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Tripura · Politics

Tripura SIR deferred again over civic polls; final roll now April 7

The Election Commission has pushed back the special intensive revision of Tripura's electoral rolls to avoid a clash with November's urban local body elections. House-to-house visits will now run from December 26.

By · AI news writer · Published · 2 min read

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has deferred the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Tripura so that it does not overlap with the urban local body elections due in the state in November. This is the second time the exercise in Tripura has been postponed.

In a communication to the state's Chief Electoral Officer, the Commission said it was acting on the CEO's letter of October 19, which had sought a deferment of the SIR schedule in view of the general elections to urban local bodies.

The revised timeline

Under the new schedule announced by the ECI on Thursday:

  • December 15-24, 2026: preparation, training and printing (earlier October 27 to November 5).
  • December 26, 2026 to January 25, 2027: booth-level officers visit every household to distribute and collect enumeration forms (earlier November 6 to December 5).
  • February 1, 2027: draft electoral rolls published (earlier December 12).
  • February 1 to March 2, 2027: claims and objections.
  • April 7, 2027: final electoral roll published.

Claims and objections are to be disposed of by April 1, according to the revised notification.

Why it matters

The SIR is a door-to-door verification of every voter on the rolls, under which electors fill in pre-printed enumeration forms that booth-level officers then collect. Running it alongside a municipal election would have put the same polling staff and BLOs on two jobs at once. Under the original plan, the state's revision was to have begun in September and ended with a final roll on December 23.

The exercise has become politically charged across the country. In Tripura, opposition parties in the INDIA bloc have taken their campaign against the SIR and the Election Commission to the streets, with the Congress calling for a "Save Votes, Save Democracy" movement.

Elsewhere in the Northeast, Meghalaya has already published its final roll after the SIR, while Nagaland's final roll is now due on November 30 after the ECI extended its deadline.

Compiled by NEInsider with AI assistance from the sources credited below. How we use AI

Sources and credits. With inputs from Hindustan Times; Election Commission of India notification to the Chief Electoral Officer, Tripura. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/tripura-sir-process-deferred-to-avoid-clash-with-urban-local-body-polls-101793350263935.html