SIR Hearing for 8.65 Lakh Nagpur Voters Begins September 20: Dates, Documents & Appeal Process [2026 Guide]
If you’re a registered voter in Nagpur district, there’s a good chance you’re one of the 8.65 lakh people who’ll get a notice in the next few days. The district administration has confirmed that hearings under the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) — the third phase of the ongoing electoral roll clean-up — begin September 20 and run through October 29. Here’s everything Nagpurikars need to know: why you might be on the list, what to bring to your hearing, and what happens if your name still doesn’t show up on the final roll come November 4.
What is the SIR hearing, and why now?
The Special Intensive Revision is the Election Commission of India’s door-to-door re-verification of every voter on the rolls. In Nagpur district, the enumeration drive ran from June 30 to August 13, with 31,95,078 voters submitting forms — though 43,511 people couldn’t be reached at all. The draft electoral roll came out on August 31, and since then the administration has been sorting through mismatches.
At a press conference at the Collectorate on September 6, District Collector and District Election Officer Kumar Ashirwad confirmed the numbers behind the 8.65 lakh figure:
- 4,18,012 voters whose records could not be mapped during verification
- 4,47,874 voters flagged for anomalies by the Election Commission’s software
- Total: 8,65,886 cases requiring a hearing
That’s roughly one in four voters, at 8.65 lakh, across a Nagpur district electorate of a little over 32 lakh.
Why did you get flagged?
Two categories account for almost everyone on the list:
Unmapped records — your enumeration form couldn’t be matched cleanly to an existing electoral roll entry, often because of address changes, spelling variations, or incomplete earlier records.
Anomaly flags — the EC’s software marks a case as an anomaly in specific situations. Ashirwad explained that voters linked to six or more other individuals during the mapping process get flagged automatically. Married women whose surnames changed after marriage are also showing up repeatedly in this bucket, since their new details often don’t match older electoral records.
If you or a family member submitted an enumeration form and haven’t heard anything, it’s worth checking now rather than waiting for the notice to land.
Key dates to mark down
| Date | What happens |
|---|---|
| August 31 | Draft electoral roll published |
| August 31 – September 29 | Window to file Form 6 if you submitted an enumeration form but your name is missing from the draft roll |
| September 13–14 | Hearing notices issued to the 8.65 lakh flagged/unmapped voters |
| September 20 – October 29 | Hearings conducted across Nagpur district |
| November 4 | Final electoral roll published |
507 Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) and Assistant EROs have been appointed across the district to conduct these hearings, so the process is being run at a genuinely large scale.
What to do if you get a notice
Your notice will specify a date, time, and venue. A few things worth knowing before you go:
Documents: You need to carry any one of the 13 documents prescribed by the Election Commission to support your identity and address. These include things like a government or PSU ID/pension order, a birth certificate, or any government-issued document predating July 1987 — check your notice or the EC’s official list for the exact document accepted in your case.
You might not need to show up in person. Booth Level Officers (BLOs) have been told to submit verification reports along with supporting documents directly to EROs wherever a voter has already been physically verified during the door-to-door drive. In many such cases, officials say, that could remove the need for a personal hearing altogether. The administration is also exploring digital notices via WhatsApp, and permitting video-call hearings in appropriate cases — so don’t assume you have to take a day off work before your notice confirms it.
Turnaround time: Once a hearing is held, the outcome is expected within seven days.
If you disagree with the outcome: You can appeal, first to the District Election Officer, and then, if still unresolved, to the Chief Electoral Officer.
Missing from the draft roll entirely?
If you submitted an enumeration form during the June–August drive but your name simply isn’t on the draft roll published August 31, you don’t need to wait for a hearing notice. File Form 6 along with the required documents between August 31 and September 29 to be considered for inclusion in the final roll.
Check your status yourself — official portals
Don’t wait for the notice to confirm anything. You can check right now on these official portals:
- Voters’ Service Portal (ECI) — voters.eci.gov.in — search by EPIC number, mobile number, or name/date of birth to see if you’re on the roll. You can also file Form 6 online here.
- Electoral Search (direct) — electoralsearch.eci.gov.in — a faster direct-search option.
- Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra — ceoelection.maharashtra.gov.in — download the full SIR Draft Roll PDF for your constituency (“Download Electoral Roll” → “SIR DraftRoll – 2026” → select district/constituency).
- Nagpur District Administration — nagpur.gov.in — Collectorate contact details and official notices.
If your name doesn’t turn up, or the details look wrong, the fastest fix is contacting your local BLO or the Nagpur district election office directly.
Why this matters for the final roll
Everything happening between now and October 29 feeds directly into the final electoral roll due out on November 4. Anyone who skips their hearing, or whose documentation doesn’t clear the anomaly flag in time, risks being left off that final list — which would affect their ability to vote in the next election held under this roll.
If you’re unsure whether you’re one of the 8.65 lakh flagged voters, don’t wait for the notice to confirm it. Check your enumeration status with your local BLO or at the Nagpur district election office, and keep your documents ready well before your hearing date.
Have you or someone in your family received a SIR hearing notice? Tell us about your experience in the comments — it helps other Nagpurikars know what to expect.
Sources:
- SIR Hearing for 8.65 lakh voters from Sept 20 — The Hitavada
- Nagpur District: 2.65 Lakh Voters to Get Notices as SIR Draft Roll Published — The Live Nagpur
- SIR: Notices to Be Issued to Voters With Anomalies for Hearings in Two Days — The Live Nagpur
- SIR: Voters to Get Written Reasons for Acceptance or Rejection — The Live Nagpur
