Amaravati, May 26 (PTI) Andhra Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer Vivek Yadav on Tuesday met with representatives of various political parties to outline the upcoming SIR process, which will review and update records of over 4 crore electors in the state using July 1, 2026 as the qualifying date.
The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) said the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is being conducted in a planned, structured and phased manner to facilitate the inclusion of all eligible citizens.
“The CEO of Andhra Pradesh met representatives of various political parties… the CEO explained the SIR process, various stages of SIR. CEO informed the political parties that the exercise is being conducted in a planned, structured and phased manner to facilitate the inclusion of all eligible citizens,” said an official press release from the CEO’s office.
The CEO urged all political parties to come forward and appoint more Booth Level Agents (BLAs) to assist voters in enrolment and make the process fully transparent and participative.
Yadav noted that Enumeration Forms (EFs) are being printed and distributed to the approximately 4.16 crore electors.
Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) are making available partially pre-filled forms, based on existing records as on May 25, 2026, through 46,397 Booth Level Officers (BLOs).
These BLOs are delivering the EFs door-to-door to all the electors whose names are on the electoral roll as on May 25.
In addition, the forms can be downloaded from the Election Commission of India portal, and the BLAs appointed by political parties may also submit up to 50 certified forms per day.
“All the electors whose names figure in the electoral roll are only required to submit the Enumeration Form along with an extract of the roll, without the need for submitting any other documents,” he said, adding that while collecting the forms, the BLOs will issue acknowledgement receipts to the electors.
These physical forms will be submitted to the respective EROs or Assistant EROs (AEROs).
Further, Yadav said a facility for online submission of Enumeration Forms has been developed to further ease the process for electors and will be available soon. He noted that the Draft Electoral Roll will be published on July 21.
“The list will include all electors whose forms have been received by the deadline. Names for which no Enumeration Form has been submitted before 14th July, 2026 (will) not appear in the Draft Roll,” he said.
According to him, EROs and AEROs will scrutinise the forms against the eligibility criteria laid down in Article 326 of the Constitution, which requires electors to be Indian citizens, aged 18 or above, and ordinarily resident in a given constituency.
Electors who miss the initial deadline can still apply during the claims and objections period using Form 6 along with a declaration form. BLAs can continue to submit up to 10 forms per day even after the Draft Roll is published.
For electors whose Enumeration Forms have not returned, BLO may identify a probable cause, such as absent, shifted, death or duplicate, based on an inquiry from the nearby electors and note the same, he said.
Booth-wise lists of electors whose names are not included in the Draft Roll shall also be displayed at respective panchayat bhavan, urban local body office and other relevant offices with the probable reasons for non-inclusion of their names, said Yadav.
From July 21 to August 20, Yadav said any member of the public can file claims and objections.
During this time, he said the EROs and AEROs will scrutinise applications and objections in line with Article 326 and Sections 16 and 19 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950.
The public can file claims for inclusion or raise objections to existing entries in the Draft Roll, said the CEO, adding that no deletion will be made without due inquiry and providing the concerned person a fair hearing.
“Daily lists of claims and objections will be displayed at the ERO offices and published on the Chief Electoral Officer’s website. Weekly updates will also be shared with political parties. Final ER (Electoral Roll) will be prepared after disposing of claims and objections,” said Yadav, highlighting that the Final Electoral Roll will be published on September 22.
Further, he said any elector aggrieved by the decision of the ERO may appeal to the District Magistrate under Section 24(a) of the Representation of People’s Act, 1950 within 15 days of the order.
A further appeal may be preferred to the Chief Electoral Officer under Section 24(b) if the elector remains dissatisfied within 30 days of the order, said Yadav.
Moreover, the CEO urged all eligible citizens to participate actively in this special drive to ensure that no voter is left out. PTI STH ROH
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