Election Commission Orders SSR In These States: If you are going to turn 18 in 2027, then your name can be added to the voter list of these states, Election Commission gave instructions for SSR.

New Delhi. The Election Commission has conducted SIR in all the states. SIR work is ongoing in some states and union territories. Meanwhile, the Election Commission on Thursday ordered special summary revision (SSR) of voter lists in Arunachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Mizoram, Odisha and Sikkim. The Election Commission has said that the draft voter list is to be released in all these states and union territories on November 30. Whereas, the final voter list will be released on 21 January 2027.

Under SSR, the Election Commission is also going to provide the facility to apply for inclusion in the voter list to those people who will be of voting age i.e. 18 years on 1 April 2027, 1 July 2027 and 1 October 2027. The Election Commission has directed the Chief Secretaries of these six states and union territories to arrange for adequate number of employees and necessary resources to complete the process of SSR. The Commission has also informed that in the States and Union Territories where SIR is ongoing or has been completed, the SSR schedule will be announced later.

Such states are Delhi, Haryana, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Nagaland, Meghalaya and Tripura. Apart from this, the Election Commission has said that keeping in mind the weather in Jammu-Kashmir, Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh, the dates of SSR will be decided later. In the six states and union territories where SSR has been directed, rationalization of polling stations will have to be done by November 20. The integrated draft voter list will come on November 30. Claims and objections are to be taken from November 30 to December 30 and the final voter list will be published on January 21, 2027. The Election Commission has said that every officer preparing the voter list will be considered on deputation to the Election Commission. All Chief Secretaries will ensure that the posts of CEO, DEO, ERO and BLO do not remain vacant. During SSR, transfer of officers will take place only with the approval of the Election Commission.