Mumbai/Nagpur: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced the launch of Phase 3 of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) 2026 in Maharashtra along with 15 other states and 3 Union Territories. The large-scale voter list verification drive will begin from May 30 and continue till October 14.

The SIR exercise aims to clean and update electoral rolls by identifying duplicate, bogus, deceased, and ineligible voters before upcoming elections.

Maharashtra Included in Phase 3 of Nationwide SIR Drive

Apart from Maharashtra, the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) Phase 3 will also be conducted in:

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Delhi
Karnataka
Telangana
Punjab
Odisha
Haryana
Jharkhand
Andhra Pradesh
Uttarakhand
Tripura
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Manipur
Arunachal Pradesh
Sikkim
Chandigarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu

The Election Commission stated that after completion of Phase 3, almost the entire country will come under the SIR voter verification exercise, except Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, and Ladakh.

House-to-House Verification Across Maharashtra

According to the ECI schedule, Booth Level Officers (BLOs) will conduct door-to-door verification between May 30 and October 14, 2026.

Key highlights of the SIR drive include:

3.94 lakh BLOs deployed nationwide
36.73 crore electors to be covered
3.42 lakh Booth Level Agents (BLAs) appointed by political parties to assist

The draft electoral rolls will be published between July 5 and October 21.

Election Commission Appeals for Transparency in SIR Process

The Election Commission described SIR as a participative and transparent exercise involving voters, election officials, and political parties.

The poll body has urged political parties to appoint Booth Level Agents at every polling booth to ensure transparency and active participation during the revision process.

According to the EC, the first two phases of SIR conducted in 13 states and Union Territories covered nearly 59 crore voters, with participation from over 6.3 lakh BLOs and 9.2 lakh BLAs.