Shillong, July 28: Over 2,000 electors in Meghalaya have refused to submit their enumeration forms under the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) as they face exclusion from the draft electoral roll to be published on August 5.
Chief Electoral Officer Dr BDR Tiwari on Tuesday warned that those who fail to submit forms before the deadline, which is July 29, will not be included in the draft electoral roll.
Considering just one day left for completion of distribution and digitisation, the CEO said, all Booth Level Officers (BLOs) have been instructed to cover remaining households immediately.
Altogether 1,49,656 electors, or 6.37% of the state’s 23,49,645 voters, have been marked under Absent, Shifted, Death and Duplicate (ASSD) category.
Those under ASSD category include 74,851 deaths, 37,914 shifted, 28,826 absent, 5,899 duplicate entries, and 2,166 refusals.
In addition, 2,24,435 electors, or 9.55% of the electorate, fall under ‘No Mapping’ categories and require further verification.
“Electors who have not yet submitted their duly filled forms are urged to do so immediately by handing them to their BLO or through self-enumeration on the ECINET App or Portal,” the CEO said.
Dr Tiwari clarified that all ASSD and refusal cases will be processed strictly under the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960, after due verification and after giving opportunity to the concerned electors or their family members.
With SIR entering its final phase, the CEO appealed to all remaining electors to participate to ensure a clean, accurate and inclusive Electoral Roll.
The house-to-house phase of SIR 2026 concludes on July 29.
