Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Electoral Officer A. Sreenivas has appealed to all nationally and state-recognised political parties in the state to appoint Booth Level Agents (BLA-1 and BLA-2) for their respective parties within the coming week and inform the office of the Chief Electoral Officer accordingly, as the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is set to commence from June 15. During this exercise, Booth Level Officers (BLOs) will undertake door-to-door verification and collection of voter information. He said that BLOs and BLAs form an extremely important link in the preparation of pure and accurate electoral rolls.
A. Sreenivas was addressing representatives of political parties during a meeting held here today in his office regarding the Special Intensive Revision-2026. Those present included Virender Garg from the Bharatiya Janata Party, Randhir Singh Rana from the Indian National Congress, Pawan Kaushal from the Bahujan Samaj Party, R.S. Saathi from Communist Party of India (Marxist), Advocate Venus Malik from the Aam Aadmi Party and Randhir Singh Jhajharia from the Jannayak Janta Party.
He also reviewed the preparations being made for the Special Intensive Revision exercise through video conferencing with Deputy Commissioners-cum-District Election Officers. He urged Deputy Commissioners to coordinate with Resident Welfare Associations in cities such as Gurugram, Faridabad, Panchkula and Sonipat, where a large number of multi-storey residential societies exist and BLOs are often denied entry. He directed that RWAs should be instructed to allow BLOs and BLAs access to collect information related to the Special Intensive Revision work.
The Chief Electoral Officer informed that as on May 12, 2026, the total number of electors in Haryana stood at 2,06,63,155. For the Special Intensive Revision exercise, 20,629 Booth Level Officers have been appointed across the state, who will conduct door-to-door verification from June 15 to July 14, 2026. He said that so far, only 12,917 Booth Level Agents have been appointed by various political parties, making additional BLA appointments necessary.
He further informed representatives of political parties that mapping work related to electoral rolls in the state has been completed up to 64 percent. He also stated that Assembly constituency-wise help desks as well as help desks at all district headquarters would be established to assist voters during the Special Intensive Revision exercise.
A. Sreenivas said that the last Special Intensive Revision exercise in the state was conducted in 2002 and such an exercise is undertaken every 20 years. He stated that the Election Commission of India is carrying out a phased Special Intensive Revision campaign of electoral rolls in 16 states and 3 Union Territories. Under the third phase of the campaign, July 1, 2026 has been fixed as the qualifying date for Haryana. Preparatory work, training and printing activities under the campaign will be undertaken from June 5 to June 14, 2026. Three rounds of training for BLOs, EROs, AEROs and other staff have already been completed, and another round of training has also been scheduled.
The Chief Electoral Officer further informed that the rationalisation and reorganisation of polling stations will be completed by July 14, 2026, while the draft electoral rolls will be published on July 21, 2026. Claims and objections may thereafter be filed from July 21 to August 20, 2026. Disposal of claims and objections will be carried out from July 21 to September 18, 2026. Following completion of the Special Intensive Revision exercise, the final electoral roll will be published on September 22, 2026.
Appealing to the people of the state, A. Sreenivas urged citizens to cooperate with election officials and BLOs in this important democratic exercise so that an error-free and transparent electoral roll can be prepared. Additional Chief Electoral Officers Ritu, Apoorv, Rajkumar Lohan, Joint Election Officers and other officials were also present in the meeting.
