Overview
- West Bengal opened 3,234 hearing centres on December 27 to verify about 32 lakh ‘unmapped’ electors, with over 4,500 micro‑observers deployed and Aadhaar accepted only alongside other documents.
- Those aged 85 and above in Bengal will be verified at home, hearings run to February 7, and the final state roll is slated for publication on February 14, 2026.
- Uttar Pradesh concluded its SIR with nearly 2.89 crore deletions citing migration, deaths, duplicates and untraceable voters; the draft roll posts on December 31, claims run to January 30, and the final is due February 28, 2026.
- Tamil Nadu reported over 97 lakh names removed in the draft and is holding state‑wide registration camps on December 27–28 and January 3–4, with a re‑enrolment window through January 18 and notices issued to nearly 10 lakh voters for missing or incorrect details.
- The EC says similar exercises will continue into 2026 across remaining states and UTs as objections surface, including a West Bengal officers’ body challenging large ‘system‑driven’ deletions in the draft rolls.