Special Intensive Revision 2025
Kartavya Desk Staff
Source: IE
Context: The Election Commission of India (ECI) will launch the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) 2025, requiring voters across 12 States and Union Territories.
About Special Intensive Revision 2025:
What it is?
• The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) 2025 is a large-scale, document-based voter verification exercise conducted by the Election Commission of India to update, authenticate, and purify electoral rolls after nearly two decades.
• It ensures that only eligible Indian citizens remain registered voters, aligning with the provisions of the Representation of the People Act, 1950.
Organisation:
• The drive is implemented by the Election Commission of India (ECI) under the supervision of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
• To ensure a clean, error-free, and verified electoral roll before upcoming elections.
• To verify citizenship, age, and address details of voters through linkage with historic rolls or supporting documents.
• To enhance transparency, inclusivity, and credibility in India’s electoral process.
Key Functionaries Involved in SIR:
• Booth Level Officer (BLO): The person responsible for one polling booth (around 1,000 voters). Distributes and collects the Enumeration Form (EF) from each voter’s household. Helps link each voter’s name with past voter lists and identifies shifted or deceased voters.
• The person responsible for one polling booth (around 1,000 voters).
• Distributes and collects the Enumeration Form (EF) from each voter’s household.
• Helps link each voter’s name with past voter lists and identifies shifted or deceased voters.
• District Magistrate (DM): Hears first appeals if anyone disagrees with the ERO’s decision.
• Chief Electoral Officer (CEO): Hears second appeals and oversees the process at the state or UT level.
• Booth Level Agents (BLAs): Representatives of recognised political parties trained by ECI. They help collect forms and verify voters to ensure transparency.
• Representatives of recognised political parties trained by ECI.
• They help collect forms and verify voters to ensure transparency.
Key Processes of the Special Intensive Revision
• Preparation of Enumeration Forms (EFs): Each voter will get a pre-printed form with their details (name, EPIC number, address, etc.) based on the current list. Forms are generated from the EC’s database as of 27 October 2025.
• Each voter will get a pre-printed form with their details (name, EPIC number, address, etc.) based on the current list.
• Forms are generated from the EC’s database as of 27 October 2025.
• Distribution by BLOs: BLOs will visit every home up to three times to deliver and collect the forms. Voters can also fill the form online on voters.eci.gov.in.
• BLOs will visit every home up to three times to deliver and collect the forms.
• Voters can also fill the form online on voters.eci.gov.in.
• Linking with Past Electoral Rolls: Every voter must trace their or a relative’s name in the old 2002–2004 rolls (available online). This helps the EC confirm that the voter (or family) existed in earlier verified lists.
• Every voter must trace their or a relative’s name in the old 2002–2004 rolls (available online).
• This helps the EC confirm that the voter (or family) existed in earlier verified lists.
• Filling and Submission of Forms: Voters fill missing details (like parents’ names, date of birth, Aadhaar, etc.) and submit to BLO or online. No supporting document is needed initially.
• Voters fill missing details (like parents’ names, date of birth, Aadhaar, etc.) and submit to BLO or online.
• No supporting document is needed initially.
• Verification by ERO/AERO: Forms are checked. If a voter couldn’t find a link to old rolls, they’ll later need to show documents proving age and citizenship.
• Forms are checked. If a voter couldn’t find a link to old rolls, they’ll later need to show documents proving age and citizenship.
• Appeals: If your name is wrongly deleted, you can appeal first to the DM, then to the CEO of your state.
• If your name is wrongly deleted, you can appeal first to the DM, then to the CEO of your state.