SIR in remaining states, including Telangana, Karnataka, AP, may start from April: EC

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has informed that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the remaining 22 states and Union Territories, including Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh, is expected to start from April 2026. In a letter issued on Thursday, EC Secretary Pawan Diwan informed Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) that they should "complete preparatory work at the earliest" to ensure a smooth rollout of the Special Intensive Revision process.

The Commission has already completed SIR-related exercises in some states, and preparations are now being accelerated in the remaining regions to meet the proposed



April start.

SIR to be done in the following states and UTs

1. Andhra Pradesh 

2. Arunachal Pradesh

3. Chandigarh

4. Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

5. Haryana

6. Himachal Pradesh

7. Jammu and Kashmir

8. Jharkhand

9. Karnataka

10. Ladakh

11. Maharashtra

12. Manipur

13. Meghalaya

14. Mizoram

15. Nagaland

16. NCT of Delhi

17. Odisha

18. Punjab

19. Sikkim

20. Tripura

21. Telangana

22. Uttarakhand