SHILLONG — Two foreign nationals have been removed from Meghalaya’s electoral rolls after being identified in Mawsynram, East Khasi Hills, during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR), while another 2,641 electors have been found ineligible for inclusion in the final list, Chief Electoral Officer B.D.R. Tiwari said on Monday.
The revision has also uncovered 406 duplicate entries. The Election Department is now in the final stretch of hearings and scrutiny, with the revised electoral roll scheduled for publication on October 26.
As of October 12, election officials had completed 6,21,399 hearings out of 6,51,735 notices issued across the state, representing 95.35 per cent of the total. The notices covered 2,22,786 cases where electors could not be mapped to earlier records and 4,28,949 cases involving discrepancies in mapping.
The draft roll contained 21,69,243 electors, compared with 23,49,645 before the revision. Of those listed in the draft, 20,86,026 have been marked for inclusion in the final publication, while cases involving ineligible electors and pending applications continue to undergo scrutiny.
Among the 2,641 people found ineligible, 420 failed to provide the required documents and 129 did not attend their hearings. Several others could not be traced within the prescribed period, according to the figures shared by the CEO.
The revision has also generated a substantial volume of applications. Officials received and digitised 28,627 forms, including 17,248 applications seeking inclusion in the roll, 1,963 requests for deletion or objections, 1,673 applications to shift residence and 7,743 requests to correct electoral details.
Tiwari reviewed the exercise through a virtual meeting with district election officials and separately met representatives of recognised national and state political parties. He directed electoral registration officers to dispose of pending applications promptly while following statutory procedures and Election Commission of India guidelines.
A special enrolment drive for people left out of the roll, first-time voters and young electors is planned after the final list is published. The CEO’s office has also urged voters to verify their names through their Booth Level Officers or the Election Commission’s Voters’ Service Portal.
The final roll is due on October 26, but the ongoing scrutiny means the figures may change before publication.
