Draft electoral rolls published, Claims and objections open till December 11

way2barak, November 12 : The draft electoral rolls in respect of Special Summary Revision for all seven Assembly Constituencies under Cachar Election District were published on Thursday, November 12 in accordance with the directives of the Election Commission of India with January 1, 2027 as the qualifying date. District Election Officer, Cachar, Rahul Kumar Gupta, IAS formally released the draft rolls in presence of Electoral Registration Officers (EROs), Asstt Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs), Election Officer, representatives of political party held at the DC Office Conference Hall here in Silchar.

The draft rolls cover all seven Assembly Constituencies of the district, namely 114-Lakhipur, 115-Udharbond, 116-Katigorah, 117-Barkhola, 118-Silchar, 119-Sonai and 120-Dholai (SC).

Copies of the published draft photo electoral rolls have been made available for inspection at the office of the District Election Officer and with the respective Booth Level Officers (BLOs) of the Assembly Constituencies. Voters and other eligible stakeholders can submit claims and objections regarding the draft rolls from November 12 to December 11, 2026. Applications can also be filed online through the Election Commission’s official portal, https://voters.eci.gov.in, and the ECINET mobile application.

During the publication programme and as per instructions of ECI, it was informed that an individual elector of a constituency can submit a maximum of 10 applications in Form-7 during the entire revision period, while the limit during the continuous updation period will be five applications per month. Booth Level Agents (BLAs) appointed by recognised political parties may submit no more than 10 applications (Forms 6,7,8) per day to the respective BLOs. The EROs of all seven Assembly Constituencies will also share weekly statements of claims and objections with the recognised political parties to facilitate monitoring of the revision process.

Any person aggrieved by a decision taken in connection with the process may prefer an appeal before the District Magistrate, Cachar. A second appeal may subsequently be filed before the Chief Electoral Officer, Assam.

According to the published draft electoral rolls, Cachar district has a total of 14,00,489 registered electors comprising 7,00,342 male voters, 7,00,140 female voters and seven voters belonging to the third gender category.

The constituency wise voter strength and polling station details are as follows, 114-Lakhipur has 1,79,797 electors across 222 polling stations, 115-Udharbond has 1,87,275 electors across 231 polling stations, 116-Katigorah has 2,15,980 electors across 280 polling stations, 117-Borkhola has 2,07,603 electors across 258 polling stations, 118-Silchar has 2,14,032 electors across 257 polling stations,119-Sonai has 1,97,583 electors across 245 polling stations and 120-Dholai (SC) has 1,98,219 electors across 240 polling stations.

The district has a total of 1,733 polling stations across the seven Assembly Constituencies.

The District Election Officer Rahul Kumar Gupta, IAS informed that the process of disposal of claims and objections will be completed by December 28, 2026, following which the final electoral rolls will be published on January 4, 2027 (Monday).

The ongoing electoral roll revision is being conducted with January 1, 2027 as the qualifying date. Eligible voters are encouraged to verify their particulars in the draft rolls and submit applications for inclusion, correction or other necessary changes as applicable, within the stipulated period.

The special campaign dates will commence on 21st & 22nd November 2026 and 5th & 6th December 2026 across all polling stations.

This is stated in a press release issued by Regional Office of Information & Public Relations, Barak Valley Zone, Silchar, Assam.