Overview

• The Election Commission told state chief electoral officers to be ready for the Special Intensive Revision by September 30, with officials indicating a possible launch as early as October–November.
• States have been asked to use voter lists from their last intensive revision as the baseline, and several have posted those rolls online along with constituency mapping.
• Delhi’s CEO outlined door-to-door verification by Booth Level Officers, simple form submission for those found on both the base and current rolls, and additional proof for those missing from the base, with checks on place of birth to identify “foreign illegal migrants.”
• At a Kerala consultation, CPI(M), Congress, IUML, RSP and Kerala Congress factions opposed the schedule and the early-2000s baseline, seeking a postponement until after 2025 local body polls and acceptance of ration cards, while the BJP supported the exercise.
• Opposition parties cite the Bihar experience of large proposed deletions and point to Supreme Court directions to prevent wrongful exclusion and to accept Aadhaar as a stand-alone identity document.