Mumbai: With the special intensive revision (SIR) being conducted in Maharashtra till July 30, the state’s chief electoral officer S Chockalingam has said that people should not worry if they do not have the documents required or have been unable to map their own or their parents’ details to the 2002 voter list. What is critical is to fill out personal details on the enumeration form and sign it.This will ensure that they are on the draft electoral roll. “The foremost purpose of the SIR is to verify whether you are continuing to reside in the location listed in the voter list. You should fill at least your personal details like mobile number, Aadhar number (optional), your father and mother’s names and then sign the form,” Chockalingam told ToI.“This will ensure that your name is on the draft roll. After publication of the draft roll, you will be served a notice to submit the documents permitted by the ECI,” he said. The draft roll is to be published on May 8.Chockalingam also clarified that only those who are on the voter list of June 18, 2026, will be part of the SIR. “The SIR is the revision of electoral rolls as on a particular date. That list is frozen on June 18. Only those whose name is on the voter list on that date will be part of the SIR drive,” he said.Owing to the heavy rain earlier this month, the distribution of enumeration forms has been slow, especially in the MMR. Only 35.4% of forms have been distributed to voters in Mumbai suburban and 42% in Mumbai city. In Thane, the figure is 40.5% while in Palghar it is 41%. Across the state, 71.8% of forms have been distributed.“The distribution of forms has been affected because of the heavy rains in the state. But only two weeks of the SIR drive is over and I would advise patience. We have informed the ECI about the heavy rains in the area which affected SIR work,” said Chockalingam.When asked about the problems faced by those who have shifted residence but have their voter ID at the old address, he said, “The legal condition is that the elector should be residing at that location at the point of time of the SIR. The enumeration form will go to the address which is in the current electoral roll. You have two options. You can fill the enumeration form along with Form 8 to show that you have shifted. Or you fill a fresh Form 6 which is a voter registration form with the new address for enrolment in the electoral roll after the publication of the draft roll.”
