SHILLONG (SHABD): 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 digitization of Enumeration Forms (EFs) before the conclusion of this phase of the exercise on 29th July, 2026.
Out of a total electorate of 23,49,645, 23,40,764 Enumeration Forms were distributed registering a coverage of 99.62% across the State. Simultaneously, 22,78,071 Enumeration Forms have been digitized, accounting for 96.95% of the total electorate.
On 28th July, 2026, the chief electoral officer, Meghalaya, convened a meeting with representatives of recognized National and State Political Parties to review the progress of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), 2026, and discuss the activities to be completed before the publication of the Draft Electoral Roll. During the meeting, the chief electoral officer shared the latest status of Enumeration Form distribution and digitization, verification of ASDD cases, and other field-level activities. Political parties were requested to continue extending their full cooperation to ensure that every eligible elector is covered before the conclusion of the Special Intensive Revision.
Appreciating the active participation and constructive suggestions received from the political parties throughout the SIR process, the chief electoral officer also acknowledged the important role played by the Booth Level Agents (BLAs) appointed by the political parties in assisting electors, facilitating verification, and enhancing transparency in the revision process. The continued cooperation between the election machinery and the political parties has significantly contributed to the successful implementation of the Special Intensive Revision across the State.
As part of the verification process, 2,24,435 electors (9.55% of the total electorate) have been identified under the No Mapping categories requiring further verification. A total of 1,49,656 electors, constituting 6.37% of the total electorate, have been identified under the Absent, Shifted, Death and Duplicate (ASDD) categories. This includes 74,851 death. 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.
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The election commission of India has approved the rationalisation of polling station in Meghalaya resulting to the addition of 86 new Polling Stations. With this approval, the total numbers of polling station in the State have increased from 3551 to 3637 Polling Station.
The office of the chief electoral officer has urged electors who have not yet submitted their duly filled Enumeration Forms to do so immediately by handing them over to their respective booth level officer (BLO) or through the online self-enumeration facility using the ECINET App or the ECINET Portal.
It also reiterates that 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 5th August, 2026.
With the Special Intensive Revision entering its concluding stage, the Office of the chief electoral officer, Meghalaya, has appealed to every remaining elector to participate in this historic exercise and help ensure the preparation of a clean, accurate, inclusive and error-free Electoral Roll, thereby further strengthening the democratic process.
