Shillong, Jul 28: The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) 2026 in Meghalaya has entered its final phase, with only one day remaining for the completion of the house-to-house distribution and digitisation of enumeration forms before the conclusion of this phase of the exercise on Wednesday.
As on today, out of a total electorate of 23,49,645 enumeration forms have been distributed to 23,40,764 voters, which is 99.62 per cent. Simultaneously, 22,78,071 enumeration forms have been digitised, accounting for 96.95 per cent of the total electorate.
Today the Chief Electoral Officer of Meghalaya convened a meeting with representatives of recognised national and state political parties to review the progress of SIR 2026 and discuss the activities to be completed before the publication of the draft electoral roll.
During the meeting, the CEO shared the latest status of enumeration form distribution and digitisation, verification of Absent, Shifted, Death and Duplicate (ASDD) cases and other field-level activities. Parties were requested to continue extending their full cooperation to ensure that every eligible elector is covered before the conclusion of the SIR.
As part of continuous monitoring, the CEO has been conducting regular review meetings and weekly video conferences with the District Election Officers (DEOs), Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) and Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs) to monitor the progress of the SIR, address field-level issues and ensure timely completion of all activities in accordance with the timeline prescribed by the Election Commission of India.
As part of the verification process, 2,24,435 electors (9.55 percent of the total) have been identified under the ‘No Mapping’ categories requiring further verification. A total of 1,49,656 electors, constituting 6.37 per cent of the total electorate, have been identified under the ASDD categories. This includes 74,851 dead electors, 37,914 shifted electors, 28,826 absent electors, 5,899 duplicate entries and 2,166 electors who refused to submit the enumeration form. All these cases will be processed strictly in accordance with the provisions of the Registration of Electors Rules 1960 after due verification following the prescribed procedure and providing adequate opportunity to the concerned electors or their family members, wherever applicable.
The Election Commission of India has approved the rationalisation of polling stations in Meghalaya, resulting in the addition of 86 new polling stations. With this approval, the total number of polling stations in the state has increased from 3,551 to 3,637.
As tomorrow is the last day, all Booth Level Officers (BLOs) have been directed to make every possible effort to reach the remaining electors and complete the digitisation process within the stipulated timeline.
Electors who have not yet submitted their duly filled Enumeration Forms are urged to do so immediately by handing them over to their respective BLO or through the online self-enumeration facility using the ECINET App or the ECINET Portal.
Electors who fail to submit their duly filled enumeration forms within the prescribed timeline will not have their names included in the draft electoral roll scheduled to be published on August 5, 2026.
