Archive · 28 Sep 2025
Punjab Delays Voter Roll Revision; Haryana Proceeds
Punjab is focusing on helping with floods and buying rice, so they're putting off updating their voter lists for now.
They plan to update them later since elections are still far off.
Haryana, on the other hand, is already working on updating their voter lists.
They're checking the old lists, finding new voters, and making sure everything is correct.
The goal is to have accurate and up-to-date lists for when people vote.
Punjab postponed Special Intensive Revision (SIR) due to flood recovery and paddy procurement efforts.
Haryana has begun the process of SIR, instructing District Electoral Officers (DEOs) to proceed.
Punjab officials cited the priority of flood relief and the massive paddy procurement operation.
Haryana is comparing current voter lists with the 2002 lists and adding new voters.
Both states are following guidelines from the Election Commission of India (ECI) for voter list preparation.
- Who
- Election Commission of India (ECI), Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) of Punjab and Haryana, District Electoral Officers (DEOs)
- What
- Decisions regarding Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists
- When
- September 2023
- Where
- Punjab and Haryana, India
- Why
- To update and prepare accurate voter lists for upcoming elections.
Punjab - Delay SIR
Haryana - Proceed with SIR
Priorities
Punjab - Delay SIR
Focus on flood recovery and procurement.
Haryana - Proceed with SIR
Focus on the timely preparation of voter lists.
- Event
- Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Voter Lists
- Punjab's Focus
- Flood Relief & Paddy Procurement
- Haryana's Focus
- Preparing new voter list
- Punjab CEO
- Sibin C
- Haryana CEO
- A Sreenivas
- Punjab SIR Status
- Delayed, with elections in early 2027
- Haryana SIR Status
- In progress
Sources
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