Archive · 14 Aug 2026
Jharkhand extends electoral roll claims deadline to September 15
The Election Commission of India is the group that makes sure people can vote in India.
It keeps a big list of everyone allowed to vote, called the electoral roll.
In the state of Jharkhand, a draft list was made on August 5.
The state government asked for more time to finish the list because of heavy rain, farming work, and a big festival called the Shravani Mela.
The Election Commission agreed and extended the deadline.
People can now ask for changes to the list until September 15.
Election helpers will finish checking all the requests by October 14.
The final list of voters will be published on October 19.
The Election Commission also hired 311 extra helpers to get the work done faster.
The goal is to make sure nobody who can vote is left off the list.
The Election Commission of India extended the deadline for filing electoral roll claims and objections in Jharkhand to September 15.
Under the Special Intensive Revision, the final electoral roll will be published on October 19.
Jharkhand Chief Electoral Officer K. Ravi Kumar announced the appointment of 311 additional Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs).
The extension was granted after the state government sought more time because of the monsoon, the Shravani Mela in Deoghar and Dumka, and agricultural activities.
The draft electoral roll was published on August 5; the previous deadline for claims and objections was September 4.
- Who
- Election Commission of India and Jharkhand Chief Electoral Officer K. Ravi Kumar
- What
- Extended the deadline for electoral roll claims and objections to September 15 and set final roll publication for October 19
- When
- Announced on Friday; claims deadline September 15, disposal by October 14, final publication October 19
- Where
- Jharkhand, India
- Why
- To give voters more time amid the monsoon season, the Shravani Mela in Deoghar and Dumka, and agricultural activities, and to ensure no eligible citizen is left off the roll
- New claims/objections deadline
- September 15
- Claims disposal deadline
- October 14
- Final electoral roll publication
- October 19
- Draft electoral roll publication
- August 5
- Additional AEROs appointed
- 311
- Previous claims/objections deadline
- September 4
- Correction form
- Form 8
- Chief Electoral Officer (Jharkhand)
- K. Ravi Kumar