Nineteen days after releasing the final electoral rolls following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) drive, Uttarakhand chief electoral officer (CEO) BVRC Purushottam on Thursday said the Special Summary Revision (SSR) for 2027 will begin across Uttarakhand on November 12, with January 1, 2027, as the qualifying date.
At his meeting with representatives of recognised national political parties, Purushottam briefed them on the procedure and schedule for SSR, which is expected to help first-time voters and those deleted by the controversial SIR get back on the roll. Among others. Rajkumar Purohit of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Amendra Bisht of the Congress, Satendra Chopra of the BSP, Shyam Babu Pandey of the Aam Aadmi Party and Anant Akash of the CPI(M) attended Thursday’s meeting.
Purushottam said his office received 100,744 Form 6 applications, which citizens use to apply for fresh inclusion in the voter list, during a week-long drive from October 12 to 20. Citizens turning 18 on or before January 1, 2027, will be eligible to register during the upcoming revision.
He also presented a detailed plan for the First Level Checking (FLC) of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines ahead of state elections early next year, according to a statement by the CEO’s office.
