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EC Calls September 10 Meeting of State CEOs to Weigh Nationwide Special Intensive Revision

Officials say the poll body is weighing a January 1, 2026 qualifying date.

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The September 10 meeting is the third such interaction between the Commission and state-level election authorities since Gyanesh Kumar took over as CEC
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Overview

  • The Election Commission has summoned all state and UT Chief Electoral Officers to Delhi on September 10 to review preparedness for a potential pan-India Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
  • CEOs have been asked to present on ten readiness parameters, including current elector counts, details of the last intensive revision, digitisation status, polling-station rationalisation, and staffing and training of field officers.
  • No nationwide order has been issued yet, and officials indicate the Commission will decide whether to conduct the exercise simultaneously later this year or push it to early 2026.
  • Reports suggest the pan-India revision would use January 1, 2026 as the qualifying date and replicate Bihar’s model of house-to-house enumeration, signed forms, and specified documentation and declarations.
  • Bihar’s SIR is on track: a draft roll published on August 1 flagged about 65 lakh entries as absentee, shifted, or dead; the claims and objections window closed on September 1, and final rolls are due on September 30, with Supreme Court directions guiding document acceptance including Aadhaar in defined cases.