New Delhi: The Election Commission of India has announced that the third phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls will be carried out in 16 states and three Union Territories, including Punjab, Delhi and Chandigarh.
However, Himachal Pradesh and the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh have not been included in the third phase.
The Election Commission said the schedule for these regions will be announced later, keeping in view the weather conditions in hilly and snow-bound areas.
According to the schedule, the final electoral rolls in Punjab will be published on October 1, while Chandigarh’s final voter lists will be released on September 22. In Delhi, the final electoral rolls will be published on October 7.
State-wise schedule announced
The Commission said final electoral rolls for Odisha, Mizoram, Sikkim and Manipur will be released on September 6.
Final voter lists for Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli will be published on September 11, while Uttarakhand will release its final rolls on September 15.
The final electoral rolls for Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Haryana and Chandigarh will be published on September 22.
Punjab and Telangana will release final voter lists on October 1, followed by Karnataka, Meghalaya, Maharashtra, Jharkhand and Delhi on October 7.
Meanwhile, Nagaland and Tripura will publish their final electoral rolls on November 22 and 23 respectively.
Over 3.9 lakh BLOs to conduct door-to-door verification
The Election Commission stated that more than 3.94 lakh Booth Level Officers (BLOs) will conduct door-to-door verification during the third phase of the SIR exercise to cover nearly 36.73 crore voters.
The exercise will also be assisted by around 3.42 lakh Booth Level Agents (BLAs) appointed by various political parties.
