The draft electoral roll for Dimapur district has recorded 36,629 fewer electors than the 2025 electoral roll following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, bringing the district’s total to 89,074, according to figures presented at a review meeting on Thursday.
The figures were presented by Deputy Commissioner and District Election Officer Dr Tinojongshi Chang during a review meeting attended by Electoral Roll Observer Sotsula, IAS, Commissioner and Secretary of the Department of Underdeveloped Areas (DUDA), along with election officials and representatives of recognised political parties.
According to the report presented at the meeting, Dimapur district had 1,25,703 electors in 2025. The SIR exercise recorded 36,629 deletions, leaving 89,074 electors in the 2026 draft electoral roll. The figures represent a reduction of approximately 29.1 per cent from the 2025 total.
Assembly Constituency-wise, Dimapur-I recorded 8,749 deletions, reducing its electoral strength from 25,525 to 16,776. Dimapur-II recorded 19,605 deletions, bringing its total down from 60,920 to 41,315, while Dimapur-III recorded 8,275 deletions, reducing its total from 39,258 to 30,983.
The figures relate to the comparison between the 2025 electoral roll and the 2026 draft roll; the information provided at the meeting did not specify the individual reasons for the deletions.
As of October 22, the district was required to generate 53,806 notices, of which 53,797 had been generated. Of these, 50,835 had been delivered, while 2,962 remained pending delivery. A total of 2,943 forms had been received between July 26 and October 20, with 939 pending disposal across the three Assembly Constituencies.
Sotsula stressed the importance of maintaining accurate, transparent and updated electoral records. She asked officials and political party representatives to bring field-level difficulties to her attention and emphasised the need to maintain proper evidence in cases where individuals refused to accept forms.
Meanwhile, a review meeting held at the Deputy Commissioner’s Office in Chümoukedima on October 21 highlighted a rise in young voters and challenges encountered during the SIR process.
Chümoukedima had 1,09,941 electors before the revision. During the enumeration phase, 81,315 forms were received and digitised, accounting for 73.96 per cent of the total. The remaining 28,626 forms were classified as uncollectable, with reasons including death, untraceable electors, shifting, other reasons and cases of already-enrolled electors.
The draft electoral roll published on September 20 listed 81,315 electors, comprising 39,640 males and 41,675 females. Following the claims and objections period, which ended on October 20, the district’s electoral strength stood at 82,334, comprising 40,107 males and 42,227 females.
The number of young voters aged 18–19 increased from 407 in the draft 2026 electoral roll to 646 in the latest update, marking a rise of 58.73 per cent.
During the Chümoukedima review, officials also raised concerns over poor network coverage in certain areas and technical difficulties affecting the uploading of details. Additional Deputy Commissioner of Medziphema James Swu said the mobile application and portal were not user-friendly, slowing data-entry work.
The Electoral Roll Observer called for accurate and verifiable field data and urged election officials, field functionaries and political parties to cooperate in completing the revision process within the stipulated schedule.