Overview
- Online submission of SIR enumeration forms is now live on the Election Commission portal, with West Bengal officials also enabling a lookup for names from the last intensive revision.
- West Bengal authorities issued show-cause notices to eight booth level officers and filed FIRs against booth level agents over alleged fixed-location distribution and pressure over entries such as deceased voters, alongside a state helpline for complaints.
- Distribution is scaling rapidly with West Bengal reporting over 4.17 crore forms handed out and Rajasthan crossing 1.56 crore in five days, while Uttar Pradesh directed districts to complete door-to-door coverage by November 15 with real-time app tracking.
- Voter support measures expanded as Kerala’s CEO announced a call centre and email assistance for overseas electors and Tamil Nadu launched a public search for 2002/2005 SIR details plus a WhatsApp contact for queries.
- The current timetable sets draft rolls for December 9, claims and objections through January 8, hearings to January 31, and final rolls on February 7, with districts also restructuring polling stations to meet ECI norms, such as 461 new booths in Prayagraj.