Chief Electoral Officer, Chandigarh holds meeting with Political Parties regarding Special Intensive Revision of Electoral Rolls
The Voice of Chandigarh
The Election Commission of India has announced the 3rd Phase of Special Intensive Revision, including 16 States and 3 Union Territories (UTs), including Union Territory of Chandigarh.
A meeting to brief the schedule of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) to political parties was carried out by Prerna Puri, IAS, Chief Electoral Officer, U.T. Chandigarh. The meeting was attended by the representatives of the National Political Parties.
At the outset, the Chief Electoral Officer informed the representatives of political parties that the last intensive revision in Chandigarh was conducted in the year 2002. In view of rapid urbanization, continuous migration, young citizens attaining the age of 18 years and becoming eligible to vote, delays in receipt of information regarding deaths and the inclusion of names of illegal foreign nationals in the electoral roll, this intensive revision has become essential for preparing an error-free and reliable electoral roll. The qualifying date of SIR is 01.07.2026.
Chief Electoral Officer also informed that this revision will be conducted in accordance with the guidelines and schedule prescribed by the Election Commission of India. The objective of this intensive revision is to ensure that the names of all eligible citizens are included in the electoral roll, so that they may exercise their right to vote, that no ineligible person is included and that the process of addition or deletion of names in the electoral roll remains completely transparent.
Chief Electoral Officer further informed that during house to house visit, BLO will visit thrice with prefilled Enumeration. If the concerned person is not available at home, the BLO will insert the enumeration form under the door and collect the same in next visit. A person can also fill the enumeration form online and then download the same. BLOs will carry Form No.6 along with declaration, so that young eligible residents may also be registered as voters.
Chief Electoral Officer informed that 70% mapping has been done in Chandigarh Parliamentary Constituency and briefed about the schedule and the process to the political parties, SIR is a participative exercise involving all stakeholders, including electors, political parties and election officials. All political parties were requested to appoint BLAs for each polling booth to ensure complete transparency and full participation in the conduct of the SIR process. CEO informed the political party’s representatives that such meetings will be regularly held till SIR is completed. The CEO addressed various doubts and queries raised by the representatives.
A single BLA can submit 50 Enumeration Form in a single day during Enumeration phase, at the end of Enumeration phase Absent, Shift, Delete (ASD) list shared with BLA by the respective part BLO. They were also informed that training will be provided in upcoming day to the BLAs. CEO also informed that the Help Desk will also be established in different offices. To provide assistance to the general public/electors and will also be ensured necessary support and assistance to ill, PWD, and marginalized group and handover the detailed guideline also.
Camps will be organized on 16.05.26 (Saturday) & 17.05.26 (Sunday) at all the Polling Stations. Appealing to the residents of U.T. Chandigarh, the Chief Electoral Officer urged all electors to verify their details from the previous SIR and share the same with their respective Booth Level Officers for mapping purposes. Details related to the previous SIR are available on the Voters’ Service Portal and the official website of CEO Chandigarh.
For any assistance, citizens may contact the Voter Helpline Number “1950” on working days or avail the “Book a Call Request with BLO” facility available on the ECINET mobile application.
Also present during the meeting were ADC-cum-Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) Amandeep Singh Bhatti; Assistant Electoral Registration Officer Rajiv Tewari, along with other officials of the Chief Electoral Officer, U.T., Chandigarh.
