Kohima: The Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) is demanding answers from the BJP regarding 1.23 lakh missing voters. Official figures show a net reduction of 150,751 electors following the Special Intensive Revision of state electoral rolls. The party hit back at the BJP following the November 7 Loktantra Bachao, Bheed Tantra Hatao campaign in Dimapur.
Data from the Chief Electoral Officer shows the pre-revision count sat at 1,357,208. Of that group, 1,199,456 people submitted forms. Officials flagged 28,944 deaths, 5,059 duplicates, and 123,749 individuals categorized as absent, shifted, or other. In total, 157,752 entries vanished from the new draft, which now lists 1,206,457 electors including 7,001 service voters.
The NPCC argues that those tagged as absent or shifted might still be eligible voters. They claim these residents may have simply missed the filing deadline or moved homes. The party insists that administrative gaps must not disenfranchise citizens. The NPCC challenged the BJP to provide clear data on who is truly ineligible.
"The BJP must answer a straightforward question: how many of these 1,23,749 electors are genuinely ineligible, and how many are eligible citizens who have been left out of the draft roll?" the party said in its statement. The group argues that verification should protect voting rights rather than just shrink the voter base.
The Election Commission extended the revision deadline to November 22. The NPCC views this move as proof that their concerns hold weight. They want full transparency throughout the cleanup process. They told the BJP to stop writing off these objections as propaganda and address the numbers directly.
Comments