The State Election Commission, Jammu and Kashmir, has announced the annual revision of the Panchayat Electoral Roll, with April 1, 2026, as the qualifying date.
As per Sub Rule 4 of Rule 4 of the Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Rules, 1996, the electoral roll will be prepared in accordance with the provisions of the J&K Panchayati Raj Act 1989 and the procedure prescribed by the Election Authority.
A communique issued from the J&K State Election Commission stated that the revision process will be based on the last updated Electoral Roll and the names included in it will be taken as the basis for preparation.
The Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) will publish the last updated integrated electoral roll in each Halqa Panchayat on March 27, 2026, with a notice in Form PER-1.
The draft Panchayat Electoral Roll-2026 will be open for revision from March 27, 2026, inviting claims and objections regarding additions, deletions, corrections and transpositions from the eligible voters. The period for filing claims and objections will be from March 27, 2026 to April 29, 2026.
To facilitate the process, special camps will be held at polling booth locations on 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25 and 26 April, 2026, where the Panchayat Election Booth Officials and Assembly BLOs will remain available with the requisite forms and draft electoral rolls.
The eligible voters can contact the District Panchayat Election Officer (DPEO), Electoral Registration Officer (ERO), Assistant Electoral Registration Officer (AERO) and Panchayat Election Booth Official (PEBO) for assistance. Their details are available at the offices of the concerned DPEO and on the official website secjk.nic.in.
The document added that disposal of claims will be done by the ERO till May 8, 2026 while the publication of the final roll will be done on May 15, 2026.