Overview
- Phase II of the Special Intensive Revision will cover 12 states and Union Territories and about 51 crore voters, with house-to-house enumeration scheduled from November 4 to December 4 and final rolls due on February 7.
- Kerala’s Cabinet called an all-party meeting for November 5 to decide next steps, as Chief Electoral Officer Rathan U. Kelkar defended the process, pledged weekly reviews with parties, and said the enumeration phase would not require voters to furnish documents.
- A desktop match in Kerala found a 68% overlap between the 2002 base rolls and the 2025 rolls, and officials said pre-printed forms will be distributed and collected before verification begins after the draft rolls are published on December 9.
- West Bengal has seen the fiercest political resistance, with TMC labeling the exercise “NRC in disguise,” while the state CEO said 7.6 crore voters will be covered, a tracking app will be used, and law and order will be handled by state forces despite a major administrative reshuffle.
- In Uttar Pradesh, the Samajwadi Party and Congress alleged biased appointments and last-minute transfers affecting Booth Level Officers, as the CEO pressed parties to deploy booth-level agents and outlined door-to-door delivery of signed voter forms and a January 31 hearing window.