Election Commission Launches 2nd phase Of SIT Across Nine States

The Election Commission of India (EC) will launch the second round of its Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise today, covering nine states and three Union territories with a combined electorate of around 51 crore.

The large-scale revision of the electoral rolls will conclude with the publication of the final voter list on February 7, 2026. 

This marks the second phase of the SIR, following its implementation in Bihar, where the final electoral roll containing nearly 7.42 crore names was published on September



30.

The new phase will include the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Puducherry, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal.

Among these, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Kerala, and West Bengal are due for assembly elections in 2026. 

Assam, another state headed for polls that year, will not be part of this round due to an ongoing Supreme Court-supervised verification of citizenship under the provisions of the Citizenship Act.