Phase 3 of SIR in 16 States, three UTs from May 30, says ECI
The Election Commission of India announced Phase 3 of the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, starting May 30, 2026, in 16 states and three Union Territories. The exercise aims to ensure only eligible voters are included, with house-to-house enumeration by Booth Level Officers and agents. Final electoral rolls for these regions will be published between September and December 2026.
- ▪Phase 3 of the SIR covers 16 states and three Union Territories, excluding Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.
- ▪The combined voter base in the Phase 3 regions is 36.73 crore, with final rolls to be published from September 6 to December 23.
- ▪Over 3.94 lakh Booth Level Officers will conduct house-to-house visits, assisted by 3.42 lakh political party-appointed Booth Level Agents.
- ▪No documents will be collected during enumeration, and Aadhaar is accepted only as proof of identity, not citizenship.
- ▪The voter base in regions previously covered under Phase 2 declined by over 5.18 crore, or about 10.2%, since October 2025.
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The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday (May 14, 2026) announced the schedule for Phase 3 of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in 16 States and three Union Territories beginning May 30.The ECI said that with this phase, the exercise would cover the entire country, except Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. The SIR schedule for these States would be announced later after considering the completion of Phase-II of the Census and due consideration of the weather in the upper reaches or snow-bound areas.The States and Union Territories where the SIR-3 would be carried out in a staggered manner are: Delhi, Odisha, Mizoram, Sikkim, Manipur, Uttarakhand, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Haryana, Chandigarh, Telangana, Punjab, Karnataka, Meghalaya,…
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