Overview
- ECI data show 50.69 crore forms printed and 37.05 crore (72.66%) distributed in Phase II of the Special Intensive Revision running November 4 to December 4, with draft rolls due December 9 and final rolls on February 7, 2026.
- State updates include West Bengal at 88.8% coverage (over 6.80 crore forms), Uttar Pradesh at 69.95% (10.8 crore), Tamil Nadu at 78.09% (over 5 crore), and near-total distribution in Lakshadweep and Goa.
- The Supreme Court has sought the ECI’s response to petitions challenging the October 27 notification and remarked that a UIDAI executive notice cannot justify stopping Aadhaar’s use as identity proof under the Representation of the People Act.
- On-the-ground strain persists, with West Bengal BLOs reporting intense workloads and the reported death of a BLO in East Burdwan, and voters queuing for documents or struggling to contact assigned officers.
- Implementation snags include confusion in Chennai over supplying 2005 roll family details, with officials clarifying forms can be submitted with incomplete entries alongside accepted ID and residence documents, even as political parties trade allegations and the DMK directs cadres to closely monitor the process.