The Assam government has carried out a significant administrative restructuring of police station jurisdictions, bringing the boundaries of 312 police stations in direct alignment with the state’s 126 Legislative Assembly constituencies according to a government notification.
Origins of the Administrative Realignment
This major decision stems directly from a key resolution adopted during the 2025 Superintendents of Police Conference. The conference strongly advocated for ensuring that no individual police station remains under the jurisdiction of more than one MLA, thereby eliminating overlapping administrative bottlenecks. The official notification implementing this change was issued on Sunday by Additional Chief Secretary of Home and Political Ajay Tewari.
The Impetus Behind the Redrawing
According to the government, this extensive exercise became completely necessary following the official delimitation of parliamentary and Assembly constituencies executed by the Election Commission of India. As constituency maps were redrawn across the state, existing police jurisdictions became misaligned with the newly established political boundaries, creating administrative friction.
Ground Verification and Groundwork
Before finalizing the boundaries, the Assam Police Headquarters initiated the realignment process by gathering detailed reports from senior police officials. These reports focused heavily on fringe areas along existing boundaries, identifying specific villages and urban wards that needed to be shifted between police station jurisdictions or incorporated into new ones.
All information and field data provided by the senior officers underwent rigorous verification processes. Once checked, the finalized proposal was formally submitted to the state government for approval and implementation.
Streamlining Governance and Future Adjustments
The Home and Political Department emphasized that this realignment aims to establish a far more streamlined administrative framework by ensuring that police station boundaries strictly correspond with respective Assembly constituency limits.
Despite the massive scale of the current overhaul, the government has left room for further modifications. Additional localized adjustments within individual Assembly constituencies may be carried out wherever deemed necessary, with such reorganisation scheduled to be undertaken in due course.
