Overview
- The two-day conference with Chief Electoral Officers in New Delhi concluded with directives to finalise preparations, including elector mapping to the last intensive revision and staff training.
- Officials signalled a phased rollout that prioritises 2026 poll-bound jurisdictions such as Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry, with Assam’s inclusion unresolved pending the NRC timeline.
- Sources indicated the first phase could cover more than 10 states and one Union Territory, with the detailed schedule to be announced in the next few days and formal notifications to follow.
- The Commission is weighing a policy to let voters use extracts from any state’s last intensive revision to establish linkage, an easing for migrants as urban mapping challenges persist.
- Supreme Court directions continue to shape procedures, including accepting Aadhaar as an additional document and publishing names and reasons for deletions, after a Bihar pilot that cut the draft list by about 65 lakh before final revisions.