The house-to-house survey by Booth Level Officers (BLOs) as part of the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Haryana was on Tuesday extended by 10 days till July 24. The decision was taken following a request from State Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) A. Sreenivas, as more than 1.5% of voters were yet to submit their enumeration forms by July 14, the original deadline.
“People are still coming to the BLOs with forms and we do not want anyone to be left out,” Mr. Sreenivas told The Hindu.
“The number of pending electors is only around 1.5%, but the Election Commission (EC) does not want to hurry up the process and an unrealistically high number of voters to be left out, so the dates have been extended.”
He added that survey dates for Andhra Pradesh had also been extended for similar reasons.
As per latest data, the total number of “uncollectable” forms in Haryana stood at 33,36,031, which is 16.15% of the State’s total electorate of 2,06,55,929. These forms are marked “uncollectable” for voters who were either deceased, absent, had duplication of names deceased or had permanently shifted. The statistics are as per July 14 report till 4 p.m.
Among districts, Faridabad leads with 26.83% “uncollectable” forms, followed by Gurugram at 25.67%, Panchkula at 24.53% and Sonipat at 19.83%. Fatehabad has the lowest at 7.32%. “It shows that a lot of people shift within the State as well. Those who have shifted may file claims later,” Mr. Sreenivas said.
However, Gurugram tops the list for pending submissions. As of July 14, 1,29,726 voters out of 15,55,034 registered voters in the district – 8.3% – were yet to submit forms. It is followed by Hisar at 3.17% and Rohtak at 2.45%.
“The enthusiasm in rural areas for the SIR seems more. The problem is with the urban areas in Gurugram, Faridabad and Rohtak,” the CEO said. Deputy Commissioners have been directed to expedite the process and publicise it through Residents’ Welfare Associations, he added.
‘People not serious’
A Gurugram BLO, whose booth reported over 50% “uncollectable” forms, blamed intra-State and intra-district migration and travel during the survey period. “Many of those who have been given the forms are not serious about returning it,” he said.
According to the revised schedule, the draft electoral roll will be published on July 31.
Claims and objections can be filed till August 30 after the draft publication. The final electoral roll will be published on October 3.
Published – July 15, 2026 12:35 am IST
