6 janv. 2026
The Election Commission of India’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) is a major nationwide clean-up of electoral rolls, following large-scale discrepancies detected in Bihar and West Bengal.
The ongoing SIR drive marks the most extensive voter‑roll verification exercises undertaken by the ECI. In Phase 2, the SIR drive is underway across 12 States/UTs, including Tamil Nadu, Goa, Puducherry, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, Lakshadweep, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, and West Bengal.
Tamil Nadu leads with ~97 lakh absolute deletions, while Gujarat and Andaman & Nicobar Islands show the highest percentage reductions at 14.5% and ~21%, followed by Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, and Kerala. So far, around 3.68 crore names have been deleted in phase 2.
States have reported significant deletions due to absent, shifted, deceased, and duplicate voters. Several states required deadline extensions after irregularities surfaced—such as forms submitted by ineligible persons, misuse of BLO credentials, and entries for deceased electors.
Draft rolls were published in December, and final rolls are scheduled for February 2026.
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