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BJP Seeks Delay in Tripura Voter Roll Revision
Tripura is preparing to check and update its voter lists.
The BJP has asked election officials to postpone this work.
It says many officials and political party workers will be busy with local Village Committee elections on September 28.
The voter-list review is currently planned to begin on September 5, 2026.
Officials are scheduled to visit homes and give voters forms to complete.
A draft voter list is expected on October 21.
The final voter list is planned for December 23.
The Election Commission will decide what to do with the BJP’s request.
The BJP has asked the Election Commission of India to defer Tripura’s Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
The party says officials, Booth Level Officers and party agents will be occupied by September 28 Village Committee elections.
The revision is scheduled across all 60 Assembly constituencies from September 5 to December 23, 2026.
House-to-house enumeration visits are planned from September 15 to October 14, with draft rolls due October 21.
The Village Committee elections will cover 4,597 seats in 587 committees across Tripura’s tribal autonomous council areas.
- Who
- The Bharatiya Janata Party, led in this request by Rajya Sabha member Rajib Bhattacharjee, and the Election Commission of India.
- What
- The BJP has requested that the Special Intensive Revision of Tripura’s electoral rolls be deferred.
- Where
- Tripura, including the tribal areas administered by the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council.
- When
- The revision is scheduled from September 5 to December 23, 2026; the Village Committee elections are scheduled for September 28.
- Why
- The BJP says election officials, Booth Level Officers and political party agents will be occupied with the Village Committee elections.
BJP’s Deferment Request
Existing Election Timetable
Timing of voter-roll revision
BJP’s Deferment Request
The BJP argues that the revision should take place after the September 28 Village Committee elections because election personnel and party agents will be engaged in that process.
Existing Election Timetable
The Chief Electoral Officer’s announced timetable schedules the revision to begin on September 5, with household visits from September 15 to October 14 and final publication on December 23, 2026.
Administrative workload
BJP’s Deferment Request
The BJP says overlapping duties could make it harder for officials, Booth Level Officers and Booth Level Agents to support both exercises.
Existing Election Timetable
Election officials have announced training for Booth Level Officers and described the arrangements as intended to produce smooth operations and error-free electoral rolls.
Key facts
- Current electors
- 28.97 lakh, including 14.52 lakh male and 14.45 lakh female electors
- Polling stations
- 3,356 across Tripura
- Revision schedule
- September 5 to December 23, 2026
- Household visits
- September 15 to October 14, with three visits planned per household
- Draft electoral rolls
- Scheduled for publication on October 21, 2026
- Village Committee elections
- 4,597 seats across 2,634 constituencies in 587 committees
- TTAADC area
- Nearly two-thirds of Tripura’s 10,491-square-kilometre territory, with more than 12.16 lakh residents
Quotes
Rajib Bhattacharjee
Rajya Sabha member and former Tripura BJP president
“The SIR exercise can be undertaken after the Village Committee elections are over. The state election officials would forward our letter to the ECI for taking the next course of action.”
thehansindia.com
thehansindia.com
“During the SIR exercise, BLOs shall undertake house-to-house visits from September 15 to October 14 to distribute pre-filled Enumeration Forms to existing electors.”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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