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SIR form submission deadline ends tomorrow in Bengal: Here’s your quickest last-day option

As of Monday afternoon, the number of uncollected forms in the SIR has risen to 56,37,731

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ECI has digitised data for nearly all of the state’s 7.64 crore voters, but a substantial portion still remains unverified.

The pre-hearing phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of West Bengal’s voter roll ends on December 11, 2025. With one day left, discrepancies have emerged — including roughly 55 lakh ‘uncollected forms’, representing voters who may be struck off the upcoming draft list.

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has digitised data for nearly all of the state’s 7.64 crore voters, but a substantial portion still remains unverified. If you have not submitted your SIR Enumeration Form, your name may not appear in the Draft Roll to be published next week.

Read on to understand what to do if you missed the deadline and how to verify your form status before this phase closes.

What if you didn’t receive the SIR form or missed filling it up?

The ECI earlier extended the deadline from December 4 to December 11. If you, as an elector, missed submitting the form, you can still file a claim once the Draft List is published. You will likely need to fill Form-6 (Application for Inclusion of Name in Electoral Roll) during the claims and objections period.

Applicants may be required to appear for a hearing before the respective Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) before their names are included in the Final Roll.

However, your fastest option right now is to use the ECI’s online portal. Unlike the offline process, the online SIR system is fully managed by the ECI.

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Electors do not need to download any form. A dedicated link on the ECI/CEO West Bengal website or the ECINET app allows citizens to fill in details directly. Users can visit the “Services” section and select “Fill Enumeration Form” to complete the process digitally.

With 1 day to go, are 55 lakh voters already off the rolls?

As of Monday afternoon, the number of uncollected forms in the SIR has risen to 56,37,731. Of these, 23,98,345 have been recorded as deceased. “Uncollected forms” include entries that cannot be verified or included in the draft roll under any circumstances — voters who have died, gone missing, shifted permanently, have duplicate registrations, or are enrolled elsewhere. Such names will not appear in the draft electoral list.

West Bengal currently has 19,64,629 transferred voters, 10,94,710 missing voters, 1,32,215 duplicate entries, and 47,832 voters categorised under ‘others’ (technical or miscellaneous issues).

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How to check whether your BLO has submitted your form

Electors can check their names, and those of relatives, in previous SIR Electoral Rolls at https://voters.eci.gov.in/ and provide details in the online Enumeration Form as required.

What’s next?

Enumeration (House-to-house visits): Ends December 11, 2025
Draft electoral roll Publication: Revised to December 16, 2025
Claims and Objections Period: Until January 15, 2026
Final electoral roll publication: February 14, 2026 (extended from February 7)

Sweety Kumari

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