EC extends SIR schedule in Nagaland

Claims, objections till Nov 25; final roll on November 30

Kohima, October 30 (MExN): The Election Commission has extended the timeline for filing claims and objections in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Nagaland to November 25, with the final roll to be published on November 30.

In a letter dated October 29, the poll panel revised the schedule for the notice phase and disposal of claims and objections to run from September 20 to November 25, 2026, Chief Electoral Officer, Nagaland, Bhagyshree Banayat said in a statement.

The revision follows requests from the concerned chief electoral officers, it said.

Nagaland is among five states and the Union Territory of Delhi whose SIR schedules were tweaked by the Commission, which wrote to each separately about extending the timelines.

The notice and resolution period now closes on November 20 for Andhra Pradesh and Haryana, November 25 for Nagaland, and November 26 for Telangana. All four states will publish their final electoral rolls on November 30.