Dehradun, Oct. 23 -- The special summary revision (SSR) of the electoral roll for 2027 will begin in Uttarakhand on November 12, with January 1, 2027, set as the qualifying date, chief electoral officer (CEO) BVRC Purushottam said on Thursday. The CEO held a meeting with representatives of recognised national political parties, during which a detailed presentation was made on the proposed schedule for the first-level checking (FLC) of electronic voting machines (EVMs) and voter-verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) machines. The parties were also briefed on the schedule and procedures for the SSR 2027. Purushottam said the FLC of EVMs and VVPATs would begin across all districts from October 23, in accordance with the procedures prescribed by the Election Commission of India. Representatives of political parties would be included in the process. He said 100,744 applications in Form 6 had been received during a special drive conducted across the state between October 12 and October 20. Form 6 is used by eligible citizens to apply for inclusion of their names in the electoral roll. According to the schedule shared with political parties, the draft electoral roll will be published on November 12. The period for filing claims and objections will continue from November 12 to December 11, while hearings on the claims and objections will be conducted until December 28. The final electoral roll will be published on January 4, 2027. Political parties were also informed about the limit on applications by individual voters during the claims and objections period. An individual voter acting as an objector can submit a maximum of 10 Form 7 applications during the entire period. During continuous updation of the electoral roll, an individual voter can submit a maximum of five Form 7 applications in a month. The meeting was attended by additional chief electoral officer Dr Vijay Kumar Jogdande, joint chief electoral officer Prakash Chandra Dumka, deputy chief electoral officer Kishan Singh Negi and assistant chief electoral officer Mastu Das. Representatives of the political parties present at the meeting included Rajkumar Purohit of the BJP, Amendra Bisht of the Congress, Satendra Chopra of the BSP, Shyam Babu Pandey of the AAP and Anant Akash of the CPI(M)....