12 States And UTs, 51 Crore Voters: SIR 2.0 To Begin From Tomorrow - What We Know

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Kumar, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) on Monday announced that the second phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls will be conducted across 12 states and Union Territories. According to the ECI, the voter-lists in these participating states and UTs will be frozen as of midnight tonight, to mark the cut-off point for any additions or deletions. The drive follows the successful completion of the first phase in Bihar, which, according to the ECI concluded with zero appeals filed.

Key Dates

Midnight Tonight: Voter lists frozen in states where SIR will be conducted. Tomorrow: SIR 2.0 officially begins in the 12 states/UTs.Final updated rolls: Scheduled to be published on February 7, 2026.

Phase 2 To Begin Tonight

Chief Election Commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar, announcing the next phase, said, "Phase two of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) will be held in 12 states and Union Territories. In the states where SIR will be conducted, electoral rolls will be frozen at midnight tonight. Later, voters will be given unique enumeration forms with all details."Also Read: Pan-India SIR To Be Conducted in 12 States As EC Announces Phase 2 of Voter Revision ExerciseIn this phase, states like West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry are among those listed for roll revision. The process will involve booth-level officials visiting households (BLOs), verifying current data, cross-checking with older voter lists (including the 2003 list), removing duplicates/dead voters and ensuring newly eligible voters are added.

Full list of states/UTs in Phase 2 of SIR:

1. Andaman and Nicobar
2. Chhattisgarh
3. Goa
4. Gujarat
5. Kerala
6. Lakshadweep
7. Madhya Pradesh
8. Puducherry
9. Rajasthan
10. Tamil Nadu
11. Uttar Pradesh
12. West Bengal

Mentioning some details of how the upcoming voter roll revision will be conducted, CEC Gyanesh Kumar said, "BLOs will visit every household three times. To address the issue of migrated voters, people can now submit their enumeration forms online." He also informed that polling officials for Phase 2 of SIR will begin work on Tuesday.