Guwahati, Jan 13: The All Assam Minority Students’ Union (AAMSU) has urged the Election Commission of India to ensure that the names of individuals included in the National Register of Citizens (NRC) are reflected in the final voters’ list. The organisation also called for safeguards to prevent the removal of voters whose names were excluded from the NRC until they have exhausted all available legal remedies.
In a memorandum submitted to the Election Commission, AAMSU highlighted that Assam remains the only state where an NRC exercise was conducted. It argued that excluding NRC-included individuals from electoral rolls would undermine the very purpose of the exercise. The students’ body pointed out that although the NRC was published in 2019 and excluded over 19 lakh people, it has not been officially notified by the Registrar General of India and therefore does not carry statutory validity.
The memorandum, signed by AAMSU president Imtiaz Hussan and general secretary Minnatul Islam, also raised concerns over alleged irregularities in the ongoing Special Revision of electoral rolls ahead of the 2026 Assam Assembly elections. The organisation urged the Election Commission to closely examine these issues to ensure that genuine voters are not disenfranchised.
AAMSU further alleged that statements made by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and other ruling party leaders regarding the deletion of names of people evicted from land are not supported by law. It also claimed that certain officials were preventing eligible applicants, particularly those affected by land evictions, from submitting Form 8 for changes such as updating addresses in the electoral rolls. The organisation sought directions to restrain political leaders from interfering in the Special Revision process and asked the Election Commission to ensure that bulk objections are not rejected without proper hearings or due process.
Calling for a free and fair Special Revision exercise, AAMSU emphasised the need for clear instructions to election officials to protect electoral integrity while safeguarding the voting rights of eligible citizens. According to official data, Assam’s draft electoral roll under the Special Revision lists 2,51,09,754 voters, excluding doubtful voters, with over 10.56 lakh names deleted due to deaths, migration and duplicate registrations. The claims and objections process is currently underway following the publication of the Integrated Draft Roll on December 27, with the final voters’ list scheduled for release on February 10.
