EC extends deadline for voter verification exercise in Andhra Pradesh, Haryana

The decision came after the poll panel accepted requests from the chief electoral officers of the two states to revise the schedule for the exercise being carried out with July 1, 2026, as the qualifying date.

According to the revised schedule, booth level officers (BLOs) will now continue house-to-house verification until July 24. The rationalisation and re-arrangement of polling stations will also be completed by the same date, giving election officials additional time to finish the field-level exercise before the publication of the draft rolls.

The draft electoral rolls will be published on July 31 as planned. Electors will be able to submit claims and objections between July 31 and August 30, while election authorities will dispose of these applications by September 28. The final electoral rolls are scheduled to be published on October 3.