HT Bureau
GUWAHATI, Nov 21: The Cachar District Administration on Thursday convened a coordination meeting to discuss the Special Revision (SR) of the Electoral Roll with reference to 1 January 2026 as the qualifying date. The session, chaired by District Election Officer and District Commissioner Mridul Yadav, IAS was attended by Electoral Registration Officers (EROs), Assistant EROs (AEROs) from the seven Legislative Assembly Constituencies and media representatives.
Yadav outlined the official schedule and emphasised the importance of ensuring a clean, accurate and error-free electoral roll. As of the final publication on 6 January 2025, Cachar has 13, 93,482 registered voters, including 6, 93,651 males, 6, 99,813 females and 18 third-gender electors.
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The timeline for SR activities was detailed: Head-to-Head (H2H) surveys from 22 November to 20 December, preparation of Forms 1–8 from 21–26 December and publication of the Integrated Draft Roll on 27 December. Claims and objections can be filed from 27 December to 22 January 2026, with disposal by 2 February, health parameter checks by 6 February and the final roll scheduled for 10 February 2026.
The DEO stressed adherence to Election Commission guidelines, including removal of logical errors, standardisation of addresses, image quality improvements and EPIC corrections. BLOs will carry pre-filled registers (Statement-1) and blank Forms 6, 7 and 8 for inclusion, deletion, correction and transfer. Identification of un-enrolled eligible citizens and 17+ prospective electors will be done using Statements-2 and 3. D-voter modifications require Foreigners’ Tribunal or court orders.
Additional polling stations will be considered based on H2H findings, ensuring no station exceeds 1,200 electors without Commission approval. Recognised political parties’ Booth Level Agents (BLAs) will accompany BLOs for transparency, with identity cards issued to both BLOs and BLAs.
Special campaign days will be organised for claims and objections at polling stations, while online submissions are allowed via the ECINET app, ECI website, Voters’ Helpline App (VHA), or VSP. Yadav urged cooperation from all stakeholders to achieve a fault-free electoral roll for the district.
