Election Commission Extends Special Intensive Revision Deadlines Across Delhi and Five States
The Election Commission of India extended the filing deadline for voter claims and objections in Delhi and revised different stages of the electoral-roll revision schedule across five states on October 29, 2026, according to notifications reported by The Indian Express and NDTV. The administrative extension applies to Nagaland, Telangana, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, and Haryana, where filing and notice or disposal schedules were being revised. The regulatory decision followed judicial proceedings in the Supreme Court, where the bench requested the poll body to evaluate extending submission timelines beyond the preliminary October 30 cut-off while adjudicating petitions concerning electoral roll deletions in the national capital.
Timeline Revision and Judicial Intervention
In formal directives addressed to State Chief Electoral Officers, the poll panel moved the final publication of revised voter registries to November 30 for Haryana, Maharashtra, and Telangana, alongside Andhra Pradesh and Nagaland, while postponing Delhi's final roll publication to December 22. The revised deadline for filing claims and objections in Maharashtra is November 13. The notice and disposal periods run until November 20 in Haryana and Andhra Pradesh, November 25 in Nagaland and November 26 in Telangana. In Delhi, the public claims period originally scheduled to expire on Friday was extended until November 25, with designated election officers instructed to complete the formal adjudication of all submitted representations by December 15.
State-Wise Deadlines and Final Roll Publication Dates
The changes extend claim filing in Delhi and Maharashtra and allow additional time for notices and resolution of claims in other affected states. Official records indicate that after 47.56 lakh electors in Delhi were omitted from draft electoral registers published on August 31, the poll body received 2,75,856 Form 6 applications for new voter inclusions between August 31 and October 28. Citizens seeking enrollment or re-inclusion utilize statutory Form 6, while registered electors filing formal objections to wrongful entries submit Form 7, and individuals seeking demographic corrections or residence modifications submit Form 8.
Among the 97.5 lakh electors included in Delhi's draft roll, around 33.1 lakh electors were issued notices, including 13.79 lakh unable to link to the prior roll and 19.33 lakh flagged for logical discrepancies, of which 26 lakh cases have been resolved, according to The Indian Express.
Delhi Draft Omissions and Voter Registration Forms
The affected jurisdictions form part of the continuing phased Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, with state-specific schedules announced by the Election Commission. To date, comprehensive roll revision operations have concluded across 24 States and Union Territories nationwide. During the revision process, voters can use statutory claims and objections procedures to seek inclusion, corrections or review of entries after draft rolls are published.
During Phase II of the Special Intensive Revision from October 2025 to April 2026, the Election Commission conducted electoral roll revision across nine States and three Union territories, including Gujarat, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, according to Press Information Bureau.