ECI to Revise Electoral Rolls in 22 States from April 2026

The Election Commission of India announced on Thursday that it will begin a special intensive revision of electoral rolls in 22 states and union territories starting in April 2026, as part of efforts to update voter lists nationwide. The move follows the near completion of a similar revision in 13 other regions and comes amid preparations for upcoming parliamentary elections, including biennial polls for 37 Rajya Sabha seats scheduled for March 16.

In a letter to chief electoral officers, the commission directed officials in the affected areas to complete preparatory work promptly. The revision will cover Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Ladakh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, the National Capital Territory of Delhi, Odisha, Punjab, Sikkim, Tripura, Telangana, and Uttarakhand. This follows an earlier phase of the exercise, launched in October 2025, in regions including Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Madhya Pradesh, Puducherry, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal.