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Election Commission extends SIR deadline in five states and one Union Territory—check details

  • On December 11, 2025, the Election Commission of India extended the Special Intensive Revision schedule in Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and Uttar Pradesh.
  • Following requests from state Chief Electoral Officers, the poll panel revised SIR 2.0 schedules across a dozen states to check place of birth and identify foreign illegal migrants.
  • The ECI set new deadlines: draft electoral rolls will be published on December 19, 2025, for Tamil Nadu and Gujarat, and December 23, 2025, for Andaman and Nicobar, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh.
  • States heading to polls in 2026, including Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Kerala and West Bengal, will face impacts as the Election Commission extends special revision deadlines after requests from Chief Electoral Officers.
  • No change was made for West Bengal, where no schedule revision has been announced, while Kerala's timetable was revised earlier with an enumeration period of 18.12.2025 and draft electoral roll publication on 23.12.2025, as the ECI said.
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divyabhaskar broke the news in India on Thursday, December 11, 2025.
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