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India electoral roll deadline extensions

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2026-08-06 14:41 UTC → 2026-08-26 07:39 UTC · added removed

In late July 2026 2026, the Election Commission of India (ECI) extended the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) deadline in Telangana to 10 August, moving the draft roll to 17 August and the final roll to 19 October, October. The Ministry of Women and Child Development also lengthened the extended online nomination window nominations for the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar to 15 August. On 4 August August, the Commission revised the SIR timetable for Delhi, setting draft rolls for 24 August, a claim‑filing window until 23 September, August and final rolls for 27 October. The same day a Special Voter Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) event was held in Mon district, Nagaland, to stress clean rolls and voter participation. Later on 4 August Simultaneously, the ECI announced further extensions across multiple states. In Maharashtra in Maharashtra, pushing the field‑verification field-verification deadline was pushed to 17 August, with draft rolls on 24 August and final rolls on 27 October. Uttarakhand officials, including the Kumaon Commissioner and a BJP MLA, August. In Uttarakhand, officials were served notices as Booth Level Officers conduct door‑to‑door verification. In Dehradun conducted door-to-door verification, though residents complained that BLOs often delivered in Dehradun reported receiving notices without explaining sufficient explanation of required documents. Jharkhand’s documentation. In Jharkhand, a draft roll omitted 4.36 million names; affected voters may apply for re‑inclusion names, with a re-inclusion window open until 4 September. The nationwide effort, reinforced by SVEEP activities, aims awareness events were held in Mon, Nagaland, to remove duplicates, deceased and displaced voters and promote clean rolls. By late August, schedules shifted again. In Maharashtra, following a request from the Chief Electoral Officer, the draft roll publication was moved to ensure accurate electoral rolls ahead 31 August, with a claims window until 30 September and a final roll date of 4 November. In Telangana, following the 2026 elections. 17 August draft roll release, AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi urged citizens to use the verification window ending 17 September to submit corrections or Form 6 via Booth Level Officers if names were missing.

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  1. 2026-08-26 07:39 UTC India electoral roll deadline extensions
  2. 2026-08-06 14:41 UTC India electoral roll deadline extensions
  3. 2026-08-04 17:25 UTC India electoral roll deadline extensions

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