SIR Draft Roll 2025 LIVE Updates: Over 58 lakh names deleted from Bengal electoral rolls

SIR Draft Electoral Roll, Voter List 2025 Live Updates: The Election Commission is publishing draft electoral rolls for five states and Union Territories on December 16, detailing revised timelines, online access for voters, and steps to verify or add names ahead of the 2026 final rolls.

ECI SIR Electoral Roll 2025 LIVE Updates: With the enumeration stage of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in three states and two Union Territories — West Bengal, Rajasthan, Goa, Puducherry, and Lakshadweep — now over, the Election Commission is set to publish the draft voter list today as announced earlier. Those who submitted enumeration forms will be included in the draft rolls. As part of its transparency measures, the Commission has directed Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) and District Electoral Officers (DEOs) to provide hard copies of the draft rolls to all recognised political parties.

Draft rolls to be available online: In addition to physical copies, the draft electoral rolls will be uploaded on the official websites of the respective CEOs and DEOs, allowing voters to verify their details online. The portals will also carry lists of voters flagged as absent, shifted, deceased or duplicated.

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SIR enumeration schedule revised: Earlier, on December 11, tx`he Election Commission had announced an extension of timelines for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in five states and one Union Territory. As per the revised schedule, enumeration in Tamil Nadu and Gujarat has been extended till December 14, with draft rolls to be published on December 19. In Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, enumeration will conclude on December 18, followed by the release of draft rolls on December 23. For Uttar Pradesh, the enumeration deadline has been set for December 26, and the draft electoral rolls will be published on December 31, the ECI said in an official statement.

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Dec 16, 2025 01:43 PM IST

Bengal SIR: BLOs, along with Supervisor Moushumi Ganguly in Ward No 73 under the Bhawanipur Assembly Constituency, make the draft electoral rolls check list. CM Mamata Banerjee is winning candidate from this constituency.

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Dec 16, 2025 12:26 PM IST
Draft rolls published LIVE Updates: Public will reject Opposition for creating ruckus over SIR, says BJP MP

BJP MP K Laxman says, "Voter list sanitation is happening after 20 years and all the illicit voters are being removed including those who shifted or those who have died. In Uttar Pradesh, the names of 5 crore people have been missing from the list... There are multiple duplicate voters as well. Therefore, the Election Commission gave an opportunity to all the parties to be a part of this entire process... Creating ruckus in the name of SIR is not right and public will reject you (opposition) the way they rejected you in Bihar..."

Dec 16, 2025 12:24 PM IST
SIR Draft rolls published LIVE Updates | 'If infiltrators start choosing public representatives, it will be dangerous': Shiv Sena MP

Shiv Sena MP Naresh Mhaske says: "SIR is necessary; it should be carried out everywhere. If infiltrators start choosing public representatives, it's a danger to the country. If there are names of people who have died or some people's names in two places, such names should be removed; that's why SIR is needed."

Dec 16, 2025 11:18 AM IST
Bengal SIR Draft rolls published LIVE Updates: What to do if your name is not on electoral rolls draft?

Unlike the post-SIR electoral rolls of 2002, the draft list will be searchable. Voters can look up their details using their EPIC number by visiting the website of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, at ceowestbengal.wb.go.in. The Booth Level Officer (BLO) has compiled a list of voters whose enumeration forms are yet to be received. Affected individuals may file their claims using Form 6, along with the Declaration form and relevant supporting documents. Claims and objections can be submitted between December 16, 2025 and January 15, 2026.

Dec 16, 2025 11:13 AM IST
SIR Draft Roll 2025 LIVE Updates: What will the draft electoral rolls show?

The draft rolls published by ECI will have tabulated entries, including those submitted through enumeration forms.

Dec 16, 2025 11:11 AM IST
SIR Draft Roll 2025 LIVE Updates: BJP says Omar Abdullah moving away from INDIA bloc over SIR issue

BJP MP Shashank Mani says," I think Omar [Abdullah]ji is understanding that the aim of SIR is not to harm anyone but to bring out the real voter list. He realises that this is an issue of electoral reforms only. In this way, people will keep separating themselves from the INDIA alliance."

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Yesterday, J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said, "Every political party has the freedom to set its political agenda. Congress has made SIR, vote chori as its main political issue...We will choose our issues..."

Dec 16, 2025 10:51 AM IST
SIR Draft Roll 2025 LIVE Updates: ECI deletes 58 lakh names from draft voters list in Bengal

Just hours before the draft electoral rolls of West Bengal were set to be made public — ahead of the Assembly elections scheduled early next year — the Election Commission on Tuesday morning uploaded details of voters whose names have been removed. Over 58 lakh names have been deleted by the ECI "on grounds of either remaining absent from their registered addresses, permanently shifted, dead or marked as 'duplicate' voters in more than one constituencies, reported news agency PTI.

The published data includes individuals who were listed in the state’s 2025 electoral rolls but do not figure in the draft rolls for 2026".

The deleted voters’ list has been made accessible on the Election Commission’s official portal at ceowestbengal.wb.gov.in/asd_sir.

Dec 16, 2025 10:46 AM IST
SIR Draft Roll 2025 LIVE Updates: SIR enumeration deadline in Kerala extended

The Commission had earlier revised the schedule for Kerala, extending the enumeration period to December 18 and setting December 23 as the date for publishing the draft electoral rolls. The final electoral roll for the state will now be released on February 21, 2026.

Dec 16, 2025 10:23 AM IST
SIR Draft Roll 2025 LIVE Updates: How to check if your name on draft rolls offline?

For offline verification, Booth Level Officers (BLOs) at polling stations will have access to the electoral lists. Branch Level Agents (BLAs) will also assist voters who are unable to contact BLOs directly.

Dec 16, 2025 10:22 AM IST
SIR Draft Roll 2025 LIVE Updates: How to check your name on electoral rolls drafts online?

Voters can check their names online by visiting the Election Commission’s website, eci.gov.in, or voters.eci.gov.in, and entering their name along with the EPIC number. Individuals can also download the ECINET app on your Android phone or iphone and check their details.

Dec 16, 2025 10:19 AM IST
SIR Draft Roll 2025 LIVE Updates: What is SIR electoral draft roll? When will the final rolls be published for West Bengal, Rajasthan, Goa, Puducherry, and Lakshadweep?

The electoral rolls draft after the Special intensive revision will be published by the Election Commission of India today for 3 states and 2 Union Territorries. The door-to-door enumeration method was used to prepare fresh electoral rolls during a comprehensive revision exercise till December 11. In this process, enumerators visited every household without referring to existing voter lists and record the names of individuals who are eligible to vote as on the notified qualifying date.

The exercise helped the Election Commission of India (ECI) determine inaccuracies in the existing electoral rolls. It is an exhaustive verification and updating drive aimed at ensuring that every eligible voter is included in the rolls while excluding those who are no longer entitled to be listed.

As part of this process, Booth Level Officers carry out door-to-door visits to verify voter details, identify new eligible voters, and remove entries relating to duplicate records, deceased individuals, or those who have relocated. The revision is conducted independently of previously published electoral rolls.

For online submission of forms, linking a mobile number with the EPIC is mandatory. The initiative is intended to enhance the transparency and reliability of electoral rolls ahead of Assembly elections in West Bengal and other states, with the objective of ensuring inclusive and fraud-free elections.

The draft rolls is the one published by the ECI for voters to check if their names have been recorded. This is important because it will determine the voting status of a person. If the name is not there, a voter can appeal and seek correction of the rolls. The appeals will have to be made within a set period, after which the final electoral rolls will be published.

For the West Bengal, Rajasthan, Goa, Puducherry, and Lakshadweep the final rolls will be published on February 14, 2026.

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