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News Topical, Digital Desk : On October 27th, the Election Commission announced the second phase of the voter list revision process in 12 states and union territories. According to the schedule, form printing and training were to take place from October 28th to November 3rd. Now, the SIR process is beginning today, November 4th.
From November 4th to December 4th, BLOs will go door-to-door distributing SIR forms, and based on this, a draft voter list will be released on December 9th. The Election Commission has already clarified that the Aadhaar card is not proof of citizenship, but it can be used as an identity proof in the SIR process.
In such a situation, you will need these 11 documents during SIR...
- Any identity card or pension payment order issued to a regular employee or pensioner of the Central or State Government or PSU
- Any identity card, certificate or document issued by Government/Local Authority/Bank/Post Office/LIC/PSU before July 1, 1987
- Birth Certificate
- Passport
- Matriculation or Educational Certificate issued by a recognized Board or University
- Permanent Residence Certificate
- Forest Rights Certificate
- OBC/SC/ST or any caste certificate
- National Register of Citizens
- Family register maintained by state or local authorities
- Any land or house allotment certificate issued by the government
Where is SIR happening?
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Chhattisgarh
- Goa
- Gujarat
- Kerala
- Lakshadweep
- Madhya Pradesh
- Puducherry
- Rajasthan
- Tamil Nadu
- Uttar Pradesh
- West Bengal
What is the schedule of SIR?
- Printing of counting sheets and training of BLOs – from October 28, 2025 to November 3, 2025.
- Door-to-door revision work – from November 4, 2025 to December 4, 2025.
- Publication of draft voter list – 09 December 2025
- Claims and objections time- 09 December 2025 to 08 January 2026.
- Notice for scrutiny of documents, hearing, verification: 09 December 2025 to 31 January 2026
- Publication of final voter list – 07 February 2026
Why is SIR necessary?
During this period, the Commission explained why SIR is necessary. According to the Commission, the rapid displacement of people due to changing urbanization is a major reason for this. Secondly, due to this, in many places, people's names are registered in two places on the voter list. Third, names of voters are not removed from the voter list even after they have died.
Fourth, a large number of people have illegally added their names to voter lists in various parts of the country. During the SIR, all these aspects can be thoroughly investigated.
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