The Election Commission of India (ECI) announces the schedule for Phase III of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across 16 States and 3 Union Territories. The ECI’s schedule is set to align with the common field machinery being used for the ongoing house listing under the Census exercise, the ECI says. The ECI makes the announcement on May 14, 2026, detailing the timing for Phase 3 as part of the broader SIR process aimed at updating electoral rolls. The two reports note that the Phase 3 revision covers multiple States and Union Territories, and that the ECI is coordinating operational resources with Census field activities to improve planning and execution. The ECI’s announcement focuses on the schedule for Phase III and the administrative rationale for synchronising revision work with Census-related field deployment. No additional details about the specific dates within the Phase 3 schedule are included in the provided excerpts.