Draft roll under the Special Intensive Revision puts Dimapur district at 89,074 electors after 36,629 deletions
22 October 2026
A review meeting on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls 2026 was held at the Deputy Commissioner's office in Dimapur on 22 October 2026. Deputy Commissioner and District Election Officer Dr Tinojongshi Chang presented the draft publication summary: Dimapur district had 1,25,703 electors in 2025; 36,629 were deleted in the SIR, leaving 89,074 in the draft roll. Dimapur-II has the most electors in the draft roll, 41,315, followed by Dimapur-III with 30,983 and Dimapur-I with 16,776. Electoral Roll Observer Sotsula said the qualifying date is 1 October 2026. Of 53,806 notices required, 53,797 have been generated and 50,835 delivered.
In plain words
SIR Special Intensive Revision — A fresh, house-to-house revision of the electoral roll ordered by the Election Commission of India.
Qualifying date Qualifying date for enrolment — The date on which a person must be 18 to be enrolled in that revision.