Election Commission gives fresh opportunity to electors left out of SIR draft rolls in Delhi, six States
The Election Commission of India has granted a fresh opportunity for electors in seven states to rectify their status after being excluded from draft electoral rolls. This move aims to ensure that eligible voters are not disenfranchised during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision exercise.
Why it matters
Protecting the integrity of electoral rolls is fundamental to democratic processes and ensuring accurate voter representation.
New Delhi The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday (November 6, 2026) decided to provide another opportunity to electors in seven States who were marked as Absent, Shifted, Dead and Duplicate (ASDD), and whose Enumeration Forms were issued but not received back, resulting in their exclusion from the Draft Electoral Rolls during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. The directions apply to Delhi, Maharashtra, Haryana, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Telangana and Nagaland.
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