Overview
- Door-to-door enumeration is under way from November 4 to December 4 across nine states and three Union Territories, with about 5.3 lakh booth level officers distributing partially pre-filled forms to roughly 51 crore electors.
- The schedule sets draft rolls for December 9, a claims-and-objections window through January 8 with hearings to January 31, and publication of final rolls on February 7, 2026, with January 1, 2026 as the eligibility date.
- No documents are being collected during enumeration; voters whose entries cannot be linked to the 2002/03 rolls will receive notices after December 9 and must furnish one of 11 listed documents, with Aadhaar accepted only as proof of identity.
- In West Bengal, officials reported 16–18 lakh forms distributed on day one and 2,45,71,114 voters pre-verified through mapping, while an ECI team led by Deputy Election Commissioner Gyanesh Bharti begins an on-site review from November 5 to 8.
- Political confrontation intensified as Mamata Banerjee led a protest march in Kolkata and the BJP mounted counter-rallies; the DMK moved the Supreme Court against the exercise, as election officials highlighted helplines, QR-coded IDs for BLOs, and field protections.