NEW DELHI: Election Commission on Monday ordered a 'special revision' (SR) of the electoral roll in Assam, due for assembly polls next year, with Jan 1, 2026, as the qualifying date. The SR will involve mandatory house-to-house (H2H) verification but differs from the special intensive revision (SIR) in that it will not seek documentation from any elector to prove their eligibility to vote. The state poll machinery would ensure that every eligible person who fulfils the criteria under Article 326 of the Constitution - being a citizen of India, not less than 18 years, and an ordinary resident not disqualified under any law or of unsound mind - is included in the roll. As regards 'doubtful' voters, or 'D' voters - suspected illegal immigrants from Bangladesh, classified as such by EC in

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