BHOPAL: The Election Commission of India has announced a seven-day extension in the on-going Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Madhya Pradesh, pushing the final publication of the updated voter list from the earlier deadline to February 14, 2026. Under the revised schedule, Booth Level Officers (BLOs) will continue the house-to-house filling of counting sheets until December 11, while the draft electoral rolls will be published on December 16.
Citizens can file claims and objections between December 16 and January 15, with document verification and field inquiries scheduled from December 16 to February 7.
The final voter list, incorporating all verified additions, deletions and corrections, will now be released on February 14.
The extension comes amid complaints from political parties and civil society groups that the original timeline was too compressed, especially in rural and tribal pockets where voters faced difficulties in obtaining and submitting required documents.
However, the Chhattisgarh unit of the Congress has termed the seven-day relief “grossly inadequate”.