The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday, November 12, published the draft electoral rolls for 16 states and Union Territories under the Special Summary Revision (SSR) 2027, opening a month-long window in which voters can check their names and file claims and objections until December 11.
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This is the next stage of the revision the Commission had ordered on October 15 for 17 states and Union Territories, with January 1, 2027 as the qualifying date. The exercise is being carried out under Section 21 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950, the Commission's directive to Chief Electoral Officers said.
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The draft rolls published on Thursday cover Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand and West Bengal, along with the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep and Puducherry. Uttar Pradesh, which was part of the original 17, has deferred its publication by five days to November 17, and its claims window will run until December 16.
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In Tamil Nadu, Chief Electoral Officer Archana Patnaik released the integrated draft roll for all 38 districts on Thursday. A PTI report carried by Deccan Herald put the state's draft electorate at about 5.77 crore, with women outnumbering men by about 13 lakh, IANS reported ahead of the release.
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Voters whose names are missing or wrongly entered can apply for inclusion through Form 6, raise an objection or seek a deletion through Form 7, and request corrections through Form 8, at polling stations, electoral offices or on the voters' service portal. First-time voters who turn 18 on or before January 1, 2027 are eligible to enrol in this round.
Election authorities are to dispose of claims and objections by December 28, and the final electoral rolls are scheduled to be published on January 4, 2027. The Commission has also directed that recognised political parties be given the draft and final rolls in readable PDF format so they can be examined digitally.
The revision matters because several of the covered states, including Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Goa, Uttarakhand and Manipur, are due for Assembly elections in 2027, and the final rolls published in January will form the voter list for those polls.