Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Monday (October 27, 2025) said separate provisions of the Citizenship Act apply in Assam, and a special order will be issued for the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in the State.

Assam did not figure in the list of 12 states and Union Territories where the electoral roll clean-up exercise has been announced from November 4.

Addressing a press conference here, Mr. Kumar said a Supreme Court-supervised exercise to verify citizenship is about to be concluded in Assam, and the state has separate provisions with regard to citizenship under the Citizenship Act.

"A special order will be issued by the Election Commission to hold SIR in Assam," he said.

Assembly elections are due in Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry

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