Shillong, Oct 26: Meghalaya’s final electoral roll for 2026 has recorded a net reduction of 1,65,682 electors following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), with Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Dr. B.D.R. Tiwari publishing the final photo electoral rolls for all 60 Assembly constituencies on Monday.
The final roll contains 21,83,963 electors, down from 23,49,645 in the frozen electoral roll before the revision. This represents an overall reduction of 7.05% in the number of registered electors.
The revision involved house-to-house verification, the exclusion of entries for which enumeration forms could not be collected, statutory hearings, and the processing of applications for inclusion and deletion.
1.80 lakh forms not collected during enumeration
During the house-to-house enumeration conducted from June 30 to July 29, Booth Level Officers (BLOs) distributed 23,49,645 enumeration forms. Of these, 21,69,243 forms were returned, while 1,80,402 could not be collected.
The uncollected forms were categorised under deceased, absent, shifted, duplicate and other cases.Of the 1,80,402 exclusions, 81,490 were deceased electors, 45,011 were absent, 42,532 had shifted residence, 6,701 were duplicate entries and 4,668 fell under other categories.
Following this exercise, the draft electoral roll published on August 5 contained 21,69,243 electors.
Hearings lead to 6,724 further deletions
During the next phase, electoral authorities issued notices to 6,51,735 electors whose records were either unmapped or had logical discrepancies.
The notices covered 2,22,786 unmapped electors and 4,28,949 electors with mapping discrepancies. Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) and Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs) completed hearings for all the notices.
Following the statutory process, 6,724 electors were deleted from the draft roll. The department also accepted 2,526 applications for deletion through Form 7.
At the same time, 21,694 applications for inclusion through Forms 6 and 6A were accepted. These additions, along with other adjustments, resulted in a net increase of 14,720 electors over the draft roll, taking the final count to 21,83,963.The final electoral roll recorded 21,83,963 electors, down from 23,49,645 before the SIR, a net reduction of 1,65,682 voters (7.05%)
Final roll has more female than male electors
The final electoral roll records 11,24,216 female electors, compared with 10,59,743 male electors. Four electors are registered under the third gender category.
The total number of electors stands at 21,83,963, including 11,24,216 female electors, 10,59,743 male electors and four third-gender electors. The gender ratio is 1,061, while the elector-to-population (EP) ratio stands at 606.
The gender ratio increased from 1,028 before the revision to 1,061 in the final roll. The EP ratio declined from 651 to 606.
Special enrolment drive for omitted voters
Following the publication of the final roll, the Election Department will launch a special enrolment drive across all 12 districts in accordance with Election Commission of India guidelines.
The drive will focus on citizens whose names appeared in the pre-SIR electoral roll but are missing from the final list, first-time and young voters who have reached the qualifying age of October 1, 2026, and senior citizens, persons with disabilities and other vulnerable electors requiring assistance.
The initiative aims to help eligible citizens enrol and ensure that those left out of the final roll have an opportunity to apply for inclusion.
Appeals available under electoral laws
The Election Department said affected individuals can seek legal recourse against decisions of Electoral Registration Officers.
Under Section 24(a) of the Representation of the People Act, 1950, an aggrieved person can file a first appeal before the District Magistrate within 15 days. A second appeal can be filed before the Chief Electoral Officer within 30 days of the first appellate order under Section 24(b).
Voters can check their names and details through the Election Commission’s Voters’ Services Portal, the Meghalaya CEO website or the ECINET mobile application.
The Election Department has urged eligible citizens to verify their details in the final electoral roll and use the available enrolment and appeal mechanisms wherever necessary.
