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ARTICLE AD BOX
NEW DELHI: In a departure from norms followed during Bihar SIR, EC has dispensed with the request for electors to taxable documents astatine enumeration signifier of pan-India SIR exercise. No papers is to beryllium collected from electors during enumeration phase.
An elector who could not beryllium linked with erstwhile SIR volition beryllium served a announcement by electoral registration serviceman (ERO) to ascertain eligibility arsenic per criteria laid down successful Article 326 of the Constitution.
The elector volition beryllium required to taxable immoderate 1 of the 11 indicative documents, which stay aforesaid arsenic those sought successful Bihar, to beryllium citizenship arsenic per Citizenship Act. Aadhaar volition beryllium accepted but lone arsenic impervious of identity, successful enactment with EC's instructions dated Sept 9.
ERO volition beryllium competent to trust connected immoderate different alternate papers submitted by the elector. The enumeration signifier has besides been modified to seizure details of entries of the elector oregon his parent/relative from the rotation from past SIR undertaken from 2002-04. It volition person fields similar the elector oregon his relative's name, EPIC no.
(if available), narration to the comparative district, authorities and assembly constituency details.
For electors whose enumeration forms are not returned, booth level officers (BLOs) whitethorn place a probable origin (absent/shifted/death/duplicate), based connected an enquiry from the adjacent electors and enactment the same. Booth-wise lists of electors excluded successful draught rotation shall beryllium displayed connected announcement committee of panchayat/local body/BDO bureau on with probable reasons for non-inclusion. These lists volition besides beryllium enactment connected the CEO's website. During house-to-house visits, BLOs volition transportation astatine slightest 30 blank Form 6 on with blank declaration forms, for the payment of anyone who seeks to enrol arsenic a caller elector. EROs shall besides invitation beforehand applications for consequent qualifying dates, that is April 1, July 1 and Oct 1 of 2026, portion publishing announcement for draught publication. Pan-India SIR duration (103 days)will transcend that of Bihar SIR (98 days)by 5 days. Unlike Bihar SIR, announcement phase, determination connected enumeration forms and disposal of claims and objections shall beryllium done concurrently by EROs from Dec 9, 2025 to Jan 31, 2026. Preparatory activities for pan-India SIR, including printing of enumeration forms, volition beryllium undertaken betwixt Oct 28 and Nov 3, followed by a month-long enumeration play from Nov 4 to Dec 4. Polling stations shall besides beryllium rationalised, with maximum 1200 voters each, by Dec 4.
Draft rotation is scheduled to beryllium published connected Dec 9, and claims and objections volition beryllium accepted till Jan 8 and settled by Jan 31, 2026. Final rotation shall beryllium published connected Feb 7, 2026.
