Andhra Pradesh CEO asks parties to help prepare clean electoral rolls under SIR-2026
Andhra Pradesh's Chief Electoral Officer, Vivek Yadav, urged political parties to assist in creating accurate electoral rolls as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR)-2026 program. He highlighted the need for this initiative due to issues like duplicate registrations and the presence of deceased individuals on voter lists. The program aims to enhance the credibility of the electoral process, with key dates for activities and the final voter list release outlined.
- ▪Vivek Yadav called for cooperation from political parties to prepare clean electoral rolls.
- ▪The SIR-2026 program addresses issues like duplicate registrations and deceased individuals on voter lists.
- ▪The final voter list is set to be released on September 22, 2026.
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Andhra Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Vivek Yadav on Tuesday (May 26, 2026) called upon all political parties to cooperate in preparing clean and accurate electoral rolls, describing voter lists as the cornerstone of democracy. Chairing a meeting with representatives of political parties at the State Secretariat, he reviewed the implementation of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR)-2026 programme in accordance with the guidelines of the Election Commission of India.Mr. Yadav said rapid urbanisation, migration for education and employment, and demographic changes over the past two decades had led to issues such as deceased persons remaining on voter lists, duplicate registrations, and names of migrated persons not being removed.
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