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Special summary revision of poll roll in 17 states

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The Election Commission of India has ordered a special summary revision of electoral rolls in 17 states and Union territories, including five states due for early assembly elections, marking the first SSR exercise since the SIR exercise began in June 2025. The SSR will be completed by November 2, with draft rolls published on November 12, followed by a claims and objections period from November 12 to December 11, and final publication on January 4, 2027. The SSR schedule for additional states and UTs will be announced later.

Key points

  • The SSR exercise is scheduled to be completed by November 2.: The SSR exercise is scheduled to be completed by November 2.
  • Draft rolls will be published on November 12.: Draft rolls will be published on November 12.
  • A claims and objections period will follow from November 12 to December 11.: A claims and objections period will follow from November 12 to December 11.

NEW DELHI: Election Commission Thursday ordered special summary revision (SSR) of electoral rolls in 17 states/Union territories (UT) — including the five states due for assembly elections early next year — with reference to Jan 1, 2027 as the qualifying date.This is the first SSR exercise — which, unlike special intensive revision (SIR) that prepares electoral roll de novo, is a mere updation of the roll with no house-to-house visits by booth-level officers (BLOs) — to be undertaken after it was paused post-2024, on account of SIR that started with Bihar in June 2025 and has since covered 31 states/UTs in back-to-back phases. The third phase of SIR, covering 19 states/UTs, is still underway, with only a few states completed.As per the SSR schedule announced for 17 states/UTs — Assam, Andaman & Nicobar, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, Lakshadweep, MP, Manipur, Puducherry, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, UP, Uttarakhand and West Bengal — rationalisation of polling stations will be completed by Nov 2.

Draft rolls shall be published on Nov 12, followed by the claims and objections window from Nov 12 to Dec 11 and their disposal by Dec 28.

Final rolls for the 17 states/UTs will be published on Jan 4, 2027.EC added that the schedule for the 19 states/UTs covered in Phase 3 as well as Himachal, J&K and Ladakh, where SIR has not yet been ordered, shall be announced later.The non-conduct of SSR after Jan 2024, barring Assam where it was completed ahead of polls earlier this year, was purportedly one of the points of alleged disagreements between ECs S S Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, on the one hand, and CEC Gyanesh Kumar, on the other.

Bharti Jain is senior editor with The Times of India, New Delhi. She has been writing on security matters since 1996. Having covered the Union home ministry, security agencies, Election Commission and the ‘prime’ political beat, the Congress, for The Economic Times all these years, she moved to TOI in August 2012. Her repertoire of news stories delves into the whole gamut of issues related to terrorism and internal strife, besides probing strategic affairs in India’s neighbourhood.

Original source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com

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