EC realised SIR exercise cannot be completed in short time: Congress

Key Points

1. The Election Commission extended the schedule of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in nine states and three Union territories.
2. The Congress party criticized the Election Commission's handling of the SIR.
3. The enumeration form distribution will continue until December 11, 2025.
4. The draft electoral rolls will be published on December 16, 2025.
5. The final voters' list will be released on February 14, 2026.
6. The Election Commission announced the SIR on October 27, 2025.
7. Pramod Tiwari, Congress leader, urged the EC to follow the 2003 schedule for the revision exercise.