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EC Orders Special Drive to Re-Enroll Left-Out Voters in 20 States After SIR

The commission has asked Chief Electoral Officers, District Election Officers and Electoral Registration Officers to facilitate the enrolment of such voters under the process of continuous updation. (PTI)

News18•02-10-2026, 10:18

•The Election Commission of India has directed 20 states and Union Territories to conduct a special drive to enroll eligible voters who were left out of electoral rolls after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.
•The directive aims to facilitate the enrollment of voters missed during or after the revision, as well as young and first-time eligible voters.
•Voters seeking re-enrollment in states where SIR concluded can use the regular Form 6, without the additional declaration previously required during the SIR phase.
•Officials are tasked with comparing pre- and post-SIR electoral rolls to identify voters deleted without sufficient grounds, especially those not mapped elsewhere, duplicated, or deceased.
•The move comes amid scrutiny over large-scale deletions during the SIR exercise, with around 13 crore names struck off draft electoral rolls across 30 states and UTs.

Key Questions Answered

The Election Commission's directive covers 20 states and Union Territories where the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has already been completed.

Voters seeking re-enrolment can use the regular statutory Form 6 without the additional declaration that was required during the SIR phase.

Voters issued notices for being unmapped or for logical discrepancies do not need to appear personally; Booth Level Officers can collect documents from their homes and upload them to the ECINET system.