SIR 2026 India Complete Guide: Form, BLO Process & State Deadlines

SIR 2026 in one minute

Special Intensive Revision (SIR) 2026 is a major nationwide electoral roll verification exercise conducted by the Election Commission of India (ECI). Its objective is to ensure electoral rolls are accurate, inclusive, and error-free by removing names of deceased or permanently shifted voters while adding new eligible citizens.

Recently, the Supreme Court of India upheld the legitimacy of the SIR process in May 2026, affirming it aligns with the ECI's constitutional duty to conduct free and fair elections. During enumeration, Booth Level Officers (BLOs) visit households, and existing electors can submit their Enumeration Forms through the BLO or online where ECI enables the service.

Start only at the official Voters' Services Portal. Search your voter record, verify every pre-filled detail, add the earlier electoral-roll information requested for your case, submit through the available official route and save the acknowledgement. Then check the draft roll—submission alone does not guarantee final inclusion.

Interactive Flow: How to Complete the SIR Process

ECI states that BLOs distribute, collect and verify Enumeration Forms during house-to-house visits, and that existing electors may submit the completed form either through the BLO or online. This makes both routes official; choose the one available and workable for your case.

What is the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls?

An electoral roll is the official list of voters for a constituency. A Special Intensive Revision is a detailed verification exercise rather than the routine correction of a few entries.

ECI announced Phase III across 16 States and three Union Territories: Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Haryana, Karnataka, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Sikkim, Telangana, Tripura, Uttarakhand, Chandigarh, Delhi, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.

The work is phased, so these places do not all share one calendar. See the official Phase III announcement and schedule.

Who should take action?

If your constituency is undergoing SIR, check the official instructions even if you already have a voter ID. Take particular care if:

• You did not receive or return an Enumeration Form during a BLO visit.
• You are temporarily living away from your registered constituency.
• Your name, address, age or family details have changed or are incorrect.
• You cannot find your entry or your family's entry in the relevant earlier SIR roll.
• Your house was locked when the BLO visited.
• You recently became eligible to register as a voter.

Revised SIR 2026 Dates (July 15 Updates)

The Election Commission has extended the schedule for the ongoing SIR in several states by approximately 10–12 days to ensure maximum citizen participation. Here are the updated deadlines for the extended states:

For locally focused instructions on the real story of the process, see the Bengaluru SIR 2026 Guide.

How to find your previous SIR voter-roll details

The form may ask you to connect your current entry to your own or a parent's record in an earlier SIR roll. The relevant year is not uniform across India.

Try this sequence:

1. Search your current record through the ECI Electoral Search.
2. Check the earlier-roll year stated for your State or UT.
3. Gather old EPIC cards and the family's earlier address.
4. Identify the old district, Assembly Constituency, Part or polling-station area.
5. Try genuine spelling variations in English and the State language.
6. Use registered-mobile or EPIC search only where an official portal offers it.
7. Confirm that the matched person and family relationship are correct.
8. Ask the BLO or ERO when no reliable match is found.

Never enter a similar-looking record merely to complete the form. An honest unresolved field should be taken to an election official, not filled with invented data.

If the BLO did not visit or is unreachable

• Search the official voter portal for your polling-station and officer details.
• Call the ECI voter helpline at 1950.
• Use the official Voter Helpline app.
• Contact the ERO, DEO or State CEO through a published government channel.
• If online submission is enabled, complete it before the applicable deadline.
• Keep a record of calls, visits and reference numbers.

Do not rely on an unofficial agent who promises approval. BLOs and EROs verify information; no private helper can guarantee inclusion.

What to do after submission

Your work is not finished when the acknowledgement appears.

• Save the acknowledgement in at least two secure places.
• Track the application through the official portal where available.
• Check your name and details in the draft electoral roll.
• File the prescribed claim, objection or correction within the official window if needed.
• Recheck the final roll after publication.

ECI guidance for Phase III states indicates that electors who miss the Enumeration Form deadline may use the prescribed Form 6 and declaration process during claims and objections. The exact route depends on current official instructions, so confirm it with your CEO/BLO/ERO.

SIR 2026 safety checklist

• Use only ECI and State CEO websites.
• Never share an OTP, password or complete identity document with an unknown person.
• Verify a BLO's identity before handing over information.
• Do not guess earlier-roll or family details.
• Do not pay anyone who claims they can guarantee approval.
• Keep your acknowledgement and check the draft roll.

About this NammaGuide resource

NammaGuide publishes independent, free public-interest guidance to make official processes easier to understand. It is not affiliated with the Election Commission of India and does not determine voter eligibility, accept official submissions or guarantee outcomes.

Use the NammaGuide SIR 2026 Assistant for plain-language help, explore all citizen-help articles, or verify directly through the official ECI Voters' Services Portal.

Last verified: July 16, 2026. Schedules, portal screens and official instructions can change.