Archive · 2 Oct 2026
Gujarat Announces Four-Sunday Voter Registration Drive After SIR
Gujarat will give people four special Sundays to register to vote.
The drive is mainly for young people who have turned 18 and people whose names were missing from the voter list.
They can fill out Form 6 to ask for their names to be added.
Officials will be available at polling stations from 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
on those Sundays.
The dates are October 11, 18 and 25, and November 1.
Gujarat’s final voter list has more than 4.40 crore registered voters.
Officials will check that the process works properly.
Schools, banners and local newspapers will help tell people about the opportunity.
Gujarat will hold a special voter-registration drive on October 11, 18 and 25, and November 1.
First-time voters aged 18-19 and eligible citizens omitted from the electoral roll can apply using Form 6.
Designated officials and Booth Level Officers will accept claims and objections at polling stations from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The final roll lists 4,40,30,725 voters, 5.60 lakh more than the draft list.
The campaign will include inspections, educational outreach and public-awareness efforts through banners and local newspapers.
- Who
- The Gujarat Chief Electoral Officer’s office, District Election Officers, Electoral Registration Officers, Assistant Electoral Registration Officers and Booth Level Officers will conduct the drive for eligible citizens.
- What
- A special voter-registration campaign will accept applications to add eligible citizens to Gujarat’s electoral roll.
- When
- The campaign will take place on October 11, 18 and 25, and November 1; officials will be present from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Where
- At polling stations across Gujarat, with awareness activities in educational institutions and other locations.
- Why
- To register first-time voters and others left out of the roll, as part of the continuous-updation process following the Special Intensive Revision.
- State
- Gujarat
- Campaign dates
- October 11, 18 and 25, and November 1
- Application form
- Form 6 for inclusion in the electoral roll
- Final electorate
- 4,40,30,725 registered voters
- Increase from draft roll
- 5.60 lakh voters
- Polling-station hours
- 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Final-roll publication
- February 17, following the Special Intensive Revision