**Executive Summary**
The Election Commission of India has directed the commencement of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) – Phase III across 16 States and 3 Union Territories, scheduled to begin in May 2026. This phase aims to update electoral rolls for 36.73 crore electors through house-to-house visits, synchronized with ongoing Census house listing activities. Key deadlines for the publication of draft electoral rolls range from July 5, 2026, to October 21, 2026, depending on the specific state or territory.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Scope and Coverage**
* SIR Phase III covers 16 States and 3 UTs, effectively extending the revision to the entire country except for Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, and Ladakh.
* The exercise targets approximately 36.73 crore electors.
* Schedules for the excluded northern regions will be announced later, pending the completion of Census Phase II and consideration of weather conditions in snow-bound areas.
**Operational Mechanism**
* The revision utilizes a common field machinery shared with the ongoing Census house listing.
* Over 3.94 lakh Booth Level Officers (BLOs) are mandated to conduct house-to-house visits for enumeration.
* The process is supported by 3.42 lakh Booth Level Agents (BLAs) appointed by political parties to ensure transparency.
**Phased Timeline (Key Milestones)**
* **Group 1 (Odisha, Mizoram, Sikkim, Manipur):** Training begins May 20, 2026; Draft roll publication on July 5, 2026.
* **Group 2 (Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Haryana, Chandigarh):** House visits from June 15 to July 14, 2026; Draft roll publication on July 21, 2026.
* **Group 3 (Karnataka, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Delhi, Meghalaya):** House visits from June 30 to July 29, 2026; Draft roll publication on August 5, 2026.
* **Group 4 (Nagaland, Tripura):** Final group activities extend into October, with Tripura’s draft roll publication set for October 21, 2026.
**Impact Analysis**
**Political Parties**
**Impact**
Political parties are identified as essential stakeholders for ensuring a participative and transparent revision process.
**Action Required**
Parties must appoint Booth Level Agents (BLAs) for every polling booth to assist during the enumeration phase and oversee the process.
**Electors**
**Impact**
Approximately 36.73 crore citizens across the designated 19 States/UTs will have their electoral records verified or updated.
**Action Required**
Electors are required to participate in the house-to-house visits conducted by BLOs to ensure their information is accurately captured in the draft electoral rolls.
**Booth Level Officers (BLOs)**
**Impact**
A workforce of 3.94 lakh officers is deployed to execute the intensive field exercise.
**Action Required**
BLOs must undergo training, conduct comprehensive house-to-house visits within the specific timelines for their respective states, and assist in the rationalization of polling stations.
**State Election Officials**
**Impact**
Responsible for the logistical execution of training, printing, and data management.
**Action Required**
Ensure the rationalization of polling stations and the publication of draft electoral rolls by the specified deadlines outlined in the SIR Phase III schedule.
Key Entities Referenced
Election Commission of India: The primary regulatory body directing the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across the country.
Special Intensive Revision (SIR): A phased initiative involving house-to-house visits to update and verify the national electoral rolls.
Electoral Rolls: The official record of eligible voters being revised and updated through the SIR Phase-III process.
Census: The national population exercise whose house-listing schedule dictates the timeline for the SIR field operations.
Booth Level Officers (BLOs): Key field officials designated to conduct house-to-house verification of electors during the enumeration phase.
Election Commission
Special Intensive Revision – Phase III
SIR to be conducted in phased manner in 16 States and 3
UTs
Posted On: 14 MAY 2026 2:19PM by PIB Delhi
1. Election Commission of India has directed the conduct of the Special Intensive Revision
(SIR) in 16 States and 3 Union Territories (UTs) as per Annexure-I.
2. The schedule of SIR Phase-III has been fixed keeping in view the common field machinery
with the ongoing house listing of Census.
3. With this, the SIR of Electoral Rolls will cover the entire country in Phase-III except
Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. After considering the completion of
Phase-II of the Census in these three State/UTs and due consideration of the weather in the
upper reaches/ snow bound areas, SIR schedule for these three State/UTs will be announced
later.
4. During SIR Phase-III over 3.94 lakh Booth Level Officers (BLOs) will go house-to-house to
36.73 crore electors assisted by 3.42 lakh Booth Level Agents (BLAs) appointed by
political parties during the Enumeration Phase. State/UT wise details of BLOs and BLAs are
at Annexure-II.
5. SIR is a participative exercise involving all stakeholders including electors, political parties
and election officials. ECI requests all political parties to appoint BLAs for each Polling
Booth, in order to ensure full participation of political parties so that SIR is conducted with
complete transparency and full participation of political parties.
6. In the first two phases of the SIR in 13 States/UTs covering nearly 59 crore electors as on
the date of order of SIR in the respective States/UTs, over 6.3 lakh BLOs and 9.2 lakh BLAs
appointed by political parties were involved in various stages of the SIR process.
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PK/GDH/RP
Annexure-IPreparation, House to Rationalization Publication
States/UTs Qualifying Training & House of Polling of draft
date of Printing visits by Stations Electoral
SIR roll
BLOs
1. Odisha 20.05.2026 30.05.2026
2. Mizoram 01.07.2026 to By 28.06.2026 05.07.2026
to
3. Sikkim
29.05.2026 28.06.2026
4. Manipur
25.05.2026 04.06.2026
5. DNH & DD 01.07.2026 to By 03.07.2026 10.07.2026
to
03.06.2026 03.07.2026
29.05.2026 08.06.2026
6. Uttarakhand 01.07.2026 to By 07.07.2026 14.07.2026
to
07.06.2026 07.07.2026
7. Andhra 05.06.2026 15.06.2026
Pradesh 01.07.2026 to By 14.07.2026 21.07.2026
to
8. Arunachal
14.06.2026 14.07.2026
Pradesh
9. Haryana
10. Chandigarh
11. Telangana 15.06.2026 25.06.2026
12. Punjab 01.10.2026 to By 24.07.2026 31.07.2026
to
24.06.2026 24.07.2026
13. Karnataka 30.06.2026
14. Meghalaya 01.10.2026 20.06.2026 By 29.07.2026 05.08.2026
to
15. Maharashtra to
29.07.2026
16. Jharkhand
29.06.2026
17. Delhi
05.08.2026 16.08.2026
18. Nagaland 01.10.2026 to By 14.09.2026 20.09.2026
to
14.08.2026 14.09.202605.09.2026 15.09.2026
to
19. Tripura 01.10.2026 By 14.10.2026 21.10.2026
to
14.09.2026 14.10.2026
Annexure-II
Name of Number of Number of BLAs Electors (as on
the 12.05.2026)
BLOs
State/UT
Andhra Pradesh 46,397 68,868 4,16,16,061
Arunachal Pradesh 2288 3131 8,87,607
Chandigarh 614 1143 5,18,663
DNH & DD 488 466 4,27,849
Haryana 20629 12917 2,06,63,155
Jharkhand 29571 21644 2,64,89,777
Karnataka 59050 25,284 5,55,74,064
Maharashtra 97924 96949 9,86,64,413
Manipur 2996 5003 20,91,999
Meghalaya 3551 0 23,43,252
Mizoram 1353 3430 8,75,004
Nagaland 2432 2623 13,56,858
NCT of Delhi 13026 28881 1,48,23,234
Odisha 38123 8391 3,34,33,659
Punjab 24453 8547 2,14,56,297
Sikkim 572 681 4,71,094
Tripura 3356 6757 28,97,674Telangana 35985 25886 3,39,20,705
Uttarakhand 11733 21808 79,76,466
Total 3,94,541 3,42,409 36,73,87,831
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