Poll-Bound Assam Excluded From Electoral Roll Revision In 2nd Phase, EC Explains The Reason

Last Updated:October 27, 2025, 18:01 IST

Gyanesh Kumar clarified that Assam’s exclusion was linked to the ongoing monitoring of the state’s citizenship records by the Supreme Court

Election Commission of India (PTI File)

The Election Commission on Monday announced the second phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across 12 states and Union Territories, but notably left out Assam, a state also due to go to polls in April–May 2026 along with Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Goa and Puducherry.

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar clarified that Assam’s exclusion was linked to the ongoing monitoring of the state’s citizenship records by the Supreme Court, following the National Register of Citizens (NRC) process.

“There are separate provisions for Assam’s citizenship in the Law, & a drive to check valid citizens has already been done under Supreme Court’s observation. Thus, separate orders for SIR in Assam will be issued," Kumar said at a press briefing in New Delhi.

He added that the scrutiny of citizenship records in Assam was nearing completion under the court’s supervision, and hence, the all-India SIR order “would not have been applicable to Assam at this stage."

The second phase of the SIR will cover 12 states and UTs — Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Goa, Puducherry, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Lakshadweep — encompassing nearly 51 crore voters. The enumeration exercise is set to begin on November 4.

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