Overview
- Deputy Election Commissioner (DEC) teams have carried out preparatory visits to several states and are compiling reports for the full Election Commission review.
- DEC visits to Punjab, Uttarakhand and Manipur are reported complete while Uttar Pradesh has had one DEC visit with two more planned and Goa remains to be visited.
- The full bench made up of the Chief Election Commissioner and two Election Commissioners is expected to start state visits in late November or December to meet chief secretaries, police chiefs and party representatives.
- Sources say Uttar Pradesh is likely to require multi‑phase polling while Punjab, Goa and Uttarakhand are likely to be single‑phase, though the Commission has not confirmed phases or dates.
- The schedule is likely to be made public in the first half of January and the announcement will shape logistics, security planning and campaigning timetables for voters and parties.