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India’s Electoral Roll Revision Enters Scrutiny Phase After Claims Window Closes

Officials now vet high volumes of applications with final rolls due in mid to late February.

Overview

  • The Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision closed its claims and objections window on January 30 after extending the deadline from January 18.
  • Kerala reported 11.66 lakh post-draft applications, including 10.18 lakh via Form 6 and 1.47 lakh via Form 6A, announced 9,868 deletions, and set February 21 for the final roll.
  • Tamil Nadu received 34,75,717 applications across online and offline modes, with the final electoral roll scheduled for publication on February 17, according to CEO Archana Patnaik.
  • Gujarat logged 14,70,125 forms across Form 6, 7 and 8, and officials plan to verify and dispose of them by February 10, with Ahmedabad recording the highest volume.
  • Late submissions will be handled through continuous revision and supplementary lists, while Uttar Pradesh ran a statewide campaign led by CEO Navdeep Rinwa to encourage new enrolments.