Overview

• Chief electoral officers have been told to present on ten preparedness areas, including elector counts, past intensive revisions, digitisation status, polling‑station rationalisation, and staffing and training.
• Reports suggest January 1, 2026 could be the qualifying date for a pan‑India exercise, though a formal nationwide order has not yet been issued.
• West Bengal’s CEO is holding internal reviews on September 6 and 8 to assess district readiness before the Delhi conference.
• Bihar’s SIR featured house‑to‑house checks, an 11‑document eligibility list and added declaration forms; roughly 65 lakh entries were flagged for deletion in the draft roll, with final rolls due September 30.
• Petitions challenging SIR rules are pending in the Supreme Court, which has directed booth‑wise publication of deletions and asked the EC to consider Aadhaar where listed documents are unavailable, even as political parties continue to contest the process.