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Over 33 lakh electors left out in Haryana SIR phase 1
Haryana’s first phase of special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls found that 33,84,568 electors could not be included in draft rolls.
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Samachar Pathshala Desk
Published 26 Jul 2026 · 1 min
Key takeaways
- An electoral roll is the official list of eligible voters used for elections.
- Special intensive revision (SIR) is the Election Commission-linked process to update voter lists in a time-bound way.
- Booth-level officers give enumeration forms so voters can submit details during the revision window.
- Digitisation converts form data into electronic form for faster checking and roll preparation.
What happened in Haryana SIR phase 1
Haryana completed the first phase of the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The Election Commission-linked process found that 33,84,568 electors could not be included in the draft electoral rolls after booth-level enumeration and digitisation.
Draft roll publication timeline and public access
The UPSC angle
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Electoral-roll revision as a process of exclusion-by-reason and public verification
Answer-focused angle: use Haryana’s SIR phase 1 numbers to connect operational steps (form distribution, digitisation, draft publication) with governance outcomes (what gets excluded and why) and how public access enables correction.
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