Chief Election Commissioner of India (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Wednesday said the primary objective of the Special Revision of electoral rolls in Assam was to “ensure inclusion of all eligible voters and exclusion of all ineligible electors in the final electoral rolls.
A total of 2,49,58,139 voters are included in the final voter list for Special Revision (SR) 2026, representing a 0.97 percent decrease compared to the draft voter list.
Addressing mediapersons here, the CEC said that the fact that there have only about 500 appeals across all districts, meant that the SR process, which began in mid-November has been done in an appropriate manner.
Notably, the final voter list for the Special Revision (SR) 2026, concerning the 126 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Assam, was published on February 10.
The total number of voters in the draft voter list was 2,52,01,624, which came down by 2,43,485 to 2,49,58,139 in the final voter list.
The ECI delegation had arrived in Assam on Monday afternoon for a two-day visit to take stock of various issues related to the General Elections to the Legislative Assembly of Assam, 2026 and to ensure free and fair election in the state.
The poll body held meetings with representatives of registered national and local political parties on Tuesday.
On Wednesday, the poll body met the heads and nodal officers of the enforcement agencies including income tax, narcotics, excise, etc. In the afternoon, the ECI delegation had a review meeting with the Chief Electoral Officer, Assam, State Police Nodal Officer and Central Armed Police Forces.
Another meeting was also held with the Chief Secretary of Assam, DGP and other senior officers of the state government.
The Commission also held an interaction with Rakesh Banik, state SVEEP icon and almost 100 BLOs. The CEC also distributed EPICs (elector photo identity cards) to two new voters.
