Archive · 8 Oct 2026
Odisha Announces Three-Day Drive to Enrol Voters Left Out
Odisha is holding a three-day campaign to help people get onto the voter list.
It starts on October 7 and ends on October 9.
People who were left off the list, and people who had turned 18 by October 1, can apply with Form-6.
They can give the form to their Booth Level Officer.
Officials will publish lists of people marked deceased, moved away, absent or duplicated.
Voters can check those lists and challenge an error if an eligible person was left out.
Political parties can also inspect the lists and raise objections.
Opposition parties say many voters were removed during the earlier voter-list review, but the campaign offers a way to seek inclusion.
Odisha will hold a special voter-enrolment drive on October 7, 8 and 9.
People omitted from the final roll during the SIR, and those who turned 18 by October 1, can apply using Form-6.
The final electoral roll, released September 21, contained about 3.16 crore voters, compared with 3.33 crore before the SIR.
The BJD and Congress allege that around 27.5 lakh voters were deleted during the SIR exercise.
Lists of voters classified as deceased, shifted, absent or duplicate will be published for review and claims or objections.
- Who
- Eligible voters omitted during the SIR and people who turned 18 by October 1.
- What
- A three-day campaign to apply for voter-list inclusion using Form-6.
- When
- October 7–9; the final electoral roll was released on September 21.
- Where
- Odisha.
- Why
- To enrol eligible voters left out of the roll and newly eligible young voters, and to make the electoral roll more accurate, transparent and up to date.
Opposition parties
Chief Electoral Officer’s office
Voter deletions during SIR
Opposition parties
The BJD and Congress allege that around 27.5 lakh voters were deleted during the SIR exercise; the Youth Congress demanded Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
Chief Electoral Officer’s office
The CEO’s office announced a campaign for omitted eligible voters to apply for inclusion and said review lists would be published so voters and political parties can submit claims or objections.
- Campaign dates
- October 7, 8 and 9
- Application form
- Form-6, submitted to the voter’s Booth Level Officer
- Age eligibility noted
- People who had turned 18 by October 1
- Final roll
- About 3.16 crore voters, released September 21
- Roll before SIR
- About 3.33 crore voters
- Opposition allegation
- The BJD and Congress say around 27.5 lakh voters were deleted during the SIR
- Review lists
- Lists of voters identified as deceased, shifted, absent or duplicate will be published online