Meghalaya Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) B.D.R. Tiwari announced on Tuesday that 6,51,644 electors in the state have been identified for further scrutiny during the Notice and Hearing phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
The figure comprises 2,22,786 electors under the ‘No Mapping’ category and 4,28,858 electors with discrepancies in their mapping with previous SIR records, as per the Office of the CEO, Meghalaya.
Discrepancies identified through ECINET include mismatches between an elector’s name and the name recorded in previous SIR records, discrepancies in parents’ names, unusual age differences between electors and parents, age gaps between siblings linked to the same parent, more than six children linked to the same parent, and unusual age differences between electors and grandparents.
Tiwari directed Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) and Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs) to carefully scrutinise such cases and ensure that notices are generated, printed, and served in a timely manner. District authorities were also instructed to prepare systematic hearing schedules and regularly update monitoring sheets to track the progress of notice service and hearings.
The CEO reiterated that no entry or name appearing in the Draft Electoral Roll shall be deleted without due process. The concerned ERO/AERO would have to issue a notice, conduct the necessary inquiry, provide the person concerned a fair and reasonable opportunity to present their case, and pass a reasoned speaking order before taking any decision.
The Draft Electoral Roll for all 60 Assembly constituencies in Meghalaya was published on August 5. The period for filing Claims and Objections will continue until September 4, while the Notice and Hearing process and disposal of Claims and Objections will continue until October 3. The Final Electoral Roll is scheduled to be published on October 7.
Since publication of the Draft Electoral Roll, authorities have received 2,449 applications, comprising 1,121 applications in Form 6, eight in Form 7, 253 Form 8 applications for shifting, and 1,067 other Form 8 applications. Electors who were unable to submit their filled-in Enumeration Forms during the enumeration phase can seek inclusion by submitting Form 6 along with the prescribed Declaration Form during the Claims and Objections period.
The CEO urged electors to check their names and particulars in the Draft Electoral Roll through the concerned ERO, AERO, or Booth Level Officer (BLO), as well as through the online facilities of the Election Commission of India, and to file claims or objections well before the September 4 deadline.
