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India Publishes SSR Draft Electoral Rolls and Opens One-Month Verification Window

This tests the election body's ability to reinstate millions left off earlier intensive revisions ahead of key state polls.

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District Collector P.S.Leela Alex releasing the Special draft electoral rolls in the presence of all political parties in Vellore on Thursday.
A view of Election Commissionm, Nirvachan Sadan in New Delhi.
Greater Chennai Corporation Commissioner and District Election Officer G.S. Sameeran releases the draft electoral roll for the Special Summary Revision of Electoral Rolls 2027, covering 16 Assembly constituencies in Chennai, at Ripon Buildings on November 12, in the presence of representatives of recognised political parties and election officials

Overview

  • The Election Commission published Special Summary Revision draft rolls on Nov. 12 and opened the claims-and-objections window from Nov. 12 to Dec. 11 with disposal scheduled by Dec. 28 and final rolls due Jan. 4, 2027.
  • A Nov. 6 ECI directive directs chief electoral officers in seven SIR states to facilitate inclusion of electors listed as Absent, Shifted, Dead or Duplicate (ASDD) and activists have urged the commission to extend that relief nationwide.
  • Delhi plans to distribute fresh enumeration forms next week to about 47.5 lakh voters removed during its earlier Special Intensive Revision, and has ordered ECINET portal changes so Booth Level Officers can generate forms specifically for excluded electors.
  • The poll body scheduled special help camps on Nov. 21, 22 and 29 and is using targeted BLO outreach, online portals and district help desks to handle large volumes of Form 6/7/8 applications and correct roll errors.
  • The SSR publications show notable shifts in state electorates—Tamil Nadu at about 5.77 crore, Assam up by roughly 2.18 lakh and Manipur up by about 33,700—and the differing methods of SIR and SSR mean these revisions could change who can vote in soon-to-come state elections.