For some time now, the process of Special Intensive Revision of Voters List i.e. SIR has been being conducted by the Election Commission in various states and union territories of the country. While many opposition parties have raised objections regarding SIR, the Election Commission says that the purpose of conducting SIR is that no eligible voter is left out in the country and no ineligible voter is included in the voter list. Now the Election Commission has issued a big update regarding SIR on Thursday. The Election Commission has informed that as per the information, the Election Commission has extended the deadline for SIR in 6 states and union territories including Delhi.
When will the final voter list come?
The Election Commission has informed that changes have been made in the schedule of SIR of voter list in Maharashtra, Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Telangana and Nagaland. This change has been made on the request of the Chief Electoral Officers of all these states. According to the information given by the Election Commission, the date of final publication of voter list for Haryana, Nagaland, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra has been extended till November 30. At the same time, for the Union Territory of Delhi, this date has been extended till December 12.
Final voter list in Maharashtra on 30 November
According to the information given by the Election Commission, the last date for filing claims and objections under the SIR process in Maharashtra has been extended from 26 October to 13 November. The Commission has said that after this, the phase of notice and settlement of claims will now continue till November 25. After this the final voter list will be published on November 30. Let us inform you that the draft voter list in the state was released on August 31, and the date for settlement of first claims was fixed as November 10. Let us tell you that The Election Commission has made changes in the SIR program earlier also.
Final vote list in Delhi on 22 December
At the same time, the Election Commission has informed that the date for filing claims and objections under SIR in the Union Territory of Delhi has been extended to November 25 instead of October 30. At the same time, the date for settlement of these claims has also been extended to December 15 instead of November 30. The final vote list of Delhi will be published by the Election Commission on 22 December. (with language input)
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