More than 90 per cent of hearings under Meghalaya’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls have been completed, with Booth Level Officers (BLOs) set to visit voters’ homes to collect documents in cases involving mapping discrepancies and gaps in electoral records
SHILLONG — More than 90 per cent of hearings under Meghalaya’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls have been completed, with Booth Level Officers (BLOs) set to visit voters’ homes to collect documents in cases involving mapping discrepancies and gaps in electoral records, officials said on Wednesday.
Meghalaya Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Dr B.D.R. Tiwari, reviewed the progress of SIR 2026 during a virtual meeting with Deputy Commissioners, District Election Officers, Electoral Registration Officers and other election officials on September 29.
The CEO’s office said Meghalaya has 21,69,243 electors on the Draft Electoral Roll. Of the 6,51,735 notices generated during the revision process, 6,51,066 have been delivered, while 619 are yet to be served.
As many as 5,90,784 hearings have been completed, accounting for 90.65 per cent of the notices generated.
Following scrutiny under the prescribed procedure, 910 electors have been found ineligible for inclusion in the Final Electoral Roll, while 19,07,182 electors have been retained for final publication.
Election authorities have also digitised 23,259 applications, including 12,624 Form 6 applications for new enrolment, 1,616 Form 7 applications relating to objections or deletions, and 9,019 Form 8 applications concerning shifting and corrections.