Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand, Dr. B. V. R. C. Purushottam chaired a meeting with representatives of recognised national political parties on Wednesday to brief them on the proposed schedule for the First Level Checking (FLC) of EVMs and VVPATs and the Special Summary Revision (SSR) of Electoral Rolls, 2027. Detailed presentations were made on both processes.
The Chief Electoral Officer informed the representatives that the FLC process would commence across all districts from 23 October 2026, in accordance with the Election Commission of India's prescribed procedure, with political party representatives participating in the process. He also informed them that 1,00,744 Form-6 applications had been received during the special enrolment campaign conducted from 12 to 20 October 2026.
Dr. Purushottam stated that SSR 2027 would commence on 12 November 2026, with 1 January 2027 as the qualifying date. The draft electoral roll will be published on 12 November, and claims and objections may be filed until 11 December 2026. Hearings will be completed by 28 December, followed by publication of the final electoral roll on 4 January 2027. He further informed the representatives that an elector may submit a maximum of 10 Form-7 applications as an objector during the claims and objections period and five applications per month during continuous updation of the electoral roll.
The meeting was attended by Additional Chief Electoral Officer Dr. Vijay Kumar Jogdande, Joint Chief Electoral Officer Shri Prakash Chandra Dumka, Deputy Chief Electoral Officer Shri Kishan Singh Negi, Assistant Chief Electoral Officer Shri Mastu Das, and representatives of the BJP, Indian National Congress, BSP, Aam Aadmi Party, and CPI(M).
