The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls will come into effect in Kerala from midnight tonight, as announced by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The SIR will be implemented across all states going to polls next year. The Election Commission rejected Kerala’s request to start the process only after local body elections.
As part of the revision, the current voter list will be frozen. Data collection will take place from November 4 to December 4, and the draft electoral roll will be published on December 9. The final list is scheduled to be released on February 7, 2026.
Kerala is included in the second phase of the nationwide SIR. Booth Level Officers (BLOs) will visit every household three times during the verification process. Each polling station will have a maximum of 1,200 voters, and all members of a family will be included in the same booth. Voters may provide Aadhaar and other documents for verification.
Along with Kerala, states such as Tamil Nadu and West Bengal will also implement the SIR process from midnight. The Commission said the intensive revision conducted earlier in Bihar was a major success. Assam has been excluded from this phase due to the ongoing NRC process there.
