Chandigarh 10 April 2026:
State Election Commission has started the process of revision of electoral rolls and has directed all Deputy Commissioners-cum-District Electoral Officers to carry out the same with regard to General /bye elections to be conducted for 09 Municipal Corporations (i.e. Barnala, Bathinda, Abohar, Batala, Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala, Moga, S.A.S. Nagar and Pathankot) and 104 Municipal Councils/Nagar Panchayats. The latest electoral rolls as available with Election Commission of India have been provided to the districts, on the basis of which the electoral rolls to the various municipalities where elections are due will be prepared keeping in view the delimitation status as finalized and intimated by Department of Local Government.
The eligible Voters falling within the jurisdiction of concerned municipalities are advised to verify their names and details in the draft electoral roll which would be put up on the website of the concerned districts on 15-04-2026. The Commission has fixed legally mandated 07 days for filing Claims and Objections, i.e. from 17-04-2026 to 23-04-2026 (both days inclusive). Further, all Deputy Commissioners have been directed to carry out a Special campaign for voter enrollment on 20-04-2026 and 21-04-2026. Disposal of Claims & Objections, if any, shall be completed by 30-04-2026, and the final electoral roll shall be published on 05-05-2026 & shall be available for public viewing on districts’ websites also. The qualifying date for new voters to be enrolled has been fixed as 23-04-2026, meaning thereby any person who would attain 18 years of age as on 23-04-2026 would be eligible to get himself/herself enrolled.
The forms for filing Claims and Objections (Form-7, 8 and 9) would be available in the office of concerned SDM-cum-Electoral Registration Officer. A copy of same can also be downloaded from Commission’s Website and then duly filled & submitted to the concerned SDM-cum-Electoral Registration Officer.
The Commission appeals to the general public for taking maximum benefit of this opportunity to ensure purity and inclusiveness of the electoral roll. The Commission seeks the active participation of the eligible voter population during the process of revision of electoral rolls in the concerned municipalities.
