Special Roll Observer reviews SIR 2026 work in Coimbatore

Special Roll Observer Kuldip Narayan chaired a review meeting on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Electoral Rolls–2026 at the Coimbatore Collectorate on Sunday and reviewed the progress of voter list revision across the district.

The meeting, attended by District Collector Pavankumar G. Giriyappanavar, Corporation Commissioner M. Sivaguru Prabakaran, and electoral officers of all 10 Assembly constituencies, examined the status of draft rolls, deletions, missing entries from the 2002 and 2005 intensive revision lists, and verification through special camps.

During the four special camp days — December 27 and 28, 2025, and January 3 and 4, 2026 — election officials received 98,019 applications from voters seeking new enrolment, corrections and deletions in the electoral rolls. A further 16,953 applications were submitted through the online portal.

The observer was also briefed that notices were issued to about one lakh voters under the “no-mapping” category, meaning no elector information was available for them in the 2002 or 2005 SIR exercises, and that field verification and direct enquiries would be completed within the next 10 days.

As part of the SIR exercise, awareness programmes were organised for persons with disabilities and transgender voters, including an awareness rally flagged off by the Special Roll Observer at the Coimbatore Collectorate, along with a signature campaign.

Earlier in the day, Mr. Narayan inspected SIR-related activities at the Mettupalayam municipal office and at R.N. Naidu Higher Secondary School, Periyanaickenpalayam.