Meghalaya electorate pruned to 21.83 lakh after over 1.80 lakh names deleted

Shillong, Oct 26 (UNI) Meghalaya's electorate shrunk to 21.83 lakh, with 6,724 names deleted from the electoral rolls when the draft rolls were published on Monday as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) Announcing the figures at the end of the enumeration phase, Meghalaya Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Dr. B.D.R.Tiwari said that the state has a total of 21,83,963 electors, reflecting a net increase of 14,720 electors, about 0.68 per cent over the draft roll published on August 5, 2026. Of the 21,83,963 electors, Tiwari said 10,59,743 are male, 11,24,216 are female and four are third-gender voters. He added…