Special Intensive Revision of Electoral

Hoshiarpur/ Daljeet Ajnoha/May 16 :District Election Officer-cum-Deputy Commissioner Ashika Jain said that, according to a notification issued by the Election Commission of India, a special intensive revision of electoral rolls is being carried out in Punjab. Under the exercise, BLOs (Booth Level Officers) will go door-to-door to collect forms from voters between June 25 and July 24, 2026. She said that, following the directions of Punjab’s Chief Electoral Officer Anindita Mitra, the special intensive revision in Hoshiarpur will be conducted with full transparency and in accordance with prescribed guidelines.
Giving details of preparations for the revision, the District Election Officer said that election staff have been deployed across the district, comprising 1,563 BLOs, 151 supervisors, seven Election Registration Officers and 14 Assistant Election Registration Officers. She added that all BLO training and other preparatory work will be completed between June 15 and June 24, 2026.
Ashika Jain said the primary objective of this intensive revision is to include every eligible citizen in the electoral roll and remove the names of ineligible persons. She noted that, under the SIR (Special Intensive Revision), it will be mandatory for all voters in the district to fill the form provided by the BLOs.
She further stated that, under pre-SIR mapping, 1,112,679 out of Hoshiarpur’s total 1,268,580 voters have already been mapped, constituting 87.71 percent of the electorate. The rationalisation of polling stations will be completed by July 24, 2026, and the draft electoral roll will be published on July 31, 2026.
Claims and objections relating to the electoral rolls can be submitted from July 31 to August 30, 2026. The disposal of received claims and objections will be completed by September 28, 2026. Following the resolution of all claims and objections, the final electoral roll will be published on October 1, 2026.
The District Election Officer-cum-Deputy Commissioner Ashika Jain appealed to all political parties and voters in the district to extend full cooperation to BLOs during the special intensive revision process being conducted by the Election Commission of India.