Election Commission Announces Big Move on Special Revision of Electoral Rolls in Assam Ahead of Next Year’s Assembly Election

Guwahati: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday announced a special revision of electoral rolls in Assam, where Assembly elections are scheduled for March–April 2026. This decision comes a month

after the central poll body ordered a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voters in 12 states—including West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan—under phase two of the voter revision exercise.According to instructions issued by the poll authority for the chief electoral officer of Assam, January 1, 2026 will be the qualifying date for the state to carry out the Special Revision.According to officials, the Special Revision stands somewhere between the annual special summary revision and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.EC had last month ordered SIR for Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Puducherry, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and Lakshadweep.Among these, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Kerala and West Bengal will go to the polls in 2026.