UNDER the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll, the draft voters list was published on Tuesday at District Election Office and across all polling stations in the district. With the publication of the draft roll, the process of receiving claims and objections has also commenced. On this occasion, a meeting of the Standing Committee com prising representatives of recognised political parties was held under the chairmanship of District Election Officer and Collector Raghavendra Singh. Political party representatives were briefed in detail about the procedures for submitting claims and objections, their hearings, and disposal.

 

Collector informed that the objective of publishing the draft roll is to pro vide voters an opportunity to verify their names and details, and to apply for inclusion or correction within the stipulated period if required. Political par ties were urged to widely publicise the claims-objections process. Copies of the draft electoral roll were distributed to party representatives. Thereafter, while interacting with media, Collector Raghvendra Singh informed that voters can inspect the draft roll at their polling station, the Collector’s office, or the office of the Electoral Registration Officer of the concerned Assembly constituency.

 

The list is also avail able on the Chief Electoral Of f i ce r , Madhya Pradesh web site and Elect ion Commission of India portal (voters.eci.gov.in). Voters whose names are missing may apply using Form-6 with a declaration, while corrections in name, father’s name, date of birth, or address can be made through Form-8. Applications for inclusion, deletion, or correction can also be submitted online via the Voters Helpline App or the ECI portal. After completion of house-to house verification, the draft rolls of all eight Assembly constituencies include 16,76,909 voters, which is 2,48,563 fewer than the pre-revision figure of 19,25,472 (as on October 27, 2025). The reduction is due to non-receipt of enumeration forms, including 51,357 deceased, 66,678 absent, 1,15,437 permanently shifted, 13,869 duplicate entries, and 1,206 others.

 

These ASDR-category lists are available on jabalpur.nic.in and at polling stations. He added that notices will be issued between December 23 and 22 to 69,262 voters whose forms were received but could not be mapped with the 2003 SIR. They must submit prescribed documents for inclusion in the final roll. Hearings will be held at designated locations, 28 venues in urban areas and tehsil offices in rural areas. With rationalisation approved by the Election Commission, the number of polling stations has increased from 2,154 to 2,321, an addition of 167, across all Assembly constituencies.