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Delhi Electoral Roll Revision and SIR Process

Saturday, May 16, 2026
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Delhi Electoral Roll Revision and SIR Process

Delhi voters are getting the chance to submit their enumeration forms online, according to officials. It’s all part of the Election Commission’s massive special intensive revision, or SIR , of the electoral rolls. Things start slow, though. Door-to-door verification by booth-level officers, or BLOs , kicks off on June 30.

Political parties, naturally, are moving fast too. They’ve stepped up preparations for this SIR exercise across the capital. Training for the booth-level agents, the BLAs , has been intensified. That’s happening across more than 13,000 polling booths in Delhi.

The main goal, they say, is pretty straightforward: “no eligible citizen is left out while no ineligible person is included in the electoral roll.” That’s the CEO’s office take on the whole thing.

This revision covers everyone who is eighteen and older by the qualifying date of October 1.

So, what actually happens during the SIR ? Over 13,000 BLOs will be doing house-to-house enumeration. Every existing elector whose name is on the roll gets an enumeration form, printed in duplicate. They have to fill one out and send a copy back to the BLOs .

There’s also an online option. People can fill out those forms online during the SIR period.

The base data for this whole process comes from the voter list from 2002, which was held in Delhi. If you moved to Delhi from another state after that year, you need to check the Election Commission of India portal. You can look for your names in the 2002, 2003, or even the 2005 lists, depending on when the last SIR happened in your previous state.

They have to note a bunch of details on those forms. Things like the relative’s name, the state, the assembly constituency number, the part number, and the serial number. No documents needed for this, they stressed.

And for those who don't show up on the 2002 list but whose parents are there? They still fill in the details of their parents or relatives on the enumeration form. It’s all about catching everyone.

The timeline is set. Door-to-door visits start June 30 and wrap up on July 29. Then the draft electoral roll gets published on August 5. The final electoral roll, after all this work, will be out on October 7.

The process also involves rationalizing polling stations. The ECI has cut the limit down. It’s now 1200 voters per polling station instead of 1,500, just to make things easier for people voting.

The Delhi CEO and district election officers, along with political party reps, are supposed to be sharing important info. The CEO recently called a meeting with all the District Election Officers to check how ready they are for the SIR coming up next week.

Delhi BJP leader Sanket Gupta, who is involved with the SIR , said the party is already set up. They’ve appointed their BLAs in almost all the booths, and training has been given.

“We have to ensure cooperation with the poll body to make sure the objective of the exercise is achieved,” Gupta commented.

The party’s BLAs are supposed to help voters find their details from the lists and make sure those forms get submitted successfully.

Meanwhile, Delhi Congress president Devender Yadav mentioned the party has already appointed about 13,000 BLA-2s across Delhi. They plan to start district-level training camps to get everyone ready.

“They will be properly trained well in advance before June 30 through district-level camps so they can effectively deal with the forthcoming issues during the SIR process,” Yadav said.

He added something about watching over things. The party BLAs will keep an eye on booths with higher numbers of minority and Dalit voters. That way, they try to make sure those names don't get deleted during this whole exercise.

Just for context on the numbers: the special summary revision ahead of the Assembly polls saw 1,55,24,858 registered voters in Delhi. That breaks down to 83,49,645 men, 71,73,952 women, and 1,261 third-gender voters. A lot of moving parts in this.

Written by Gree News Team — Senior Editorial Board

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