Chandigarh, Aug. 5 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) has carried out rationalisation of polling stations across Punjab as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) 2026, increasing the total number of polling stations in the state from 24,453 to 25,332

Punjab chief electoral officer Anindita Mitra said this exercise was undertaken to balance elector strength per polling station, improve voter facilitation, and strengthen transparency in the electoral process.

She said that a very intensive process of physical verification of every polling booth and availability of Assured Minimum Facilities (AMF) was conducted during the rationalisation exercise.

The highest increase in the number of polling stations is in Amritsar, from 2,1...