Overview
- West Bengal’s hearing phase of the Special Intensive Revision starts December 27 with 3,234 centres and about 32 lakh ‘unmapped’ electors called to substantiate their entries.
- Election officials will verify supporting documents in two stages—first by the Electoral Registration Officers and then by District Magistrates/DEOs—with accountability fixed for clearing forged papers.
- Domicile certificates issued in West Bengal after July 2025 will face special checks for authenticity and eligibility, and micro-observers have been asked to flag irregular submissions.
- Uttar Pradesh has completed its SIR, reporting nearly 2.89 crore deletions tied to migration, deaths, duplicates and untraceable entries; the draft roll is due December 31 with the final list scheduled for February 28, 2026.
- In Tamil Nadu, nearly 10 lakh voters have received notices seeking clarifications or documents, and state officials announced four special enrolment camps at all polling stations on January 27–28 and February 3–4 to assist applications.