ITANAGAR : The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday published the Draft Electoral Roll under the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR), marking the beginning of the claims and objections phase aimed at ensuring an accurate and inclusive electoral roll.

According to a statement issued by Joint Chief Electoral Officer Liken Koyu, 7,18,046 electors submitted their Enumeration Forms by July 14 out of the 8,87,505 registered electors recorded as on June 2, 2026.

The remaining 1,69,459 Enumeration Forms (19.09 per cent) were classified as uncollectable due to various reasons, including deaths (25,573), untraceable or absent electors (54,678), permanently shifted voters (78,980), duplicate enrolments (4,947) and other reasons (5,281).

The claims and objections period will remain open from July 21 to August 20, during which eligible citizens whose names were omitted during the enumeration phase can apply for inclusion in the electoral roll.

The CEO’s office clarified that no name will be deleted from the draft electoral roll without due process, including prior notice and a reasoned order issued by the Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) or Assistant Electoral Registration Officer (AERO).

Young citizens who have attained, or will attain, 18 years of age on or before July 1, 2026, have been encouraged to enrol using Form 6 along with the prescribed declaration form.

To facilitate voter services, special help desks and enrolment camps have been established across the state, while volunteers have been deployed to assist senior citizens, persons with disabilities (PwDs) and other vulnerable groups.

The Draft Electoral Roll can be accessed through the Chief Electoral Officer’s website, the National Voters’ Service Portal, the ECINET mobile application, or through Booth Level Officers (BLOs), EROs, AEROs and District Election Officers (DEOs). Applications for new enrolment, correction or deletion can be submitted online or through the designated BLO using the prescribed forms.

Earlier in the day, Arunachal Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer Pawan Kumar Sain convened a meeting with representatives of recognised political parties at the CEO’s office in Itanagar to brief them on the findings of the enumeration phase and hand over copies of the Draft Electoral Roll.

During the meeting, Sain informed that all District Election Officers would hold similar meetings in their respective districts to share the draft rolls, explain the claims and objections process, provide details of appellate authorities and furnish weekly updates on claims and objections. He also said DEOs would issue separate press releases documenting the handover of draft electoral rolls to authorised representatives of political parties.

The Election Commission has also appointed senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers as Electoral Roll Observers to oversee the Special Intensive Revision process across the state. The observers attended the meeting and interacted with representatives of political parties.