Bhubaneswar: Odisha has added 2.79 lakh voters after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), including young electors and those left out earlier, as the state gears up to publish the final electoral roll on Jan 21 following a Special Summary Revision (SSR) covering new voters who turn 18 by Jan 1 next year.As of Nov 8, Odisha has 3,19,12,623 voters, up from 3,16,32,754 in the electoral roll published after the SIR on Sept 21.After a meeting with representatives of recognised political parties here on Tuesday, poll authorities said the draft electoral roll will be published on Nov 30, while the final roll will come out on Jan 21. As directed by the Election Commission of India (ECI), Odisha will undertake Special Summary Revision of electoral rolls for 2027, with Jan 1, 2027, as the qualifying date.The meeting, chaired by additional chief electoral officer Sushant Kumar Mishra, discussed the framework and timeline of the revision and measures to ensure that the exercise is conducted smoothly, impartially and transparently.Of the state’s 3.19 crore electors, 1,62,51,443 are men and 1,56,58,405 women, while 2,775 are third-gender voters. Odisha also has 3,86,185 young voters and 4,52,073 voters with disabilities.The rationalisation and reorganisation of polling stations will be completed by Nov 20, followed by publication of the integrated draft electoral roll on Nov 30. Voters can file claims and objections for inclusion, deletion or correction of names from Nov 30 to Dec 30. These will be disposed of by Jan 16 before the final roll is published on Jan 21, a statement issued by the office of chief electoral officer (CEO) said.Applications can be filed online through the Voter Service Portal or submitted in the prescribed forms to the booth level officer (BLO) of the respective polling station. Advance applications will also be accepted for the subsequent qualifying dates of April 1, July 1 and Oct 1, 2027, and processed in the respective quarters.