New Delhi, Feb. 12 -- The Election Commission has approved an extension of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Goa, setting February 21, as the date for final publication. In a February 11 communication to the Chief Electoral Officer in state, the Commission said it had accepted the state's request after "taking all aspects into consideration." The revision is being carried out with January 1, 2026 as the qualifying date.

This is the first formal extension granted to Goa during the current SIR cycle. The exercise began in late 2025 with house to house verification, followed by publication of the draft roll in December and a claims and objections window in January. During verification, nearly 90,000 names we...