New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has extended the timeline for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Delhi and Haryana, postponing the publication of the final voter lists in both regions.
Under the revised schedule announced on October 29, Haryana will publish its final electoral roll on November 30, while Delhi’s final list is now scheduled for December 22. The latest changes mark the second postponement in Haryana and the third in Delhi, compared with their original deadlines.
The repeated extensions come amid a wider controversy over the SIR exercise, with opposition parties raising concerns about voters whose names were missing from draft electoral rolls. The Election Commission has also announced special camps to assist eligible voters seeking inclusion in the lists.
Haryana Voter List 2026: Final Publication Date Moved To November 30
The ECI’s October 29 notification extended the notice phase and the disposal of claims and objections in Haryana until November 20. The final electoral roll, initially scheduled for September 22, will now be published on November 30.
The Commission had earlier revised the deadline on August 29, setting November 6 as the date for publication of the final list. The latest extension therefore pushes the original September deadline by more than two months.
The revision follows delays in processing notices and pending hearing cases. The Haryana Chief Electoral Officer’s office had launched a special three-day exercise earlier in October, involving camps and door-to-door collection of documents to clear pending cases.
During the drive, officials disposed of 57,339 pending hearing cases on October 7 and 8. However, 2,85,834 cases were still awaiting hearings after the exercise.
According to figures from the CEO’s office, 44,91,923 notices had been generated across the state in cases involving unmapped voters and other discrepancies.
Officials had aimed to complete the pending hearings by October 28, ahead of the earlier November 6 deadline. However, the target could not be achieved, prompting another change in the timetable, sources said.
Delhi SIR Schedule Revised For Third Time In Three Months
Delhi has also received another extension, with the final electoral roll now expected on December 22.
In its October 29 notification, the Election Commission extended the deadline for filing claims and objections until November 25. The notice phase and disposal of claims and objections will continue until December 15.
The original schedule had set October 7 as the date for publication of Delhi’s final electoral roll. The deadline was subsequently moved to November 4 and then to December 4 before the latest revision.
The December 22 date represents a delay of around two-and-a-half months from the original schedule.
The latest extension follows special camps organised by the Delhi Chief Electoral Officer’s office from late September to help eligible voters whose names were missing from the draft rolls. Official figures cited in the report put the number of excluded voters at approximately 47.5 lakh.
SIR Exercise Faces Political Criticism Over Missing Voter Names
The Special Intensive Revision has triggered criticism from opposition parties, including the Congress-led INDIA bloc, which has questioned the process and raised concerns about alleged voter deletions.
The wider exercise has also drawn attention to the Election Commission’s internal functioning. Media reports have cited concerns reportedly raised by Election Commissioners SS Sandhu and Vivek Joshi with Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over issues including the centralisation of the poll body’s digital platform and alleged unilateral decisions by junior officials.
Meanwhile, the INDIA bloc and the online satirical platform Cockroach Janata Party have criticised the SIR process and called for Kumar’s removal.
The Election Commission has announced special camps to provide another opportunity to eligible voters whose names were left out of draft rolls to seek inclusion. The revised schedules in Delhi and Haryana give election officials additional time to process claims, objections and pending notices before the final lists are published.
