A total of 24,178 electors have been listed as “uncollectable” across six Kohima Assembly constituencies following publication of the SIR draft electoral roll.
DIMAPUR — A total of 24,178 electors have been listed as “uncollectable” across the six Assembly constituencies of Kohima district following the publication of the Draft Electoral Roll under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) on September 20.
According to a notice issued by Kohima Deputy Commissioner and District Election Officer B Henok Buchem, the draft roll was prepared based on Enumeration Forms (EFs) collected by Booth Level Officers (BLOs) from all polling stations.
The list of electors whose EFs could not be collected was prepared at polling stations following meetings involving BLOs, Booth Level Agents (BLAs) of political parties and other stakeholders.
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The cases have been categorised under five reasons: death, permanently shifted, untraceable/absent, already enrolled, and refusal to sign or submit the Enumeration Form.
Kohima Town Assembly Constituency recorded the highest number of uncollectable cases at 11,622, followed by Northern Angami-I with 4,057, Northern Angami-II with 3,196 and Western Angami with 2,966. Southern Angami-I recorded 1,220 cases, while Southern Angami-II had 870.
Of the total 24,178 cases, 3,324 electors were listed under death, 12,521 as permanently shifted, 6,712 as untraceable/absent, 751 as already enrolled and 870 for refusing to sign or submit the Enumeration Form.
The notice stated that any aggrieved person may seek redressal before the concerned Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) on or before October 20, 2026.