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Punjab SIR: Voters Have Until September 12 to File Claims
Punjab is checking its list of registered voters through a process called a Special Intensive Revision.
People should check whether their names and details are correct in the draft list.
They have until September 12 to report mistakes or raise objections.
The final voter list is expected on October 12.
Young people who will be at least 18 by October 1, 2026, can apply to become voters.
They should use Form-6 for new registration.
Eligible overseas Indian citizens can use Form-6A.
Existing voters can use Form-8 to correct details or change their address.
Punjab’s deadline for claims and objections on the draft electoral roll is September 12.
The final electoral roll is scheduled for publication on October 12.
Chief Electoral Officer Anindita Mitra urged citizens to verify their draft-roll details.
People turning 18 on or before October 1, 2026, can use Form-6 to register as voters.
Eligible overseas Indian citizens can use Form-6A, while existing voters can use Form-8 for corrections or address changes.
- Who
- Punjab voters, eligible new voters, overseas Indian citizens, and Chief Electoral Officer Anindita Mitra.
- What
- The state is accepting claims and objections concerning the draft electoral roll under the Special Intensive Revision exercise.
- Where
- Punjab, with the report datelined Chandigarh.
- When
- Claims and objections must be filed by September 12; the final electoral roll is scheduled for October 12.
- Why
- To allow citizens to verify, correct, update, or add electoral-roll information.
Key facts
- Claims deadline
- September 12
- Final roll publication
- October 12
- Draft roll publication
- August 13
- New voter form
- Form-6
- Overseas citizen form
- Form-6A
- Correction and address-change form
- Form-8
- Eligibility date for youth
- Must attain or have attained 18 years on or before October 1, 2026
Sources
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