Dimapur: After the enumeration phase of the SIR, the draft electoral roll for all 60 assembly constituencies in Nagaland has been published, with 12,06,457 electors, including 11,99,456 general electors and 7,001 service electors, registered.
The Nagaland CEO’s office, in a notification on Monday, said the total number of pre-SIR electors stood at 13,57,208.
The enumeration phase was conducted from August 16 to September 14 under the SIR of electoral rolls.
During the month-long exercise, 28,944 (2.13%) voters were recorded as deceased, while 1,23,749 (9.12%) electors were categorised as absent, permanently shifted or other.
These electors either moved to other states/UTs, were not found to exist, did not submit their enumeration forms by September 14, or were unwilling to register.
A total of 5,059 (0.37%) electors were found enrolled at multiple places or marked as duplicates. Their names will be retained at only one location, the notification said.
The period for filing claims and objections has been fixed from September 20 to October 20. Genuine electors left out during the enumeration phase can apply using Form-6, along with the prescribed declaration form.
Young voters attaining 18 years of age on or before October 1, 2026, have been encouraged to register.
The notice and disposal phase for claims has been fixed from September 20 to November 18.
The CEO said no deletion will occur without issuing a notice, conducting an enquiry and passing a formal speaking order.
Applicants unable to establish linkage with the previous SIR (2005) electoral roll will be issued a notice to produce the required documents during a designated hearing.
Any person aggrieved by an ERO’s decision may file a first appeal with the district magistrate within 15 days of the order. A second appeal can be filed before the CEO within 30 days of the DM’s order, under Section 24 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950.
The final publication of the electoral roll is scheduled for November 22.
Booth-wise absent/shifted/dead/duplicate lists and draft rolls are available to the public on the CEO’s website, ceo.nagaland.gov.in, and at the respective ERO and AERO offices.