Representative image of an Aadhaar card.
Credit: PTI Photo
The Election Commission on Monday announced the phase two of the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in 12 States and Union Territories between November and February.
The States and Union Territories are: the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Puducherry, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.
Among these, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Kerala, and West Bengal will go to the polls in 2026.
Phase two of the special intensive revision (SIR) exercise will begin on November 4 with the enumeration stage and continue till December 4. The EC will release the draft electoral rolls on December 9, and the final electoral rolls will be published on February 7.
Take a look at the documents that are required for this exercise:
Any identity card or pension payment order issued to a regular employee or pensioner of any Central or State government or PSU
Any identity card or certificate or document issued in India by the government/local authorities/banks/post office/LIC/PSUs prior to July 1, 1987
Birth certificate issued by the competent authority
Passport
Matriculation or educational certificate issued by recognised boards or universities
Permanent residence certificate issued by the competent state authority
Forest right certificate
OBC/SC/ST or any caste certificate issued by the competent authority
Also included in the list are National Register of Citizens (wherever it exists); family register, prepared by state or local authorities
Any land or house allotment certificate by the government
Aadhaar
The EC made it clear that the Aadhaar card is to be accepted and utilised as a "proof of identity and not as a proof of citizenship", in terms of Section 9 of the Aadhaar (Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act.