Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Electoral Rolls The Election Commission of India (ECI) has started the enumeration phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The exercise began on November 4, 2025. The Constitution and the Representation of the People Act, 1950 empower the EC to conduct both SSR and SIR. Coverage It will cover 12 States and Union Territories: Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, and Lakshadweep. Nearly 51 crore voters will be covered. Upcoming Elections Among these, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal, and Puducherry are scheduled for Assembly elections in 2026. Previous Exercise The first round of the clean-up was done in Bihar earlier this year (2025), resulting in the deletion of over 68 lakh names from electoral rolls. It has already been done eight times between 1951 and 2004. The last SIR was carried out 21 years ago, during 2002–2004. In Tamil Nadu, the last SIR was in 2002 (for 197 constituencies) and 2005 (for the remaining 37 constituencies). SIR 2.0 – New Features / Reforms Based on lessons from the Bihar exercise. Key directive: No documents will be collected from electors during the enumeration phase. Enhanced mapping of current electors to ensure accuracy.
