New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) will hold a press conference regarding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists in several states. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar will address the press conference at 4:15 pm on Friday at Vigyan Bhawan in the national capital, New Delhi. Commission sources told ETV Bharat, “The press conference is related to the Chief Election Commissioner. CEC Gyanesh Kumar will address the press conference.”
They said, “It is likely that SIR will be announced in 10 to 15 states, including those where elections are due next year.”
Assembly elections are scheduled in various states, including Assam, next year. Just a few days ago, the Election Commission organized a two-day conference of Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) at the India International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Management (IIIDEM) to discuss SIR. It was decided to conduct SIR in all states.
The Election Commission has directed the Chief Executive Officers to finalize their preparations for the SIR in their respective states and union territories. During the conference, the Election Commission of India assessed the progress made on the previously issued directives to the CEOs to match the current voters with the previous SIR in the state or union territory. Furthermore, the Election Commission held individual discussions with the Chief Executive Officers of the election-bound states and union territories, such as Assam, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Kerala, and West Bengal.
The IIIDEM conference was held as a follow-up to the SIR Preparation Conference held on September 10, 2025, during which all states and union territories made comprehensive presentations regarding the number of voters, the qualifying date of the last SIR, and the voter list in their respective states or union territories as of the last completed SIR.
The Election Commission recently conducted a SIR of voter lists in Bihar before the announcement of the assembly elections, which was heavily criticized by the opposition. The opposition accused the process of excluding the poor and laborers from voting rights. However, the Election Commission refuted these allegations.
