New Delhi, Dec 12 || A day after announcing a revised schedule for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in six States and Union Territories, following requests from their respective Chief Electoral Officers, the ECI on Friday said that it has appointed Special Roll Observers (SROs) for observing the SIR of the Electoral Rolls in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan.
According to the ECI, the SROs have already begun their work and are expected to be present two days a week in these States until the final Electoral Rolls are published in February 2026.
“SROs will conduct meetings with the state-level and district-level leadership of all the National and State political parties,” the ECI said in its press note.
SROs will also attend meetings with the CEOs and DEOs of the States, either physically or virtually, to ensure that the entire process is completed in a smooth, transparent and participatory manner.