- Delhi SIR deadline extended to October 30, 2026.
- No mandatory ERO office visit for discrepancy notices.
- BLOs will collect documents from homes for verification.
The Election Commission of India on Saturday announced it has extended the deadline for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) drive in Delhi. The poll body issued a detailed statement, saying that those who have received the EC notices over unmapped and logical discrepancies will not have to appear for a hearing at the ERO office.
"In view of the request received from CEO Delhi, the period for filing claims and objections has been extended by the Commission till 30th October, 2026. The period of disposal of notices and claims and objections has been extended till 30th November 2026," the statement read.
A meeting of the Election Commission of India was held today, 26 September 2026, at 3:00 PM at Nirvachan Sadan, New Delhi.
— Election Commission of India (@ECISVEEP) September 26, 2026
Chief Election Commissioner Shri Gyanesh Kumar and Election Commissioners Dr. Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Dr. Vivek Joshi were present in today’s meeting.… pic.twitter.com/WZoqEIXVJq
No Need To Visit ERO Office: EC
In case of any person to whom notice has been issued during the ongoing SIR, for being unmapped and discrepancies, BLOs will visit the homes of such persons for collection of documents and thereafter upload them on the ECINet, for decision by the ERO. Such persons need not be called for hearing to the ERO/AERO office, the EC said. Only in exceptional circumstances, as decided by the ERO, the hearing will be held, preferably online. Any adult member of the family can be authorised by the elector to attend the hearing on their behalf, if required. Facilities for the online hearing to be strengthened, it added.
Here Are Other Key Decisions Taken By The EC
- DEOs (District Election Officers) will create an adequate number of help desks/hold special camps for the people living in night shelters, labor, poor people, homeless etc. as per requirement.
- Field officers have role-based access to the ECINET system as per their statutory powers. A Committee headed by Sr. Deputy Election Commissioner (DEC) and including an independent expert from IIT/IIIT will review the ECINET to double-check that it complies with the provisions of the Acts and Rules and submit report to the Commission.
- As per the request received from CEO Maharashtra, the period for filing claims and objections in Maharashtra has been extended by the Commission till 12th October, 2026. The period of disposal of notices and claims and objections in Maharashtra has been
extended till 10th November 2026.
- SIR has already been completed in 20 States/UTs including Bihar and West Bengal. Any person whose name has got left out during SIR or thereafter, and any person including young/ first-time voter, may apply to the concerned ERO, for inclusion of their names in the electoral rolls under the process of continuous updation. CEOs have been directed to facilitate the same. The CEOs, DEOs, EROs will immediately launch a special drive for enrolment of these electors.
- The CEO Goa has directed concerned BLOs to conduct house to house visits to left out voters to collect their forms. 81 voters out of 97 have already filled Form 6 for inclusion.