Identify will not characteristic in draft electoral rolls if enumeration kind is just not submitted by December 4, says Chief Electoral Officer

If electors fail to submit the enumeration varieties, distributed as a part of the continued Particular Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls, earlier than December 4, their names is not going to characteristic within the draft electoral rolls that will be printed on December 9, Chief Electoral Officer Archana Patnaik mentioned on Thursday.

On the similar time, the varieties through which solely the primary half has been stuffed in will likely be taken into consideration. “If electors should not capable of finding their title or their relative’s title within the 2002/2005 rolls, so long as the signed enumeration kind is submitted to the BLO (booth-level officer) by the elector earlier than December 4, 2025, their title will characteristic within the draft electoral roll to be printed on December 9, 2025,” Ms. Patnaik mentioned in a press launch.

Electors to whom enumeration varieties couldn’t be distributed “regardless of three home visits” can even not characteristic within the draft electoral roll, she mentioned. If the title of the elector didn’t characteristic within the draft roll, they’ll make use of the claims and objections interval to incorporate their title afresh by submitting Type 6 together with declaration kind.

The claims and objection interval is between December 9, 2025 and January 8, 2026 whereby the electors can apply for inclusion or deletion. Objection to an current entry might be most well-liked by an individual whose title is already included within the electoral roll of the constituency, Ms. Patnaik mentioned.

The discover part (listening to and verification) is from December 9, 2025 to January 31, 2026. Throughout this era, notices will likely be issued and listening to scheduled by the EROs, wherever required, after scrutinizing the eligibility of the proposed electors. After processing all of the claims and objections, the ultimate electoral roll could be printed on February 7, 2026.

Through the ongoing enumeration part, enumeration varieties have been distributed to about 6.23 crore electors of the 6.41 crore electors in Tamil Nadu. “The names of all of the electors who’ve stuffed and returned the enumeration kind could be included within the draft electoral roll which might be printed on December 9,” ​​Ms. Patnaik mentioned.

“The electors who’ve obtained the enumeration varieties are requested to fill of their enumeration varieties and submit it to the sales space degree officer or on the helpdesks instantly and needn’t to attend until December 4, 2025 to keep away from final minute rush,” the CEO mentioned. She additional appealed for full co-operation in submitting stuffed in enumeration kind and take part within the democratic course of.