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Election Commission extends SIR schedule for multiple states and Delhi
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2026-07-15 23:37   Politics   10

Election Commission extends SIR schedule for multiple states and Delhi

The Election Commission of India has revised the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) schedule for Karnataka, Telangana, Punjab, and Delhi, extending it by 10-12 days.

This adjustment affects the timeline for house-to-house enumeration, rationalization of polling stations, and publication of draft and final electoral rolls.The extended schedule now ends in Karnataka on August 8 instead of July 29, with the final voter list published on September 18.Telangana and Punjab's enumeration phases are now till August 3, with draft rolls published on August 10.Delhi's final voters' list will be released on October 19.The SIR exercise covers 16 states and UTs with a combined voter base of 36.73 crore.Names of 32.08 lakh individuals have been deleted from electoral rolls so far.Regions like Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh will have their schedules announced later after considering census data and weather conditions.

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