ECI Special Drive in States/ UTs For Enrolment of Left-Out & First Time/Young Electors 2026
Organisation : Election Commission of India (ECI)
Facility Name : Special Drive in States/ UTs For Enrolment of Left-Out & First Time/Young Electors 2026
Applicable State/UTs : All India
Website : https://www.eci.gov.in/
Special Drive in States/ UTs For Enrolment of Left-Out & First Time Electors
1. In continuation to the letter of even number dated 29.9.2026 and meeting held with all CEOs on 01.10.2026, I am directed to state that the Commission has instructed to undertake a special drive for enrolment of left-out and first time/young electors.
2. As you are aware, under the process of Special Intensive Revision, in the enumeration phase, a list of Absent, Shifted, Dead and Duplicate (ASDD) voters was prepared by each Booth Level Officer (BLO), with the probable reason for non-inclusion of their names. This list was displayed at notice board of respective Panchayat Bhawans/Urban Local bodies and offices of the BDOs/Panchayat officers/ULB officers, shared with the BLAs and with the political parties and also uploaded on the CEO website.
3. Thereafter, the draft was published and shared with the political parties and also uploaded on the CEO website. The final electoral roll was published after decision on the claims and objections by the EROs and includes the list of electors that were added or deleted after the draft publication. As compared to the pre-SIR Electoral roll, the electoral roll after final publication incorporates deletions during enumeration phase and additions and deletions after the draft roll publication.
4. Voter enrolment is a continuous process and any person not yet enrolled in the electoral roll or whose name has got deleted can apply for enrolment at any point of time. The objective of the special drive is to identify and facilitate such electors.
5. Accordingly, the Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs), District Election Officers (DEOs), Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) are directed to ensure the following: i. BLOs shall compare the current electoral roll with the pre-SIR electoral roll and identify such electors whose names were there in the pre-SIR roll but who are not included in the current electoral roll and prepare a list of such electors.
ii. BLOs shall undertake House-to-House (H2H) visits in respect of such identified electors to ascertain their present status and facilitate enrolment through Form 6, wherever the person is found to be eligible. The BLOs may cover at least 20-25 electors in a week so as to complete this exercise within a period of about one month. They shall also indicate the present status of each such elector in the list prepared by them. The electors for whom Form 6 has been filled up will also be indicated.
iii. BLOs will also ensure filling up of Form 6 for enrolment of any left out/first time/young electors during their house to house visits.
iv. BLOs will share this list with the BLAs of the recognised political parties.
v. BLOs will share the list with the ERO alongwith the filled in application forms in Form 6 and their field verification report. ERO is the competent authority to act as deemed fit on these cases as per the provisions under The Representation of The People Act, 1950 and Registration of Electors Rules 1960.
vi. At the end of this exercise, the booth wise lists prepared as above will also be shared by the EROs with the representatives of the political parties giving them a further opportunity to enable enrolment of any left-out electors.
vii. Besides the above, Booth Level Camps shall be organised to facilitate submission of applications for enrolment. Special camps may also be organised for enrolment of people living in night shelters, labour colonies as well as for homeless and marginalised person.
6. CEOs, DEOs and EROs will undertake appropriate awareness and mobilisation activities through educational institutions, local-level outreach, SVEEP activities, regular press briefings and other suitable platforms to ensure that every eligible citizen is made aware of the opportunity to get enrolled.
7. The progress and regular review of the drive may be closely monitored at the level of CEO, DEO and ERO.
8. The CEOs are directed to issue necessary instructions to all concerned DEOs, EROs and BLOs for effective implementation of the above directions and to ensure that the special drive reaches all eligible citizens.