SIR exercise to begin in Tripura from Sept 5: CEO

  • Tripura Tribune Desk
  • Aug 07, 2026

Agartala, Aug 07: In order to make the voters list more transparent, flawless and up-to-date, Special Intensive Revision or SIR 2026 exercise is going to start in the state from September 5.

Detailing on the SIR schedule further, the State Chief Electoral Officer Brijesh Pandey today said after the completion of the SIR final voters' list will be published on December 23.

Today addressing the media the CEO said, as per the direction of the Election Commission of India, this SIR has been taken up for 19 States including Tripura and Union Territories. For this SIR, October 1, 2026 has been fixed as the qualifying date. That means whoever completes 18 years of age on this date will be eligible to be enlisted in the voters' list.

The main objective behind this programme is to identify the dead, relocated or duplicate voters and remove their names, as well to include the new voters and prepare a flawless and reliable voters list.

Detailing on the schedule further the CEO said, from September 15 to October 14 the Booth Level Officers (BLO) will go door-to-door to distribute enumeration forms and help the voters fill the forms. During the door-to-door survey no documents will be collected, only enumeration forms will be filled. The BLOs have been instructed to visit a house at least three times, so that no eligible voter is left out in case of his absence.

The voters could also fill the enumeration form online and submit the same through the ECINET App or online portal. If required the Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) will notify to submit documents after the draft voter list is published.

He also informed that the draft voter list will be published on October 21. The list will be published on a specific place as well as on the government website. A copy of the same will be provided to the political parties.

Afterwards, October 21 to November 20, common citizens will have a chance to incorporate, rectify, claim or complain about enrolment of a particular name. The complaints will be heard till December 19 and once the process is completed, on December 23, the final list will be published.