Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll in Tripura has been rescheduled and will begin after the upcoming TTAADC Village Committee elections, with the Election Commission setting a fresh timeline that starts in late October and runs through February 2027.
Key Takeaways:
- The revised SIR programme will begin with preparatory work from October 27 to November 5, 2026.
- BLOs will conduct house-to-house verification from November 6 to December 5.
- The final electoral roll will be published on February 15, 2027, with January 1, 2027, as the qualifying date.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has revised the schedule for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Tripura. The exercise has been deferred to avoid an overlap with the upcoming Village Committee elections under the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC).
The revised programme was communicated to the Chief Electoral Officer, Tripura, on September 9, 2026. The change followed a request from the state election machinery.
The revised exercise will use January 1, 2027, as the qualifying date for determining eligibility for enrolment in the electoral rolls.
Revised SIR Programme
The first phase will focus on preparations for the intensive revision. Training of personnel and printing-related work will take place from October 27 to November 5, 2026.
The next phase will involve direct verification of voters. Booth Level Officers (BLOs) will conduct house-to-house visits from November 6 to December 5.
The Commission has also set December 5 as the deadline for rationalising and repositioning polling stations. This work will run alongside the field-level verification process.
The draft electoral roll will be published on December 12, 2026. Following its publication, voters and other eligible persons will have a defined period to raise claims and objections.
The claims and objections window will remain open from December 12, 2026, to January 10, 2027.
Claims and Objections Process
The disposal of claims and objections will continue after the filing period ends. The related notice process and disposal of objections will continue until February 9, 2027.
The final electoral roll will then be published on February 15, 2027.
The extended timeline gives the state election machinery a separate period to complete the intensive revision without directly overlapping with the immediate responsibilities associated with the Village Committee elections.
Village Committee Polls Behind Schedule Change
The decision to revise the SIR timetable comes ahead of the TTAADC Village Committee elections.
The Village Committee polls are scheduled for September 28. The election process includes nomination filing, scrutiny, withdrawal and other administrative duties before polling.
The state election authorities requested that the SIR exercise be deferred because of the overlap between the two electoral processes.
The revised programme shifts the intensive electoral-roll work to a later period. This allows the election machinery to focus first on the Village Committee elections and their associated responsibilities.
Earlier SIR Timeline
The revised schedule represents a significant change from the earlier programme.
Under the previous timetable, the SIR exercise was scheduled to start on September 5, 2026. The final electoral roll was due to be published on December 23, 2026.
The new programme moves the beginning of the exercise to October 27. It also pushes the publication of the final electoral roll to February 15, 2027.
Despite the change in the overall timeline, the qualifying date remains January 1, 2027.
The revised schedule will therefore govern the next stages of electoral-roll preparation, field verification, claims and objections, and final publication across Tripura’s Assembly constituencies.
