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Nagaland Voters Face Scrutiny: 5 Lakh to Receive Notices Over Electoral Roll Discrepancies
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News18•21-09-2026, 18:15
Nagaland Voters Face Scrutiny: 5 Lakh to Receive Notices Over Electoral Roll Discrepancies
- •Nearly 5 lakh Nagaland voters will receive notices due to discrepancies in mapping their details with the 2005 electoral roll during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR).
- •The draft electoral roll, published on Sunday, excluded nearly 1.59 lakh of 13.57 lakh voters, with 9.33% in the no-mapping category and 27.31% as mapping anomalies.
- •Electors unable to map to the 2005 roll or establish progeny linkage must produce prescribed documents to Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) or Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs).
- •Failure to substantiate claims or submit required documents could lead to exclusion from the final electoral roll, scheduled for publication on November 22.
- •The claims and objections period, from September 20 to October 20, allows genuine electors to seek inclusion and new eligible voters to enroll; Aadhaar submission is optional and not proof of citizenship.
Key Questions Answered
Nearly 36.64 percent of electors in Nagaland will receive notices over mapping discrepancies, which includes 9.33 percent in the no-mapping category and 27.31 percent with mapping anomalies.
The final electoral roll for Nagaland is scheduled to be published on November 22, 2026, following the completion of the verification and claims process.
No, submitting an Aadhaar number in the SIR process is optional, and the card itself is not proof of citizenship.
