Discrepancies detected in the draft voter list at a key polling station in Guwahati have raised fresh concerns over Assam’s ongoing electoral roll revision, barely months ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections. Election officials, however, have said the errors were identified in time, and corrective measures are already underway.
The District Election Officer (DEO), Kamrup (Metro), confirmed that anomalies were found in the draft electoral roll of Polling Station No. 1 at Rabindra Bhavan (Right Wing) under the 35–New Guwahati Assembly Constituency. The issue came to light during the pre-revision phase of the Special Revision of electoral rolls ordered by the Election Commission of India.
Errors were detected in the draft voter list of a polling station in Guwahati during Assam’s electoral roll revision ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections. Election officials said discrepancies involving two families were identified during field verification and will be corrected before the final voter list is published on February 10, 2026.
Nature of the discrepancies
According to election officials, the discrepancies involved two families whose voter details were incorrectly recorded during the house-to-house verification carried out by a Booth Level Officer (BLO).
The anomalies were flagged during field verification and subsequently documented in Statement-1, as per the prescribed procedure, before the publication of the draft voter list. Officials said the errors were administrative in nature and not indicative of large-scale irregularities.
Officials say the issue has been addressed
The DEO, Kamrup (Metro), said the matter had been rectified at the draft stage, stressing that such corrections are part of the standard revision process.
Officials added that the final electoral roll, scheduled for publication on February 10, 2026, will reflect the necessary corrections. The administration has sought to downplay the incident, describing it as a routine error detected due to field-level scrutiny.
Statewide voter roll revision underway
The episode comes amid an unprecedented statewide electoral roll overhaul in Assam ahead of the 2026 polls. The Special Revision exercise, conducted between November 22 and December 20, 2025, involved door-to-door verification by Booth Level Officers across the state.
The objective of the exercise is to remove ineligible entries, update voter details, and ensure accuracy of the rolls before the Assembly elections.
Wider concerns over electoral integrity
While officials insist the Guwahati incident was promptly addressed, the detection of errors has drawn attention to the scale and sensitivity of the ongoing revision process, particularly in urban constituencies like Guwahati, where population movement and documentation changes are frequent.
Observers note that even isolated discrepancies tend to attract scrutiny during election years, underscoring the importance of transparency and timely corrections.
What happens next
Election authorities have urged voters to check their details in the draft electoral roll and submit claims or objections within the stipulated period. Any verified corrections will be incorporated before the final list is published in February 2026.
Officials said monitoring of the revision process will continue to ensure that the voter list used in the 2026 elections is accurate and up to date.
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The errors were detected at Polling Station No. 1 at Rabindra Bhavan (Right Wing) under the 35–New Guwahati Assembly Constituency.
Officials say the discrepancies were identified at the draft stage and will be corrected before the final voter list is published on February 10, 2026.
