Mizoram's electoral rolls reach 8.35 lakh voters after special revision exercise

Mizoram's electoral rolls now stand at 8.35 lakh voters after a special revision exercise that saw 78,442 names struck off and 39,243 new electors enrolled, state Chief Electoral Officer Garima Gupta announced.

The final rolls also mark a milestone with the registration of the State's first third gender elector, alongside 4 lakh male and 4.32 lakh female voters.

Extensive deletions during SIR process

The Special Intensive Revision (SIR), launched across all districts on May 20 alongside 15 States and two Union Territories in the third phase of the nationwide revision exercise, began with 8.75 lakh registered electors. All voters were provided enumeration forms, but 46,162 forms remained uncollected, leading to the deletion of those names.

The draft electoral rolls published on July 4 contained 8,28,906 electors. During the claims and objections period, which ended on September 2, an additional 32,280 names were removed while 39,243 voters were added, resulting in a net increase of 6,963 electors or 0.84% from the draft rolls.

District and constituency breakdown

Aizawl district has the highest number of voters at 2.78 lakh, followed by Lunglei district with 97,172 and Lawngtlai district with 90,715. Hnahthial district, created in 2019, has the least number of voters at 15,522, Ms. Gupta said.

Among constituencies, Tuichawng Assembly constituency in Lawngtlai district leads with 37,236 electors, while West Tuipui in Lunglei district has the lowest at 14,667.

Aizawl North-I recorded the largest increase, gaining 1,394 electors, while West Tuipui witnessed the steepest decline, losing 1,800 voters from its draft-roll strength.

Gender ratio variations

Aizawl North-II recorded the highest sex ratio, with 1,221 female electors for every 1,000 male electors, while West Tuipui recorded the lowest at 848 females per 1,000 males.

The final roll was originally scheduled for publication on September 6 but was released later as the scheduled date fell on a Sunday, Ms. Gupta told a news conference. She described the SIR exercise as one of the smoothest in the country and thanked political parties, civil societies, churches, community leaders and media for their cooperation during the three-month-long exercise.

Source: The Hindu