Guwahati: The Election Commission on Thursday published the draft electoral rolls for poll-bound Manipur after a Special Summary Revision (SSR), putting the state’s electorate at 19.94 lakh, with women outnumbering men.The draft rolls mark an increase of nearly 2% from the final rolls published after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Sept.The final electoral rolls are scheduled to be published on Jan 4, 2027, ahead of the assembly elections likely to be held by March.All 60 assembly constituencies in the state have recorded an increase in their electorate compared with the SIR final rolls. Saikot registered the highest numerical gain of over 2,600 electors.Churachandpur continues to have the largest electorate in the state, with 63,251 voters, followed by Saikot with 55,946 and Mao with 48,369 voters. Thanlon has the smallest electorate at 13,074.The SSR exercise, with Jan 1, 2027, as the qualifying date, will allow eligible voters to seek inclusion in the rolls and existing electors to correct or update their particulars. The claims and objections window will remain open till Dec 11.
