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Arunachal's Final Electoral Roll Drops 1.91 Lakh Voters After SIR
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News18•22-09-2026, 14:30
Arunachal's Final Electoral Roll Drops 1.91 Lakh Voters After SIR
- •Arunachal Pradesh's final electoral roll, published Tuesday, lists 6.96 lakh voters, a reduction of 1.91 lakh from the pre-Special Intensive Revision (SIR) count.
- •The final list comprises 3,43,709 men, 3,52,315 women, and two third-gender electors, with a gender ratio of 1,025 women per 1,000 men.
- •The SIR process began on June 5, with a draft list of 7,18,046 electors published on July 21; 2,18,588 notices were issued for verification due to unmapped status or logical discrepancies.
- •During the claims and objections period (July 21 to August 20), 8,803 electors were added and 1,924 deleted from the draft roll.
- •Aggrieved electors can appeal to the district magistrate within 15 days and then to the chief electoral officer within 30 days of the district magistrate's decision.
Key Questions Answered
Arunachal Pradesh's final electoral roll includes 6,96,026 voters, marking a reduction of 1,91,479 electors from the pre-SIR count of 8,87,505.
Aggrieved electors can file an initial appeal before the district magistrate within 15 days of the final roll publication. A second appeal may then be submitted to the chief electoral officer within 30 days of the district magistrate's order.
The final electoral roll for service voters was published with a total of 5,552 service electors enrolled in the state.
