The Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday met Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) to assess preparations for the nationwide Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, which is likely to begin in phases from early November, starting with the states going to polls in 2026 and a few others, it is learnt.

The two-day conference opened with the Commission assessing the readiness of CEOs across states and Union Territories for the SIR, the EC said. While the final rollout plan will be announced after the conference, it is learnt that the revision may be carried out in phases, beginning with Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal — states headed for polls next year — and a few others.

However, as first reported by  on July 15, officials from Assam have already conveyed to the Commission their inclination to carry out an intensive revision of rolls only after the National Register of Citizens (NRC) is published for the state. Assam is the only state to have already undertaken the exercise of preparing an NRC. So the poll panel, it is learnt, is yet to take a final call on whether Assam will be included in the first phase.