Bhubaneswar: As many as 58.36 lakh voters in Odisha have been identified for verification under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll, with the Election Commission of India (ECI) stepping up the process to ensure an accurate and error-free voters’ list, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) R. S. Gopalan said on Tuesday.
The CEO said the SIR exercise has entered its second phase after the publication of the draft electoral roll on July 5, 2026. The period for filing claims, objections and corrections will continue till August 4, 2026, during which eligible voters can submit applications through Forms 6, 6A, 7 and 8.
Addressing the media, Gopalan said 20,12,577 names have been deleted from Odisha’s draft electoral roll following the intensive revision exercise, bringing down the total number of electors in the draft list to around 3.13 crore.
“Out of the 58,36,341 electors identified for verification, around 12 lakh voters could not be mapped as their details were not available in the 2002 electoral roll. Another 46 lakh electors have discrepancies in their SIR forms, which require correction and verification,” Gopalan said.
He said notices have been generated for the identified electors and distribution is currently underway.
“Almost all notices have been printed and the hearing process has already started,” he added.
The CEO appealed to voters to cooperate with the verification process and submit the required documents to the Booth Level Officers (BLOs) after receiving notices.
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