Enumeration for Phase-II of SIR in 12 states/UTs gets under way

NEW DELHI: Enumeration for Phase II of the SIR workout spanning a twelve states and UTs commenced Tuesday, with astir 5.3 lakh booth level officers (BLOs) undertaking the archetypal circular of house-to-house visits to administer enumeration forms to electors.The enumeration play for SIR successful 9 states - Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, MP, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal - and 3 UTs (Andaman & Nicobar, Lakshadweep and Puducherry) volition past a month, until Dec 4, 2025. Every elector who figured successful the electoral rotation arsenic of Oct 27, 2025, volition beryllium handed a unsocial EF with partially pre-filled fields.Given the deficiency of finality connected its NRC exercise, Assam has been near retired of Phase II of SIR and could spot a specified peculiar summary revision up of assembly polls successful authorities adjacent year."Distribution of EFs has already begun successful each 12 states/UTs and 100% of EFs person been printed," EC said Tuesday.Unlike Phase I of SIR completed successful Bihar, nary documents volition beryllium collected from electors astatine the enumeration stage. Only electors who neglect to furnish details linking them to the electoral rotation from the past SIR undertaken successful 2003/03/04, volition beryllium served a announcement by the electoral registration serviceman aft the draught electoral rolls are published connected Dec 9.

Such an elector volition request to furnish 1 of the 11 documents listed by EC, oregon an alternate document, to beryllium their eligibility for enrolment.

Aadhaar volition beryllium accepted lone arsenic impervious of identity.Over 5.3 lakh BLOs, 7.6 lakh booth level agents appointed by governmental parties, 10,448 EROs/assistant EROs and 321 territory predetermination officers volition travel unneurotic to instrumentality the SIR spanning 321 districts and 1,843 assembly constituencies. There are dissenting voices against the SIR workout successful opposition-governed West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, but the canvass sheet has assurance successful Constitutional norms that marque it obligatory for authorities govts to spot their officials connected deputation to the committee and support instrumentality and bid for a creaseless rotation revision.