Shillong, Aug. 5 -- Meghalaya's electorate has reduced by more than 180,402 voters following a statewide Special Intensive Revision (SIR), with the election department on Tuesday publishing the Draft Electoral Roll, 2026 and opening a month-long window for claims and objections before the final list is published.

The revision identified deceased, shifted, untraceable and duplicate voters, bringing the total electorate down from 2.35 million to 2.17 million in the 60 Assembly constituencies after a massive house-to-house verification drive in line with the Election Commission of India's programme.

The statutory period for filing claims and objections will remain open from August 5. "The draft electoral roll is not the final electoral rol...