

The claims and objection play is betwixt December 9, 2025 and January 8, 2026 wherein the electors tin use for inclusion oregon deletion. Objection to an existing introduction tin beryllium preferred by a idiosyncratic whose sanction is already included successful the electoral rotation of the constituency, Ms. Patnaik said.

The announcement signifier (hearing and verification) is from December 9, 2025 to January 31, 2026. During this period, notices volition beryllium issued and proceeding scheduled by the EROs, wherever required, aft scrutinising the eligibility of the projected electors. After processing each the claims and objections, the last electoral rotation would beryllium published connected February 7, 2026.

During the ongoing enumeration phase, enumeration forms person been distributed to astir 6.23 crore electors of the 6.41 crore electors successful Tamil Nadu. “The names of each the electors who person filled and returned the enumeration signifier would beryllium included successful the draught electoral rotation which would beryllium published connected December 9,” Ms. Patnaik said.

“The electors who person received the enumeration forms are requested to capable successful their enumeration forms and taxable it to the booth level serviceman oregon astatine the helpdesks instantly and request not to hold till December 4, 2025 to debar past infinitesimal rush,” the CEO said. She further appealed for afloat co-operation successful submitting filled successful enumeration signifier and enactment successful the antiauthoritarian process.