THE ELECTION Commission on Friday extended the schedule for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Kerala by one week, on the request of the state government.

According to the new schedule, electors in Kerala can now submit enumeration forms till December 18, as opposed to the earlier deadline of December 11. The draft electoral roll will be published on December 23, after which claims and objections can be filed till January 22, 2026. The final electoral roll of the Kerala SIR would be published on February 21, 2026.

The EC had announced the SIR for nine states, including Kerala, and three Union Territories on October 27. As per the initial schedule, the enumeration phase was supposed to end on December 4, but the EC on November 30 extended the schedule by on

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