Election Commission extends Special Intensive Revision deadline

The Election Commission (EC) has extended the deadline for the special intensive revision (SIR) of Delhi's electoral roll to August 8. This extension, a 10-day increase from the original July 29 deadline, was necessitated by the slow pace of digitisation of enumeration forms. While house-to-house verification began on June 30, only 14.35% of the forms for Delhi's 1.45 crore electors have been digitized. The draft roll will now be released on August 17, with the final roll published on October 19.

Key Points

  • The Election Commission extended the deadline for Delhi's electoral roll revision to August 8.
  • The extension is due to slow digitisation of enumeration forms for the special intensive revision.
  • House-to-house verification, which started on June 30, is now prolonged by 10 days.
  • Only 14.35% of the forms for Delhi's 1.45 crore electors have been digitized so far.
  • The final electoral roll is now scheduled for publication on October 19.

Exam Facts

  • The Election Commission (EC) extended the deadline for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR).
  • The new deadline for door-to-door visits is August 8.
  • The draft roll will be released on August 17, and the final roll on October 19.
  • Only 14.35% (about 20.8 lakh) of Delhi's 1.45 crore electors' forms have been digitized.

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All current affairs of 16 July 2026