The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday extended the deadline for submitting claims and objections for Odisha’s ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, moving the cutoff date from August 4 to August 19.
The timeline revision comes in response to a request submitted by Odisha’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO). The revision process is being conducted using July 1, 2026, as the eligibility qualifying date.
According to a notification issued by the poll panel on Friday, the window to lodge claims and objections, initially set to close on August 4, will now remain open until August 19.
As per the revised schedule, both the “Notice Phase” and the resolution of filed claims and objections will extend through September 17, 2026. The state’s final publication of the electoral rolls for the state of Odisha is scheduled for September 21, 2026.
“The Commission, on the request of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha, and in exercise of the power conferred by the proviso to Rule 12 of the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960, has decided to extend the period for filing claims and objections up to 19.08.2026 for ongoing Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls,” the official notification stated.
Meanwhile, the ECI released the draft electoral rolls for Andhra Pradesh on Friday following the conclusion of its SIR enumeration drive, with 3.71 crore voters turning in Enumeration Forms and 15.22 lakh voters recorded as deceased, per the state Chief Electoral Officer’s office.
Figures from the CEO office indicate that 3,71,38,182 voters, representing 89.22 per cent of the state’s total 4,16,27,694 registered electors, submitted their Enumeration Forms during the survey period held between June 15 and July 24.
The ECI said that 15.22 lakh voters (3.66 per cent) were marked as deceased during the revision exercise, while another 22.30 lakh citizens (5.35 per cent) were classified as permanently shifted, absent, or belonging to related categories.
Furthermore, an official ECI press communication highlighted that 7.37 lakh electors (1.77 per cent) were registered across more than one location in the draft voter database.
The poll commission clarified that individuals registered at multiple addresses will have their entries consolidated so they remain listed at only a single location following standard guidelines.
The commission added that come voters could not be located by Booth Level Officers (BLOs) or failed to return Enumeration Forms because they had re-registered in other States or UTs, were untraceable, missed the July 24 deadline, or chose not to enrol for various personal reasons.
