The Election Commission of India (ECI) is set to roll out Phase III of the System for Integrated Registration of Electors (SIR) in the coming days. The exercise covers multiple States and Union Territories and is intended to expand electors’ registration and related data management under the SIR framework. According to reports, the rollout was delayed because the ECI held back the exercise following assembly elections conducted last month in Kerala, Assam, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.
News18 India reports that Phase III will cover nearly 40 crore electors. The Hindu adds that the rollout is planned across 22 States and Union Territories. Both outlets attribute the delay to the same set of assembly elections, indicating that the ECI adjusted its implementation schedule while election processes were ongoing.
The sources agree on the core timeline change and the reason for it, while differing in the way they describe coverage scale—one emphasizing the elector count and the other highlighting the number of States and Union Territories included. The ECI’s next steps are expected as Phase III begins.
