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The electoral roll revision 2026 has entered its next phase. On 5 November 2026, the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced a Special Summary Revision (SSR) of electoral rolls in four states and two Union Territories, with the [final voter lists scheduled to be published on 21 January 2027](https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/special-summary-revision-of-electoral-rolls-in-four-states-two-union-territories/article71669201.ece). If you live in one of these six places — or turn 18 soon — this is the window to check your name, correct mistakes, or enrol for the first time.
The Election Commission on Thursday, 5 November 2026, [ordered the Special Summary Revision](https://indianexpress.com/article/india/election-commission-orders-voter-roll-revision-in-6-more-states-union-territories-including-odisha-arunachal-10951724/) of electoral rolls in Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Odisha and Sikkim, along with the Union Territories of Chandigarh and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. The exercise will be conducted under Section 21 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950, and the Commission has sent letters to the Chief Electoral Officers of the six states and Union Territories setting out the full schedule.
The announcement matters because the Commission had skipped the annual revision cycle for 2026. The yearly Special Summary Revision, which normally runs from November to January, was not held during the November 2025–January 2026 period because the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls was underway in stages across the country. The six states and Union Territories named now are the ones where the SIR has been completed and the final rolls have already been published — so they are ready for the regular annual update.
The Special Summary Revision will cover:
- Arunachal Pradesh
- Mizoram
- Odisha
- Sikkim
- Chandigarh
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
These six are in addition to the 17 states and Union Territories for which the Election Commission announced the revision schedule in an order dated 15 October 2026. With this announcement, the total number of states and Union Territories where the Special Summary Revision will be held has risen to 23, including Punjab, Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Kerala, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal.
In states and Union Territories where the Special Intensive Revision is still going on or has only recently concluded — including Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Delhi, Tripura and Telangana — the schedule for the revision will be announced separately. Voters in those places should watch for a separate announcement rather than assuming these dates apply to them.
The Election Commission has fixed a clear timetable for the exercise in the six states and Union Territories:
- **By 20 November 2026:** rationalisation or rearrangement of polling stations is to be completed.
- **30 November 2026:** integrated draft electoral rolls will be published.
- **30 November to 30 December 2026:** the period for filing claims and objections. During this month, voters can check their entries and seek corrections, additions or deletions.
- **By 16 January 2027:** claims and objections are to be disposed of.
- **21 January 2027:** final electoral rolls will be published.
The qualifying date for enrolment is **1 January 2027**. That means anyone who turns 18 on or before 1 January 2027 can seek enrolment in this revision. The Commission is also accepting advance applications from people who will become eligible on the three subsequent qualifying dates — 1 April, 1 July and 1 October 2027 — so young voters who turn 18 later in the year do not have to wait for the next annual cycle.
A Special Summary Revision is the Election Commission's regular annual exercise to update the existing electoral rolls. It works through additions, corrections and deletions based on claims and objections filed by voters and verified by election officials. New voters are added, names of people who have died or moved away are removed, and errors in names, addresses and photographs are corrected.
The Special Intensive Revision, by contrast, involves preparing the rolls afresh — a much deeper exercise in which the entire voter list is rebuilt from scratch. The SIR was launched in 2025 and is still underway in some parts of the country, which is why the annual revision was paused in the first place. The states and Union Territories named in this announcement have finished their SIR, so the Commission is now returning them to the normal annual revision cycle.
The revision is aimed particularly at young and first-time electors, but it matters for every voter in the six states and Union Territories. When the draft rolls are published on 30 November, voters should check whether their name, address and other details are correct. If you have recently turned 18, moved house within the state, or noticed an error in your entry, the claims and objections window from 30 November to 30 December is the time to act.
The process of checking your name in the voter list follows the same steps used in other states. Our guide to the Karnataka SIR final voter list explains how to check your name and what to do if it is missing — the same checking process applies wherever a revised roll is published. If you need to add your name, correct a detail, or object to a wrong entry, the standard claim and objection forms are used, and the election office in your area is the point of contact.
It is also worth remembering that deadlines in these exercises can shift. In the SIR exercise, for example, the Supreme Court had to step in on deadlines in Delhi and other states, and the Commission extended the last date in some places. Voters should therefore not leave checking their entry until the last days of the claims window.
Electoral rolls are the foundation of every election. An outdated roll can leave genuine voters off the list on polling day, while names that should have been removed stay on. The annual revision is the routine maintenance that keeps the rolls accurate between elections, and its return after a year's gap is significant — especially in states such as Odisha, where Assembly elections are part of the cycle ahead, and in the Union Territories, where even small errors affect a larger share of voters.
The timing also matters for first-time voters. With the qualifying date set at 1 January 2027 and advance applications open for the three later qualifying dates, a young person turning 18 at any point in 2027 can get on the rolls without waiting another year. That is the practical purpose of the exercise: to make sure that when the next election comes, every eligible citizen in these six states and Union Territories is able to vote.
The draft rolls on 30 November will show how the exercise is progressing. Until then, voters in the six states and Union Territories can note the dates, and everyone else can check whether their own state is among the 17 already covered by the October order or among those awaiting a separate announcement.
The Election Commission's announcement restores the annual electoral roll revision in six more states and Union Territories after a year's break caused by the Special Intensive Revision. The schedule is tight — draft rolls on 30 November 2026, a month for claims and objections, and final rolls on 21 January 2027 — and the qualifying date of 1 January 2027 opens the door for new voters. The single most useful step for voters in Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Odisha, Sikkim, Chandigarh and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu is simple: check the draft roll when it appears on 30 November, and file a claim or objection before 30 December if anything is wrong.
The Special Summary Revision (SSR) is the Election Commission's annual exercise to update the existing electoral rolls through additions, corrections and deletions. On 5 November 2026, the Commission announced the SSR in Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Odisha, Sikkim, Chandigarh and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, with final rolls to be published on 21 January 2027.
Polling station rationalisation is to be completed by 20 November 2026, draft electoral rolls will be published on 30 November 2026, claims and objections can be filed from 30 November to 30 December 2026, claims will be disposed of by 16 January 2027, and the final electoral rolls will be published on 21 January 2027.
The qualifying date is 1 January 2027 — anyone who turns 18 on or before that date can seek enrolment. The Commission is also accepting advance applications from people who will become eligible on 1 April, 1 July and 1 October 2027.
The SSR updates the existing electoral rolls through additions, deletions and corrections based on claims and objections. The SIR, launched in 2025, involves preparing the rolls afresh. The SSR announced on 5 November 2026 covers only the states and Union Territories where the SIR has been completed.
When the draft electoral rolls are published on 30 November 2026, check your entry for your name, address and photograph details. If anything is missing or wrong, file a claim or objection during the window from 30 November to 30 December 2026 through your local election office. Our guide to checking your name in the Karnataka SIR final voter list explains the same checking process step by step.
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