Electoral Rolls – Delhi Voter List Revision Timeline Extended Until October
Electoral Rolls –The Election Commission of India has revised the timeline for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Delhi, giving election officials and voters additional time to complete the verification and update process. The changes are aimed at ensuring greater accuracy before the publication of the final electoral roll.
The Election Commission announced on Wednesday that the schedule for Delhi’s electoral roll revision has been extended as part of the third phase of the nationwide Special Intensive Revision programme launched on May 14. Under the revised plan, the final electoral roll will now be released on October 19 instead of the previously announced date of October 7. The updated timetable was communicated to the Chief Electoral Officer of Delhi through an official notification.
Revised Timeline for Draft Electoral Roll
The commission has also postponed the publication of the draft electoral roll. Instead of August 5, the draft list will now be issued on August 17. Officials said the extension provides additional time for field verification and data collection, helping ensure that voter information is updated accurately before the draft is released for public review.
House-to-house verification, which was originally expected to conclude on July 29, will now continue until August 8. During this period, election officials will continue visiting residences across the national capital to verify voter records and collect completed enumeration forms.
Verification Process Continues Across Delhi
The door-to-door exercise began on June 30 and covers nearly 1.5 crore registered voters in Delhi. Booth Level Officers (BLOs) are visiting households to distribute pre-filled enumeration forms, allowing voters to confirm or update their personal information. After distributing the forms, BLOs return to collect the completed documents, ensuring that changes are properly recorded before the electoral roll is updated.
The revision exercise is intended to improve the accuracy of voter records by removing errors and incorporating updated details wherever required.
Large Workforce Deployed for the Exercise
To manage the extensive verification drive, election authorities have trained around 13,000 Booth Level Officers along with approximately 1,300 BLO supervisors. In addition, nearly 30,000 Booth Level Agents (BLAs), nominated by recognised political parties including the BJP, AAP and Congress, have also been prepared to assist voters during the process.
Officials stated that the training programme has been designed to maintain consistency and smooth coordination across all assembly constituencies in Delhi while ensuring that the revision work is carried out efficiently.
Political Parties Briefed on the Process
Before the field exercise began, the office of the Delhi Chief Electoral Officer held discussions with representatives of major political parties to explain the enumeration procedure and address operational aspects of the revision campaign.
To support the large-scale verification effort, authorities printed more than three crore enumeration forms for distribution among nearly 1.5 crore voters. These forms are being used to confirm existing voter details and record any necessary corrections before the updated electoral rolls are finalised.
Similar Schedule Changes in Other States
The Election Commission has not limited the revised schedule to Delhi alone. Similar extensions have also been announced for the Special Intensive Revision process in Punjab, Telangana and Karnataka. The decision is expected to provide election officials in these states with additional time to complete verification work and process claims or corrections before the final electoral rolls are published.
The extended schedule reflects the commission’s effort to complete the revision exercise thoroughly while giving eligible voters sufficient opportunity to verify and update their electoral information before the final lists are released.