A review meeting on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls 2026, was held at the of the Deputy Commissioner’s Office chamber, Dimapur, on October 22.
The meeting was attended by Commissioner & Secretary, DUDA, and Electoral Roll Observer for Dimapur district, Sotsula, IAS. Deputy Commissioner & District Election Officer, Dr Tinojongshi Chang, initiated the meeting and welcomed the participants.
Dr Chang thanked the representatives of recognised political parties for their cooperation and support in the ongoing SIR exercise. He urged them to continue working together with election officials to ensure the smooth completion of the revision process. He also thanked Sotsula for her time, guidance and valuable advice during the review meeting.
Sotsula also welcomed and thanked the participants for attending the meeting and expressed her expectation of continued cooperation from political parties throughout the revision process. She enquired about issues that might have arisen during field verification, including cases involving deaths, errors in spelling, and other difficulties faced by election officials or political party representatives.
She stressed the importance of maintaining accurate, transparent and updated electoral records. She also emphasised that proper evidence should be maintained in cases where individuals refused to accept forms. She encouraged officials and political party representatives to bring any difficulties or concerns to her notice, so that the issues could be addressed appropriately.
Sotsula further informed that the qualifying date was 1st October 2026, and stated that individuals who attained the age of 18 years on or before the qualifying date would be eligible for enrolment, subject to the applicable electoral registration requirements.
During the meeting, Dr. Chang presented the summary report of the draft publication under SIR 2026 for Dimapur district. According to the report, the total number of electors in 2025 stood at 1,25,703. During the SIR exercise in 2026, a total of 36,629 electors were deleted, bringing the current total in the draft electoral roll to 89,074.
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Assembly Constituency-wise, Dimapur-I recorded 25,525 electors in 2025, with 8,749 deletions, leaving 16,776 electors in the draft roll. Dimapur-II had 60,920 electors, of which 19,605 were deleted, leaving 41,315 electors. Dimapur-III recorded 39,258 electors, with 8,275 deletions, leaving 30,983 electors in the draft roll.
The progress of notice generation and delivery, as well as the receipt and disposal of forms under the revision exercise was also shared. As of October 22, a total of 53,806 notices were required to be generated, of which 53,797 have been generated. Of these, 50,835 notices have been delivered, while 2,962 are pending delivery.
The AC-wise form summary showed that 2,943 forms had been received between July 26 and October 20 with 939 forms pending disposal across the three Assembly Constituencies.
The meeting was attended by Electoral Registration Officers (EROs), Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs), and representatives of recognised political parties in Dimapur district. The meeting underscored the importance of coordination among election officials and political parties to ensure an accurate, transparent and updated electoral roll.
