Enumeration forms distributed to 73% voters in second phase of SIR across 12 States: ECI

A week since the distribution of enumeration forms for the second phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in 12 States began, the forms have been distributed to around 73% voters whose names are present in current voter lists, the Election Commission of India (EC) said on Wednesday.

A total of 37,05,68,109 enumeration forms have been distributed in the 12 States and Union Territories — Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Goa, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep and Puducherry. The number of electors as on October 27, 2025 in these States stands at 50,99,72,687.

The house-to-house enumeration process will take place for a month from November 4 to December 4 and the draft rolls would be published on December 9. Between December 9 and January 8, the voters can file claims and objections while notices would be issued and hearings and verifications would take place from December 9 to January 31. The final electoral rolls would be published on February 7.

Most of these States had conducted their last SIR of voters’ list between 2002 and 2004.

Lakshadweep has topped the list covering all but one voter — 57,812 of 57,813 voters or nearly 100% till 3 p.m. on Wednesday, while Goa is a close second having covered 99.99% or just 119 of 11.85 lakh voters left to be given enumeration forms.

Kerala is lagging behind other States with only 49.55% having been covered. The State had notably sought that the SIR process be postponed due to upcoming local body polls.

West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, which witnessed large-scale demonstrations against the SIR, have covered 88.8% and 78.09% voters respectively, who appear in the rolls as on October 27. In West Bengal, forms of 6.80 crore of 7.66 crore voters have been distributed while in Tamil Nadu, it was 5 crore out of a total of 6.41 crore.

In Madhya Pradesh, 53.83% of forms have been distributed, while Chhattisgarh recorded 63.75% coverage along with Uttar Pradesh at 69.95%.

In Gujarat, 88.08% forms have been distributed, the corresponding figures in Rajasthan was 70.94%, Puducherry 93.04% and Andaman and Nicobar 89.22%.

The EC said in a statement that printing of enumeration forms have been completed in all States except Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.

In Madhya Pradesh, 95.54% of enumeration forms have been printed while in Rajasthan it was 99.58%, West Bengal 99.75% and Uttar Pradesh 99.99%.

The first phase of SIR had been conducted in Bihar and the exercise led to the deletion of more than 68 lakh names from the electoral rolls.