Shillong, Oct 13: The Chief Electoral Officer of Meghalaya, B D R Tiwari, announced on Monday that the names of two foreigners have been removed from the state’s voter list during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR). In addition, 2,641 electors out of more than 21 lakh have been found ineligible for inclusion in the final rolls.
The revision exercise also identified 406 duplicate entries. The draft electoral roll, released in August, recorded 21,69,243 voters, a reduction from the 23,49,645 listed prior to the revision. Officials confirmed that the final electoral rolls will be published on October 26, marking the completion of the process.