Key Takeaways:
- Assam will publicly announce the integrated draft Assam electoral roll in Gram Sabhas and municipal wards to boost transparency and accuracy.
- The integrated draft shows 25.20 million electors with more female voters than male and a growing cohort of young voters.
- House-to-house verification covered 61,03,103 households and increased polling stations to 31,486 ahead of the 2026 assembly elections.
- Claims and objections may be filed from 27 December to 22 January 2026 with the final roll due on 10 February 2026.
The Election Commission of Assam has announced a special public campaign to display the names of all eligible electors in Gram Sabhas and municipal wards across the state. The measure, intended to enhance transparency and accuracy, will mark the first time Assam publicly announces its electoral roll at such a local level.
Assam electoral roll to be publicly displayed in local forums
Chief Electoral Officer Anurag Goel said the integrated draft electoral roll, produced after the Special Revision, reflects 25,20,01,624 electors. The draft indicates a 1.35 per cent increase from the previous final roll and shows that female voters now outnumber male voters, with 12,628,662 women on the list.
The Election Commission concluded the house-to-house verification phase of the Special Revision on 27 December, covering 61,03,103 households and delivering full coverage, officials said. This phase involved an extensive administrative effort with 35 District Election Officers, 126 Electoral Registration Officers, 1,260 AEROs, 29,656 Booth Level Officers and 2,578 BLO supervisors.
Goel said public announcements will be held in rural Gram Sabhas and in municipal wards in urban areas. The campaign is scheduled on four tentative dates: 3, 4, 10 and 11 January, with district commissioners empowered to finalise the exact date within their districts.
Authorities reported 2,45,084 registered young voters in the integrated draft, and noted that a further 6,27,000 young citizens were recorded during the house-to-house verification. Inclusion of those names in the final roll will require eligible citizens to file Form 6. Those wishing to file claims or objections may do so between 27 December and 22 January 2026. The final electoral roll is due to be published on 10 February 2026.
The CEO also reported operational changes ahead of the anticipated 2026 assembly elections. The number of polling stations has risen to 31,486 following a rationalisation exercise approved by the Election Commission of India. Officials identified 53,619 demographically similar entries for correction, recorded 4,78,992 deceased names for removal, and found 5,23,680 electors who had moved from their registered locations. Around 93,021 entries remain marked as doubtful pending verification.
Election officials emphasised that the ongoing purification drive aims to produce an error free electoral roll by enrolling eligible but unregistered electors, correcting clerical errors such as name, age or address, removing deceased voters and deleting multiple registrations where one elector is listed at more than one polling station or constituency.
The Special Revision began on 22 November under Section 21 of the Representation of the People Act 1950, with a qualifying date of 1 January 2026. In other poll-bound states the Election Commission is conducting a Special Intensive Revision, but Assam deferred SIR because of an incomplete National Register of Citizens.
Officials said the public announcement campaign is designed to allow communities to verify entries in situ and to lodge timely objections. With assembly elections expected to be announced by late February or in the first half of March next year, election administrators are using the current revision cycle to strengthen the integrity of voter lists and to ensure broad participation ahead of polling.
