ECI to Hold Special SIR Drives in Haryana Over Two Weekends

The Election Commission of India (ECI) will conduct special campaigns across Haryana on August 22, 23, 29 and 30 as part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, giving voters four dedicated days to verify their names, seek inclusion, correct errors or raise objections before the claims-and-objections window closes on August 30, 2026.

During the drives, Booth Level Officers (BLOs) will remain available at their respective polling stations from 9 am to 5 pm to assist voters and receive claims and objections. Haryana Chief Electoral Officer A Sreenivas has urged citizens to check the draft electoral rolls and ensure that their names and those of eligible family members are included.

The campaign comes after the enumeration phase flagged around 33.84 lakh electors whose names could not be included in the draft roll. The figure comprises approximately 13.75 lakh permanently shifted voters, 7.66 lakh deceased electors, 2.04 lakh people already registered elsewhere and 9.36 lakh voters who were absent during verification. Officials have clarified that these figures should not be treated as confirmed deletions of genuine voters, as eligible persons can seek inclusion through the claims-and-objections process.

The response so far has been substantial. Authorities have received 38,815 Form 6 applications from citizens seeking inclusion in the electoral roll. Another 40,659 Form 8 applications have been submitted for corrections involving names, addresses, ages, photographs and other particulars. Meanwhile, 2,260 Form 7 applications have been received seeking objections to entries involving ineligible, deceased, shifted or duplicate voters. Together, the three forms account for 81,734 applications.

The SIR exercise covers Haryana's 90 Assembly constituencies, with the draft electoral rolls published on July 31. Citizens can submit applications to the concerned Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) or Assistant Electoral Registration Officer (AERO), besides using the Election Commission's Voters' Service Portal.

The four-day campaign is particularly significant as the August 30 deadline approaches. Voters who have not checked their entries are being encouraged to use the opportunity to resolve discrepancies rather than risk exclusion from the final roll.

The Election Commission has emphasised that the SIR aims to ensure that eligible citizens are not left out while ineligible or duplicate entries are removed. Following completion of the claims-and-objections process and subsequent verification, the final electoral roll is scheduled to be published on October 3, 2026.