Election Commission sets voter roll deadlines for six jurisdictions

The Election Commission of India has set January 21, 2027, as the date for publishing final electoral rolls in six states and Union Territories newly ordered to conduct a Special Summary Revision, with draft rolls due November 30. The six jurisdictions are Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Odisha, Sikkim, Chandigarh, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. The commission directed their chief electoral officers to begin the revision this month after the Special Intensive Revision of rolls had been completed in those areas. Voters in the six jurisdictions may file claims and objections to the draft rolls from November 30 through December 30. The commission’s schedule for these areas also calls for polling-station rearrangements to be completed by November 20. The final rolls are scheduled for publication on January 21, 2027. The commission said the revision is intended to enroll eligible voters who were left out, as well as young and first-time voters. The qualifying date for eligibility in the six jurisdictions is January 1, 2027. It also directed officials to accept advance applications for people who become eligible on April 1, July 1, or October 1, 2027. The six-jurisdiction...