Guwahati, Jan 5: Congress MLA and Leader of Opposition in the Assam Assembly, Debabrata Saikia, on Monday wrote to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, alleging “serious irregularities”, including “unknown” voter entries, in the draft electoral rolls, published after a Special Revision (SR) of the voter lists in the state.
The senior Congress leader demanded the halt of the finalisation of the electoral rolls until “all irregularities are thoroughly verified and resolved” to ensure the removal of any unauthorised or “unknown” voter entries.
Assam has registered a 1.35 per cent increase in the number of voters as per the integrated draft electoral roll for the state, published on December 30 after the Special Revision was conducted ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections.
“I am writing to express my deep concern regarding serious irregularities observed during the ongoing SR of electoral rolls in Assam. Media reports and ground-level feedback indicate unauthorised inclusion of non-Assamese speaking voters and other procedural lapses that threaten the integrity of the electoral process,” Saikia said in his letter to Kumar.
He alleged that specific instances have come to light where “unknown” persons have been added as voters in households without the knowledge of residents.
Saikia cited examples of four non-Assamese individuals enrolled at House No 44 and 15 on Tayabulla Road in Guwahati unbeknownst to the family, while voter entries have been seen against non-existent Household No 00 in the Nazira constituency.
Sounding caution, Saikia said such samples of “violations” pose a “grave threat” to the democratic values and the security of the people of Assam, including the constitutional rights and socio-cultural heritage. (PTI)
