Overview
- The Election Commission issued instructions to Assam’s Chief Electoral Officer to conduct the Special Revision using January 1, 2026 as the qualifying date.
- Officials described the exercise as lying between the annual special summary revision and a Special Intensive Revision in scope and process.
- Assam was excluded from last month’s nationwide SIR due to its distinct legal and procedural context tied to citizenship verification and the NRC.
- Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma welcomed the direction and pledged full cooperation with ECISVEEP to complete the work transparently and on schedule.
- The revision aims to produce clean and accurate electoral rolls in the run-up to Assembly elections due in 2026.