Overview
- Assam published its final electoral roll with 2,49,58,139 electors after deleting 2,43,485 names, primarily for deceased, shifted, or duplicate entries.
- Officials detailed statutory remedies: a first appeal to the district magistrate within 15 days of publication and a second appeal to the Chief Electoral Officer within 30 days.
- Assam’s special revision followed a statewide door‑to‑door verification using roughly 29,646 booth‑level officers, resulting in a net 0.97% decline; the CEO said the drive ensured a clean roll.
- In West Bengal, the Election Commission revised the SIR schedule: hearings conclude on Feb. 14, scrutiny and disposal run to Feb. 21, with final rolls due on Feb. 28 after related checks.
- The Supreme Court issued a show‑cause notice to the West Bengal DGP over alleged violence, sought a list of 8,505 officers for deputation, affirmed micro‑observers’ advisory role, allowed replacement of EROs/AEROs, and noted large‑scale scrutiny with 94.49 lakh ‘logical discrepancy’ cases and 31.68 lakh ‘unmapped’ voters called for hearings.