CNN Central News & Network–ITDC India Epress/ITDC News Bhopal: In accordance with the directions of the Election Commission of India, New Delhi, and the Chief Electoral Officer, Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal, and as per the ongoing schedule of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll, the draft electoral roll was published at 2,289 polling stations across all seven (Assembly) constituencies of the district.
Under the chairmanship of the Collector and District Election Officer, Mr. Kaushalendra Vikram Singh, a Standing Committee meeting was held in the conference hall of the Collectorate office. During the meeting, copies of the draft electoral roll were handed over to representatives of political parties, and the Collector provided detailed information regarding the second phase of claims and objections hearings under the SIR process. On this occasion, representatives of political parties appreciated the excellent work carried out by Booth Level Officers (BLOs) during the SIR process. The District Election Office also extended congratulations and best wishes to all SDMs and officials for their efforts in the revision of the electoral roll.
Voters of Bhopal district can verify their names at their respective polling stations in the published draft electoral roll. As per the draft list, the total number of registered voters across the seven Assembly constituencies of the district is 1,687,033, whereas earlier, as of 27-10-2025, the total number of voters was 2,125,908.
Out of the seven Assembly constituencies, the number of self-mapping voters is 656,611, progeny (family) mapping voters is 913,497, and no-mapping voters is 116,925. Notices will be issued by the Electoral Registration Officers to no-mapping voters.
During the Special Intensive Revision process across the seven Assembly constituencies of the district, the names of 438,875 voters were deleted from the electoral roll. This includes 33,791 deceased voters, 101,503 absent voters, 286,661 migrated voters, 14,171 voters with duplicate entries, and 2,749 voters under other categories.
Voters who have submitted incorrect or erroneous information during self-mapping or family mapping, and whose discrepancies have been identified by the Registration Officers, will also be issued notices and will be required to submit correct details and supporting documents.
In Bhopal district, help desks have been established in 85 wards, where Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs) will hear up to 50 notices daily. All voters will be given a hearing date after seven days from the issuance of the notice.
Additionally, voters whose names were registered in the electoral roll as of 27-10-2025 but are not included in the draft electoral roll published as of 23-12-2025—due to being marked as deceased, migrated, absent, duplicate, or other reasons (including non-submission of signed enumeration forms)—may submit objections along with the required documents and file fresh claims through BLOs for inclusion of their names in the electoral roll. Such cases will be examined and heard as per rules by the Registration Officers, and a final decision will be taken by the Electoral Registration Officer (ERO). All notices will be served to the concerned voters through BLOs.
Claims and objections will be received and resolved during the period from 23-12-2025 to 14-02-2026, and the final publication of the electoral roll will take place on 21-02-2026.
Along with this process, Form-6 will be accepted from new voters who have completed 18 years of age, Form-7 for deletion of names from the electoral roll, and Form-8 for correction or shifting of entries. Voters may submit these forms through BLOs or online via the NVSP Portal or the Voter Helpline Application. Submission of the prescribed declaration (Annexure-4), as notified by the Commission, is mandatory along with Form-6 and Form-8.
Voters can submit claims and objections offline (by submitting prescribed forms to the BLO at the polling station or at the office of the Registration/Assistant Registration Officer) or online (through self-registration on the Voter Helpline Application using their mobile phones, or via the mobile application available with BLOs).
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