Shillong, October 12: More than 95 per cent of notice hearings under Meghalaya’s ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) 2026 have been completed, with preparations underway for publication of the Final Electoral Roll on October 26.
Chief Electoral Officer Dr B.D.R. Tiwari reviewed the progress of the revision exercise with Deputy Commissioners, District Election Officers, Electoral Registration Officers, Assistant Electoral Registration Officers and other election officials. A separate meeting was also held with representatives of recognised national and state political parties.
According to the latest figures, Meghalaya has 21,69,243 electors in the Draft Electoral Roll, while 6,51,735 noticeswere generated. These include 2,22,786 No Mapping cases and 4,28,949 cases involving mapping discrepancies. A total of 6,21,399 hearings have been completed, accounting for 95.35 per cent of all notices generated.
So far, 2,641 electors have been found ineligible for inclusion in the Final Electoral Roll, while 20,86,026 electors have been parked for final publication, according to the latest reported status.
The CEO directed election officials to expedite the remaining cases while ensuring that all decisions comply with statutory procedures and Election Commission of India guidelines.
Meanwhile, 28,627 applications have been received and digitised during the revision exercise. These include 17,248 Form 6 applications for inclusion of names, 1,963 Form 7 applications for deletion or objection, 1,673 Form 8 applications for shifting of residence and 7,743 Form 8 applications for correction of entries.
As per the revised Election Commission schedule, Meghalaya’s Final Electoral Roll will be published on October 26, 2026.
The Election Department is also proposing a special enrolment drive for left-out, first-time and young electors after publication of the final roll. The Election Commission reiterated that voter enrolment remains a continuous process and eligible persons whose names are missing can still apply through the prescribed procedure.
The CEO’s office has urged voters to verify their names after the final roll is published, either through their Booth Level Officer or the Voters’ Service Portal. It also reminded electors that possession of an EPIC alone does not confer the right to vote unless the person’s name appears in the electoral roll of the constituency concerned.
