Aizawl, May 26: Election Commission of India (ECI) Secretary, Binod Kumar, on Tuesday said that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise is being conducted across the country to ensure clean, transparent and accurate electoral rolls. The ECI Secretary held a meeting with Aizawl’s District Election Officer (DEO), Electoral Registration Officers (EROs), Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs), Supervisors, and Booth Level Officers (BLOs) regarding preparations for the SIR.
Kumar said that the exercise has nationwide significance and the ECI expects all officials involved to carry out their duties diligently, sincerely, and transparently. He urged the EROs and BLOs to thoroughly understand the rules and procedures governing the SIR and to discharge their duties with utmost dedication.
The ECI official also instructed that the Enumeration Forms should be distributed within five days and conveyed his best wishes to all officials. During the meeting, Kumar stated that the purpose of the meeting was not only to assess the preparedness and progress made so far for the conduct of the SIR, but also to listen to any doubts, clarifications, or difficulties faced by the officials and to provide important guidance where necessary.
He delivered detailed instructions and important guidelines regarding the official procedures for conducting the SIR. At the meeting, Aizawl District Election Officer, Lalhriatpuia, presented through a power point presentation the preparations and progress made by Aizawl District for the conduct of the SIR. Under Aizawl District, there are currently 12 Assembly Constituencies and 324 Polling stations. After the meeting, Binod Kumar visited the polling station at Government Middle School, Zemabawk West.
The ECI Secretary was accompanied at the meeting by Vijay Gupta, Section Officer of the poll panel. Meanwhile, following the ECI’s announcement on May 14, seven Northeastern states have begun preparations for the SIR of electoral rolls. The ECI on May 14 announced the launch of the SIR of electoral rolls in a phased manner across 16 states and three Union Territories.
The poll panel stated that the Phase-III schedule of the SIR would be a major nationwide exercise aimed at enhancing the accuracy, inclusiveness, and transparency of voter lists. The 16 states include seven of the eight Northeastern states — Mizoram, Sikkim, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland, and Tripura. Assam has already completed the Special Revision (not SIR) exercise, and the ECI on February 10, 2026, published the final electoral rolls covering all 126 Assembly constituencies in the state.
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