Delhi Voters Get 10 Extra Days to Submit Enumeration Forms for Electoral Roll Revision

The Election Commission of India has extended the deadline for Delhi voters to submit their enumeration forms for the ongoing Special Summary Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls by 10 days. The revised schedule, announced on Wednesday, applies to Delhi, Punjab, Telangana, and Karnataka.

In Delhi, house-to-house visits by Booth Level Officers (BLOs), which began on June 30, will now continue until August 8 instead of July 29. The date for publication of the draft electoral roll has been extended to August 17 from August 5. Claims and objections against the draft roll may be filed between August 17 and September 16, with disposal by October 1. The final electoral roll will now be published on October 19 instead of October 7.

According to the latest status report on the SIR in Delhi, over 1.4 crore enumeration forms have been distributed, covering 99.2% of Delhi's electorate. Of these, 21.7 lakh forms (15%) have been collected and digitised. The highest percentage of digitised forms is in the Outer North district (29.6%), followed by South West (21.8%), while the lowest digitisation rates are in Old Delhi (9.1%) and East Delhi (9.2%).

In Punjab, BLO house visits will now continue till August 3, and the draft electoral roll will be published on August 13. Claims and objections can be filed between August 13 and October 8, with the final roll published on October 12. Similarly, in Karnataka, house-to-house visits will continue till August 8, the draft roll published on August 17, and the final roll on October 19. In Telangana, enumeration forms will be collected till August 3, followed by draft roll publication on August 10. The notice phase and disposal of claims and objections will continue until October 8, with the final roll published on October 12.

On Tuesday, the Election Commission had revised the SIR schedule for Andhra Pradesh and Haryana.