‘Spl revision’ exercise to be held in Assam: ECI

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has ordered a Special Revision (SR) of the electoral rolls in Assam, with the pre-revision process beginning Tuesday.

- Vrinda Tulsian

A key feature of the directive is that entries of so-called D-Voters — individuals whose citizenship status is under adjudication — will be carried forward into the draft rolls without fresh verification unless a Foreigners’ Tribunal or court issues an order altering their status. The qualifying date for the revision is | January 2026, and the final electoral roll will be published on 10 February.

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sharma took to X to welcome the decision. “ This will help ensure clean, updated and accurate electoral rolls for all eligible citizens”, he said, adding that the state will “extend full cooperation” to ECI to “complete the revision in a transparent and time-bound manner.”

The decision to opt for a Special Revision — positioned between a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and a Special Summary Revision (SSR) — follows several rounds of discussions between the Commission, the state government, and other stakeholders. The Commission considered the specific context of Assam, including issues related to the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the category of D-Voters, before finalising the method to be adopted.