India orders voter-roll revision in 17 states and territories, with readable PDFs for parties2026-10-15The Election Commission ordered a special summary revision of electoral rolls in 14 states and three Union Territories, using January 1, 2027, as the qualifying date.For the first time, political parties will receive draft and final rolls in readable PDF format rather than image PDFs.Draft rolls are due November 12; claims and objections can be filed until December 11, and final rolls are due January 4, 2027.Providing Aadhaar is voluntary, and no application can be denied or voter entry deleted because someone does not provide it.EC announces Special Summary Revision of rolls in 17 states, mandates 'readable' versions (The New Indian Express)EC announces voter roll revision across 17 states amid SIR controversy (Zee News)SIR विवाद के बीच चुनाव आयोग का बड़ा फैसला, UP-मणिपुर समेत 17 राज्यों के लिए उठाया ये कदम (ABP News)एमपी-यूपी सहित 17 राज्यों-UTs में वोटर लिस्ट अपडेट होगी: SIR विवाद के बीच चुनाव आयोग का आदेश; 30 राज्यों-UT... (Dainik Bhaskar)EC announces revision of voters' list in 17 states (The Economic Times)ECI announces Special Summary Revision of voters’ list in 14 States and three UTs (The Hindu)தமிழகம் உள்பட 17 மாநிலங்களில் வாக்காளர் பட்டியல் சிறப்பு சுருக்கத் திருத்தம்: தேர்தல் ஆணையம் அறிவிப்பு (Daily Thanthi)'Stop politics of shoot and scoot': BJP slams Congress over readable electoral roll issue (The Times of India)Declared dead: Indian voters fight to get back on electoral rolls (The Kathmandu Post)के हो भारतमा तरंग ल्याएको मतदाता शुद्धीकरण विवाद ? (Kantipur TV)