ECI once again defers SIR in Tripura ahead of urban civic body polls

Guwahati: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has revised the schedule for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Tripura for the second time following general elections to 21 urban local bodies.

Earlier SIR exercise in the state was rescheduled in view of the September 28 Village Committee elections under the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC).

A senior official of the Election Department said that, with January 1, 2027, as the qualifying date for the revision of electoral rolls in Tripura, the SIR exercise, which was earlier scheduled to commence on October 27, would now begin on December 15.


The month-long house-to-house visits by Booth Level Officers (BLOs) will begin on December 26 and continue until January 25, 2027.The draft electoral rolls will be published on February 1, 2027, the official said.

After the claims and objections are examined and disposed of, the final electoral rolls will be published on April 7, 2027.

Around 21 urban local bodies, including the Agartala Municipal Corporation will go to civic polls.

Tripura Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Brijesh Panday had earlier announced that the SIR of electoral rolls covering all 60 Assembly constituencies in the state was scheduled to commence on September 5 and conclude with the final publication of the electoral rolls on December 23.

However, the ECI subsequently rescheduled the exercise in view of the September 28 Village Committee elections in the state's tribal areas.

Panday had said that, to ensure the smooth and effective conduct of the SIR exercise, 3,356 Booth Level Officers and 375 BLO Supervisors had been engaged for the state's 3,356 polling stations.

The Tripura State Election Commission (SEC) on Friday announced that elections to 21 urban local bodies (ULBs), including the Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC), will be held on November 27.