Punjab News: The door-to-door enumeration phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR)-2026 has been successfully completed in Punjab. The process, which began on June 25, 2026, involved checking voter lists in all 23 districts and 117 assembly constituencies across the state. Chief Electoral Officer Punjab Anindita Mitra stated that the objective of this exercise was to include eligible voters in the list, remove incorrect entries, and make the election process more transparent.
During this campaign, 21,461,043 registered voters were verified. Booth Level Officers (BLOs) distributed counting forms to voters’ homes and contacted them multiple times to collect completed forms. Information stickers were placed at the homes of voters who were not available to ensure that no eligible voter was left off the list.
Over 1.93 crore voters submitted their forms.
As of August 3, 2026, more than 19,394,408 citizens submitted their enumeration forms under SIR-2026. This represents 90.37 percent of the total electorate. However, 20,66,635 forms were not received. These were classified as ASDD, which includes absentee, permanently relocated, deceased, and duplicate voters.
These include 5,74,568 deceased voters, 4,12,715 voters who could not be traced or were found absent, 9,44,131 permanently transferred persons and 1,19,145 already recorded entries.
Regarding district performance, Mansa district saw the highest form collection, with 96.31 percent. Budhlada performed best among assembly constituencies with 96.94 percent.
A massive voter awareness campaign was launched.
A SWEEP (Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation) campaign was launched to raise voter awareness. Under this campaign, SIR-2026 was launched on June 23rd, in which more than 2,000 young people participated by forming a human chain.
Additionally, SMS alerts, radio jingles, audio messages via e-rickshaws, and field announcements by BLOs were made. Electoral Literacy Clubs engaged people through poster contests, seminars, discussions, and rangoli competitions. Information materials were displayed in banks, and prominent personalities were involved in social media campaigns.
For the convenience of voters, special camps were set up in all the assembly constituencies on June 7, July 11-12 and July 19, where people could submit their forms and verify the information.
More than 93 percent of voters have been mapped.
Chief Electoral Officer Anindita Mitra stated that through the efforts of the election machinery and BLOs, 93.40 percent of the voters included in the draft voter list have been mapped to the SIR voter lists from 2003 or earlier. The process of issuing notices to voters who have not been mapped will begin on August 13, 2026.
If the name of any eligible person is not included in the draft voter list, he/she can file a claim online or offline by filling Form No. 6 from August 13 to September 12, 2026. The disposal of claims and objections will take place from August 13 to October 8, and the final voter list will be released on October 12, 2026.
Polling stations increased in Punjab
Polling stations have also been reorganized under SIR-2026. To ensure voter convenience and better access, the number of polling stations has been increased from 24,453 to 25,332.
In this process, all polling stations were physically inspected and the availability of necessary facilities was ensured. Following the new changes, Ludhiana will have the highest number of polling stations at 3,031, followed by Amritsar with 2,240 and Patiala with 1,861.
Anindita Mitra stated that the successful completion of SIR-2026 is the result of a collective effort by the Election Department, political parties, and citizens. She appealed to voters to review the draft voter list, scheduled for release on August 13, and to file timely claims or objections in case of any errors. This process is an important step towards developing a more accurate, transparent, and inclusive voter list in Punjab.