The final electoral rolls for all 60 Assembly constituencies in Manipur were published Sunday following the completion of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), with the state’s electorate now standing at around 19.60 lakh. The exercise was undertaken by the Election Commission with July 1, 2026, as the qualifying date and covered all 16 districts of the state. The final publication came after the completion of enumeration, verification and disposal of claims and objections.
Before the revision began, enumeration forms were issued for 20,93,076 electors. During the house-to-house enumeration phase, 19,34,399 forms were collected, representing 92.42 per cent of the electorate covered at that stage. The draft rolls were subsequently published on July 5, opening the way for eligible voters to seek inclusion or corrections and raise objections.
Electorate rises after claims
The final electorate has increased from the 19.34 lakh voters included in the draft rolls to around 19.60 lakh following the claims and objections process. The revision was aimed at including eligible citizens while removing entries relating to deceased, shifted, absent or duplicate electors. During the enumeration stage, election authorities had identified around 43,000 deceased electors, 1.08 lakh people categorised as shifted, absent or falling under other categories, and more than 7,000 cases of multiple registrations.
Special arrangements were also made for internally displaced persons in the conflict-affected state, with District Nodal Officers appointed to facilitate their participation in the revision process.
Over 3,000 polling stations
The revision was conducted through Electoral Registration Officers, Assistant Electoral Registration Officers, BLO supervisors and thousands of Booth Level Officers. Political parties were also involved through their Booth Level Agents. As part of the exercise, the number of polling stations in Manipur was increased from 2,956 to 3,041 to improve voter accessibility and ensure that polling stations did not become excessively crowded.
The SIR was undertaken with the stated objective of ensuring that every eligible citizen is enrolled while preventing the inclusion of ineligible or duplicate entries. Election authorities had also maintained that no elector would be removed without being given an opportunity to be heard. With publication of the final rolls, electors aggrieved by decisions of Electoral Registration Officers can use the statutory appeal mechanism available under the Representation of the People Act, 1950.