SHILLONG, October 12: Meghalaya’s ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has identified two foreigners at Mawsynram in East Khasi Hills district and detected 406 duplicate voter entries across the state, Chief Electoral Officer Dr B.D.R. Tiwari said on Monday, as the state prepares to publish its final electoral roll on October 26.
“During the SIR process two foreigners are found in East Khasi Hills in Mawsynram and their names are removed from the Electoral list,” Tiwari said.
The revision has also identified 406 duplicate entries, which Tiwari described as dual voters. The district-wise figures provided by the CEO include 113 in North Garo Hills, 27 in Eastern West Khasi Hills, 63 in East Garo Hills, 64 in West Garo Hills, 37 in East Khasi Hills and 35 in West Khasi Hills.
The SIR has also found 2,641 electors ineligible for inclusion in the final electoral roll. Of these, 420 failed to submit the required documents, while 129 electors did not appear for hearings. Tiwari said some electors could not be traced within the stipulated time.
“2,641 are found illegible, out of those 420 electors couldn’t submit the documents, they failed to submit documents and we were bound to dispose off all such cases,” he said.
“ Around 129 electors have not appeared for hearing anyway, they are also in several cases we couldn’t trace them in time and so finally since they couldnot appear for hearing their names found illegible,” Tiwari added.
The CEO reviewed the progress of the SIR during a virtual meeting with Deputy Commissioners and District Election Officers, Electoral Registration Officers, Assistant Electoral Registration Officers and other election officials. He also held a separate meeting with representatives of recognised national and state political parties to discuss the progress of the revision, the status of notices and hearings, applications received and preparations for publication of the final electoral roll.
According to the latest SIR figures, Meghalaya had 21,69,243 electors in the draft electoral roll. The authorities generated 6,51,735 notices, comprising 2,22,786 cases involving no mapping and 4,28,949 cases involving mapping discrepancies. Hearings have been completed in 6,21,399 cases, representing 95.35 per cent of the notices issued.
Meanwhile, 20,86,026 electors have been marked for inclusion in the final publication. Tiwari emphasised the need to expedite pending cases while ensuring that decisions comply with statutory procedures and the directions of the Election Commission of India.
The revision process has also recorded 28,627 applications, all of which have been digitised. These include 17,248 Form 6 applications for inclusion of names, 1,963 Form 7 applications for deletion or objections, 1,673 Form 8 applications for shifting of residence and 7,743 Form 8 applications for correction of entries. The CEO directed the concerned Electoral Registration Officers and Assistant Electoral Registration Officers to ensure timely scrutiny and disposal of applications.
The final electoral roll is scheduled for publication on October 26, 2026. A special enrolment drive for left-out, first-time and young electors is proposed after the final publication, while the Election Commission has reiterated that voter enrolment remains a continuous process.
