Guwahati, Oct. 26 -- Meghalaya's electorate has declined by 7.05 per cent following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, with the final list published on Monday containing 21,83,963 voters.

The state had 23,49,645 registered voters before the revision, during which 1,65,682 names were removed from the electoral rolls, officials said.

Chief Electoral Officer BDR Tiwari said the exercise was aimed at ensuring that all eligible voters were included in the electoral roll while removing ineligible entries in accordance with the prescribed procedure.

According to the Election Commission of India (ECI), 6,51,736 notices were issued during the revision, and hearings were completed in all cases.

The commission also received...