Odisha’s electoral roll revision nears completion as 99.14pc voters receive enumeration forms

THEBUSINESSBYTES BUREAU

BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 15, 2026

The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Odisha has reached a major milestone, with enumeration forms distributed to 99.14 per cent of voters across the state, reflecting significant progress in the Election Commission’s drive to create cleaner, more accurate and well-organised electoral rolls.

According to the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), the large-scale exercise involving distribution, collection and digitisation of enumeration forms is being carried out on a war footing to ensure that the electoral database remains updated and error-free ahead of future elections.

Official figures available till 6 PM on June 15 revealed that enumeration forms had been distributed to 3,31,13,184 voters, covering 99.14 per cent of the electorate. With the distribution phase nearing completion, the administration has now intensified efforts to accelerate the digitisation of voter records.

So far, digitisation has been completed for 1,43,16,029 voters, accounting for 42.86 per cent of the electorate. Election officials said the pace of digitisation would be further stepped up in the coming days to ensure adherence to the prescribed timeline set by the Election Commission.

The revision exercise is aimed at updating electoral rolls by identifying and removing the names of deceased and shifted voters while ensuring that eligible citizens remain properly enrolled. Following the completion of digitisation and verification, a revised and error-free final electoral roll will be published.

Booth Level Officers (BLOs), who are spearheading the field-level exercise through door-to-door visits, have been directed to complete the task within the stipulated timeframe. The Election Commission has fixed June 28, 2026, as the target date for completing the distribution, collection and digitisation of enumeration forms.

The CEO’s office has appealed to all eligible voters to extend full cooperation to BLOs and submit their completed enumeration forms before the deadline. Officials cautioned that failure to submit the forms within the stipulated period could invite inquiries and further action under electoral rules governing the inclusion of names in the voter list, urging citizens to complete the process at the earliest.