A meeting on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls was held on October 21 at the DC’s Conference Room, Deputy Commissioner’s Office, Chümoukedima. It was convened during the visit of Electoral Roll Observer, Sotsula, IAS, Commissioner & Secretary, DUDA.

Deputy Commissioner, Chumoukedima, Polan John, NCS, reviewed the progress on the SIR of electoral rolls, highlighting the enumeration process, claims and objections, and the updated electoral statistics for the district.

The district recorded 1,09,941 electors before the SIR across the 4-Ghaspani-I and 5-Ghaspani-II Assembly Constituencies. During the enumeration phase, a total of 81,315 Enumeration Forms were received and digitised, accounting for approximately 73.96 per cent of the total electors. The remaining 28,626 forms were classified as uncollectable, with reasons including death, untraceable electors, shifting, other reasons and already-enrolled cases.

He also mentioned that the draft electoral roll published on 20th September 2026 recorded 81,315 electors, comprising 39,640 males and 41,675 females. During the claims and objections period from September 20 to October 20, a total of 1,660 forms were received, including 1,293 Form-6 applications, 105 Form-7 applications, and 262 Form-8 applications.

He acknowledged the increase in young voters aged 18–19 years as a notable achievement. The number of young voters rose from 407 in the draft 2026 electoral roll, to 646 as of the latest update, marking an increase of 58.73 per cent. The review also highlighted the current electoral strength of the district at 82,334 electors, comprising of 40,107 males and 42,227 females.

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Addressing the gathering, the Electoral Roll Observer stressed that the accuracy of SIR data must remain the central concern. She asked officials to bring out concrete, verifiable data from the field and called for the active cooperation among election officials, field functionaries and political parties. She also invited those present to speak openly about the difficulties faced during field operations. Reminding the gathering of the schedule set for the revision, she urged that all work be completed on time.

During a brief discussion, Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC), Lemlila Sangtam, NCS, pointed to several practical challenges on the ground such as, shadow areas with poor or no network coverage and technical issues that hamper the uploading of details.  She appealed to the political parties present to keep encouraging and supporting Booth Level Officers (BLOs) in their duties. ADC Medzephima, James Swu, NCS, noted that the mobile app and the portal are not user-friendly, which slows the work of those handling data entry.

The meeting called on Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) and Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs) of 4-Ghaspani I and 5-Ghaspani II, together with representatives of recognised political parties under Chümoukedima and Niuland districts.