Election Commission to Conduct Special Intensive Revision in Odisha

The Election Commission of India will conduct a month-long Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Odisha from 30 May 2026. The exercise is part of Phase III of the Special Intensive Revision, which covers 16 states and three Union Territories.

Special Intensive Revision of Electoral Rolls

Special Intensive Revision is a field-based process for updating electoral rolls through house-to-house verification. The process is used to identify duplicate entries, deceased electors, shifted voters, and other errors in the voter database.

Verification and Field-Level Work in Odisha

Booth-level officers will carry out door-to-door verification from 30 May to 28 June 2026. Training for booth-level officers and booth-level agents will take place from 20 May to 29 May 2026. The revision will involve 45,255 booth-level officers and 27,723 booth-level agents appointed by seven political parties.

Electoral Roll Schedule and Voter Data

The draft electoral rolls will be published on 5 July 2026. Claims and objections will be accepted until 4 August 2026, and the final electoral rolls will be published on 6 September 2026 after disposal of objections. Odisha had about 33.4 million voters as of 12 May 2026, including 16.8 million men, 16.5 million women, and 3,090 third-gender electors.

Important Facts for Exams

• The Election Commission of India is a constitutional body under Article 324 of the Constitution of India.
• Electoral rolls are prepared under the Representation of the People Act, 1950.
• Booth-level officers are field officials linked to individual polling stations for voter verification work.
• Odisha had 38,123 polling booths before the revision exercise, and the number is expected to rise to 45,255.

Coordination with Census Work

The revision is being coordinated with the house-listing component of the Census to use field machinery in a combined manner. The process uses booth-level verification as the main method for updating voter records.