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Types of Electoral Roll Revisions

  1. Intensive Revision

Involves door-to-door verification by election officials.

Used to prepare a fresh and accurate voter list from scratch.

  1. Summary Revision

Based on claims and objections for addition, deletion, or correction.

No field verification is conducted.

Typically done annually.

  1. Partly Intensive and Partly Summary Revision

Draft roll is published while booth-level officers simultaneously verify households.

Combines limited field verification with summary revision.

  1. Special Revision

Conducted urgently to correct large-scale anomalies.

Used in exceptional situations like natural disasters or systemic errors.

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