EC announces pan-India SIR: What are the documents you need to submit for SIR, No need to submit any documents if…., Aadhar card is…

The Election Commission has announced pan-India Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voters’ list in 12 states and union territories. Check the full list of documents.

Written by: Abhijeet Sen Edited by: Abhijeet Sen

Published: October 27, 2025, 7:12 PM IST

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SIR documents details: In a significant development ahead of elections in multiple states of India, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar announced the Election Commission’s pan-India Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voters’ list in 12 states and union territories. In the recently concluded press conference held in New Delhi, the CEC has said that it is essential to clean the electoral rolls after every few years because of reasons like voter duplication, removal of names of those who have either passed away or have permanently shifted out of the poll-bound state.

What CEC Gyanesh Kumar said on SIR requirement?

“After BLOs start distributing forms to existing electors, all those whose names are on Enumeration Forms will try to match whether their names were on the 2003 voters’ list. If yes, they need not submit any additional documents,” CEC Kumar said.

“If their names are not there, but the names of their parents were on the list, then too they need not submit any additional documents…The voter list of the SIR from 2002 to 2004 will be available on http://voters.eci.gov.in by anyone and they can do the matching by themselves,” Kumar added.

Hinting at a pan-India SIR rollout, he said that it was first undertaken in Bihar and will soon be rolled out in other states.

Pan-India SIR rollout: List of documents

• Any Identity card/Pension Payment Order issued to regular employee/pensioner of any Central Govt./State Govt./PSU
• Any Identity Card/Certificate/Document issued in India by Government/local authorities/Banks/Post Office/LIC/PSUs prior to 01.07.1987
• Birth Certificate issued by the competent authority.
• Passport
• Matriculation/Educational certificate issued by recognised Boards/universities
• Permanent Residence certificate issued by competent State authority
• Forest Right Certificate
• OBC/SC/ST or any caste certificate issued by the Competent authority
• National Register of Citizens (wherever it exists)
• Family Register, prepared by State/Local authorities
• Any land/house allotment certificate by Government
• For Aadhaar, Commission’s directions issued vide letter No. 23/2025-ERS/Vol.II dated 09.09.2025 shall apply, which means it is optional.