The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in 12 states and Union Territories as part of its ongoing nationwide voter verification and cleansing exercise. Among the states covered are poll-bound regions like West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh. Assam, though it has assembly elections scheduled in 2026, was not included in the list of states to undergo SIR next.

A state-wide SIR was recently completed in Bihar, where assembly elections are currently underway with the new, updated electoral roll.

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, while addressing a press conference on October 27, 2025, clarified that Assam’s case is legally distinct from all other Indian states. He pointed out that citizenship verification

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