ECI concludes house-to-house verification phase of SIR in Assam, total electors at 2.52 crore

Guwahati: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has concluded the House-to-House (H2H) verification phase of the Special Revision (SR) in Assam. The total electors are 2,52,02,775.

There are around 93,021 Doubtful voters. Doubtful voters excluded the total number of electors stood at 2,51,09,754.

Office of Chief Electoral officer Assam in a statement stated that 61,03,103 households across the state were visited and there was 100 percent coverage. The number of deceased in the voter list stood at 4,78,992 names. Around 5,23,680 electors found to have moved from their registered locations.


The statement states it found 53,619 demographically similar entries identified for correction. The successful completion of the H2H phase involved a massive administrative machinery, including 35 District Election Officers (DEOs), 126 Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) and 1,260 AEROs, over 29656 Booth Level Officers (BLOs) and 2578 BLO Supervisors besides significant participation from political parties, with 61,533 Booth Level Agents.

The CEO statement added that in Assam, the purification of electoral rolls during the current SR cycle is a meticulous administrative effort focused on enhancing the integrity of the electoral roll ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections. The purification drive aims to prepare an error free electoral roll by facilitating enrolment of eligible un-enrolled electors, correction of clerical errors in such as name, age, address, etc, removing names of deceased persons, shifting of electors, identifying and deleting multiple entries where a single elector is registered in more than polling station or constituency.

The rationalisation exercise was accorded approval by the Election Commission of India. After rationalization, Assam now has a total number of 31486 polling stations which are reflected in the draft roll.

The Special Revision process will now move into the Claims and Objections stage and period for Filing Claims and Objections is from December 27, 2025, to January 22, 2026. On January 3rd–4th and January 10th–11th, 2026, Special Gram/Ward Sabhas are being held in all panchayats and municipalities. Final Publication of Electoral Roll will take place on February 10, 2026.

The SR of electoral roll started on November 22. The Special Revision, ordered by the Election Commission of India (ECI) under Section 21 of the Representation of the People's Act 1950 in election-bound Assam, with January 1, 2026, as the qualifying date.

Elections to the 126-member Assam Assembly is scheduled to be held early next year.

In poll-bound states, including West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Kerala, the exercise Special Intensive Revision (SIR) is being carried out. In Assam SIR was deferred due to incomplete National Register of Citizens.

Assam Chief Electoral officer Anurag Goel earlier had said a key component of the SR will be physical house-to-house verification by BLOs. "Unlike the SIR, the process will not involve enumeration forms or document verification. BLOs will carry pre-filled registers containing household members’ details and verify each entry through physical visits. If a voter has died, families can fill Form 7 for deletion. Form 8 will be used for address changes or corrections, and Form 6 for individuals who have newly turned 18 or missed registering earlier.”.