Special Intensive Revision: election officials accept first filled-in enumeration form

Election officials accepted the first filled-in enumeration form for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Kerala on Kerala Formation Day on Saturday.

Jaya, a resident of the Podiyam tribal settlement in Kuttichal panchayat in the district, became the first person to fill and return the enumeration form, the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) said.

Although the general distribution of the forms will begin only on November 4, CEO Rathan Kelkar and senior election officials visited the settlement as part of the efforts being taken to include all eligible citizens on the voters’ list. Sharanya, booth-level officer for Aruvikkara, accepted the form from Ms. Jaya.

On Saturday, applications were accepted from 16 individuals in all from the tribal settlements of Podiyam and Kamalam.

In mid-September, Mr. Kelkar had visited the tribal belt of Attappady in Palakkad district. There he launched the CEO @ Unnathi – Get ready for SIR scheme.  

Mr. Kelkar said on Saturday that he has plans to tour tribal settlements in Idukki, Palakkad, and Wayanad districts once the SIR exercise gets under way in earnest.

The house-to-house enumeration phase of the SIR will kick off on November 4 and will last a month. During this phase, BLOs will distribute the pre-printed enumeration forms to all voters included on the voters’ list as it stands on October 27. The verification process and the exclusion of ineligible voters will start after the publication of the draft rolls on December 9. The period for hearings and verification will last from December 9 to January 31, 2026. The final rolls will be published on February 7.

Additional CEOs Sharmila C. and Krishnadasan P., Joint CEO Rusi R.S., Deputy Collector Smitha Rani and Additional District Magistrate Jayakumar were present.

On Saturday, the CEO also held a meeting with flat owners’ associations.