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New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday reported significant progress in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) Phase II, with 98.54 per cent of enumeration forms (EFs) already distributed across 12 states and Union Territories.
The update was shared in the Commission’s daily bulletin of 3:00 pm on November 18, marking an important milestone in the vetting exercise scheduled from November 4 to December 4, 2025.
According to the bulletin, 50.25 crore EFs have been distributed out of the total 50.97 crore voters.
The states of Goa and Lakshadweep achieved 100 per cent delivery, while Gujarat (99.51 per cent), Madhya Pradesh (99.69 per cent), Uttar Pradesh (99.29 per cent), West Bengal (99.64 per cent) and Andaman and Nicobar Islands (99.98 per cent) also demonstrated near total coverage.
However, the pace of digitization – which is the next important step – remains comparatively slow. Of the total EF distributed, only 11.76 per cent (5.99 crore forms) have been digitalized so far.
Goa is strongly leading with 41.65 percent digitization, followed by Rajasthan at 33.84 percent and Puducherry at 22.17 percent.
Several large states, including Uttar Pradesh (2.19 percent) and Kerala (1.04 percent), are currently showing low digitization rates, reflecting the volume and complexity of data processing going on.
The bulletin also highlights the scale of personnel mobilized for the exercise: 5,33,093 booth level officers (BLOs) and 10,41,291 booth level agents (BLAs) have been deployed across all jurisdictions.
ECI has urged recognized political parties to appoint additional BLAs to support field-level verification.
Rajasthan figures do not include 193-Anta assembly constituency, where SIR activities were postponed due to pending by-election.
With over 50 crore voters covered, SIR Phase II remains one of the largest data-verification exercises globally.
The Commission is expected to intensify both distribution and digitization efforts in the next two weeks to ensure accuracy in the draft voter list.
–IANS
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