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Quick answer: During the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), search your state's draft or final roll either on voters.eci.gov.in once your constituency's data is indexed there, or directly in the published roll PDF if you already have it, which is often faster since SIR draft rolls are usually released as scanned, part-wise PDFs before the central search catches up.
What SIR changed about roll search
The Special Intensive Revision, announced by the Election Commission on 27 October 2025, is a from-scratch, house-to-house re-verification of the electoral rolls rather than the usual light-touch annual revision. For anyone searching the roll, that's changed a few practical things:
- Rolls are being republished as draft rolls first, constituency by constituency and part by part, with a separate claims and objections window before anything is final.
- Large numbers of entries have shifted. In Uttar Pradesh's 2026 draft, for instance, roughly 12.55 crore of the previous 15.44 crore voters were retained, with the remainder flagged for death, migration, duplication, or being untraceable. Searching your own name again, even if you were confident before, is worth doing.
- Draft rolls are frequently published as scanned image PDFs before they're searchable on the central portal, which is exactly the gap a PDF-based search tool fills.
For the full background on what SIR is and why it's happening, see our detailed guide: What Is the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) 2026?
How to search the SIR draft or final roll
- Check the official portal first. Go to voters.eci.gov.in and search by EPIC number or by name and constituency, exactly as you would outside an SIR cycle.
- If your constituency's draft isn't indexed yet, check whether your state CEO or local BLO has published the part-wise draft roll PDF, these are often available before the central portal catches up.
- Search the PDF directly using a tool built for it. If you have the file, our homepage search tool reads it entirely in your browser and works in Kannada, Hindi, Tamil, and several other Indian languages, with nothing ever uploaded.
Official portal vs PDF search during SIR
| Situation | Best option |
|---|---|
| Your constituency's SIR draft is already searchable on the portal | Official portal, it's the authoritative source |
| Draft roll is out as a PDF but not yet on the portal | PDF search tool |
| The roll is scanned and in a regional script | PDF search tool |
| You want to verify multiple family members quickly from one document | PDF search tool |
| You need to confirm something for an official purpose | Official portal, always cross-check here |
If your name isn't in the SIR draft roll
This is common enough during SIR that it's worth not panicking over. A few likely explanations:
- Your enumeration form wasn't returned. Under SIR, only voters whose filled forms reached the BLO are automatically carried into the draft, if you were away or the form went astray, this is the most likely cause.
- You were marked as shifted or untraceable because the BLO couldn't confirm your presence at the recorded address.
- It's a straightforward data entry error in your name, age, or address that broke the matching.
In every case, the fix is the same: use the claims and objections window to submit a fresh inclusion or correction request before the final roll is published. This isn't a rare exception process, it's specifically built into the SIR timeline for exactly this situation.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does SIR mean for someone already on the voter list?
It means your entry is being re-verified from scratch rather than simply carried forward, so it's worth confirming your name is still present on the new draft roll even if nothing about your details has changed.
Why can't I find my constituency's SIR roll on the official portal yet?
Draft rolls are published in phases and the central portal's search index doesn't always update the moment a state or constituency's data is ready. The PDF is often available from your state CEO or BLO before it's searchable online.
Is the SIR draft roll the same as the final electoral roll?
No. The draft roll is a checkpoint, not the final list. Names can still be added, corrected, or removed during the claims and objections period before the final roll is published.
How do I know which phase or qualifying date applies to my state?
This genuinely varies by state and has shifted over time, so the most reliable source is your state CEO's official notification or your local BLO, rather than a number quoted from an unrelated state.
Can I use this website to search any state's SIR roll, not just Karnataka?
Yes, the search tool works with any Indian state's voter list PDF and supports multiple regional languages in its interface.