Patiala News:DC provides hard and soft copies of final voter lists
SIR-2026: Meeting with political parties regarding final voter lists
A meeting was held today under the chairmanship of District Election Officer-cum-Deputy Commissioner, Patiala Dr. Himanshu Agarwal with the district presidents and authorized representatives of all recognized political parties of the district regarding the publication of final voter lists under SIR-2026. During the meeting, the representatives of the political parties were informed about the action taken regarding special in-depth correction, verification and finalization of the voter lists.
The total number of voters in Patiala district was earlier 13,81,418, in which there has been an increase of 53,470 voters. With this, the total number of voters in the district has now increased to 14,34,888.
During the meeting, the publication of final voter lists and their availability as per the instructions of the Election Commission of India was also made known. On this occasion, a set of the final published voter list with photograph of each assembly constituency of district Patiala was provided to the district presidents and authorized representatives of political parties. Along with this, a soft copy of the final voter list without photograph of each assembly constituency was also given through pen drive, so that the political parties can check the final voter lists for their records.
The District Election Officer informed the representatives of political parties that even after the publication of the final voter lists, if the name of an eligible person has not been included in the voter list, then he can fill Form No. 6 to get his name included. Similarly, if the name of a deceased or permanently shifted voter is included in the voter list, then Form No. 7 can be filled to get his name removed. In case of correction of the details entered in the voter list or change of residence from one place to another, Form No. 8 can be filled.
He said that these forms can be submitted along with the required documents to the Booth Level Officer (BLO) of the concerned booth or the Electoral Registration Officer of the constituency. Apart from this, these forms can also be submitted online through the Election Commission of India’s web portal voter.eci.gov.in or Voter Helpline Mobile App. The claims and objections received will be resolved during the continuous revision of the voter lists.
The District Election Officer said that for any information or assistance related to voter card, voter services and SIR process, the voter helpline number 1950 can also be contacted.