Itanagar, July 21 (IANS) Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday published its draft electoral rolls following the completion of the enumeration phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, with around 81 per cent of the state’s 8.87 lakh registered electors completing the enumeration process, officials said.
Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Pawan Kumar Sain said electors whose names do not appear in the draft rolls can apply for inclusion during the claims and objections period from July 21 to August 20.
Releasing the draft rolls, the CEO told representatives of political parties that 7,18,046 electors – around 81 per cent of the state’s 8,87,505 registered voters as on June 2 – had submitted their Enumeration Forms by July 14, reflecting strong public participation in the third phase of the SIR exercise.
Sain said the remaining 1,69,459 forms could not be collected due to various reasons, including permanent shifting of electors (8.90 per cent), electors being absent or untraceable (6.16 per cent), deaths (2.88 per cent), duplicate enrolment (0.56 per cent), and other reasons (0.60 per cent). He clarified that genuine and eligible voters left out of the draft rolls can still apply for inclusion during the claims and objections period.
The CEO stressed that the Election Commission’s objective is to ensure every eligible elector is included while ineligible entries are removed through a transparent and legally mandated process. He emphasised that no name would be deleted without prior notice and a reasoned order by the Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) or Assistant Electoral Registration Officer (AERO).
Sain informed that the final electoral rolls, after completion of the SIR process, would be published on September 22, 2026.
He said the successful completion of the enumeration phase was the result of coordinated efforts by election officials across the state, including District Election Officers (DEOs) of all 26 districts, 60 EROs, 206 AEROs, 248 Booth Level Officer Supervisors, and 2,233 Booth Level Officers (BLOs), with support from volunteers.
He also acknowledged the active participation of recognised political parties, noting that 3,131 Booth Level Agents (BLAs), appointed by parties along with their district presidents, assisted in the successful conduct of the enumeration process.
–IANS
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