Kohima: The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer in Nagaland added 38 new polling stations across the state's 60 Assembly Constituencies. This move follows the Special Intensive Revision of the Electoral Roll. Booth Level Officers performed house-to-house checks to find stations serving over 1,200 voters. District Election Officers consulted political parties before the Election Commission of India granted formal approval. Nagaland now hosts 2,399 total polling stations.
Nagaland Police launched an upgraded digital portal and mobile application for landlord-tenant registration. Users can access the system at tenant.police-nagaland.com or download the app via the official police website. Officials confirmed that previous records remain intact and migrated to the new system. "Stakeholders have been requested to download the new tenant app and register for any new data submissions," the police stated.
In a separate update, the NSCN-K (Niki) recovered a passenger auto-rickshaw. The vehicle carries registration number NL 07 F 7403, chassis number MD2A23AZ5DWF46497, and engine number ZHZDWF53960. The owner must contact 8413825947 with valid proof of ownership within seven days to retrieve it.
Updated at 19th September 2026 at 10:00am
The polling station expansion is part of the ongoing Phase-III of the Special Intensive Revision of the Electoral Rolls, confirmed by CEO Bhagyashree Banayat.
Landlords and tenants can access the updated registration portal directly at https://tenant.police-nagaland.com/. While the system keeps old records, the police stressed that the new mobile app is required for all future filings.
Updated at 20th September 2026 at 1:47am
Nagaland publishes its draft electoral roll on September 20, but the status of roughly 1.60 lakh voters hangs in the balance. As of the final check on September 13, officials flagged 1,57,451 Enumeration Forms as uncollectable. While the house-to-house drive ended September 14, the CEO office has stayed silent on whether those numbers improved in the final hours.
Voters left off the draft list have a path back in. The office is opening a window for claims and objections from September 20 through October 20. Those missing from the roll must file Form 6 along with a declaration to get back on the books before the final publication hits on November 22.
Updated at 20th September 2026 at 5:49pm
Nagaland's official count of general and service electors dropped to 12,06,457 after the Special Intensive Revision. CEO Bhagyashree Banayat confirmed that 1,50,751 names were cut from the rolls during the process. The new draft includes 11,99,456 general electors and 7,001 service voters, broken down into 6,80,747 men and 6,83,462 women.
Data from the CEO office pinpoints the purge triggers. Officials identified 28,944 deaths and 5,059 duplicate entries across polling stations. The bulk of the removals, 1,23,749 entries, stems from the Absent, Shifted, or Unverified category, covering people who moved, refused to register, or remained unreachable by the September 14 deadline.
Election officials have posted booth-wise lists of these absent or deleted voters at ERO and AERO offices, polling stations, and the CEO website. Eligible voters left off the list and youths turning 18 by October 1, 2026, can submit Form 6 filings through BLOs, AEROs, EROs, the voters.eci.gov.in portal, or the ECINET app before the October 20 deadline. Authorities will process these claims through November 18 ahead of the final roll release.
Updated at 21st September 2026 at 9:50am
Women have officially moved into the majority on the voter list. For the first time in recent history, the combined electoral roll shows more female electors than males, with 6,83,462 women against 6,80,747 men. While female voters already led the general category, the huge influx of male-dominated service voters previously tilted the scales. That lead finally evaporated this cycle, handing women a 2,715-vote advantage.
The current draft also shows a complete absence of third-gender voters. Records from January 2025 tracked three third-gender entries, but the new list shows zero. Officials offered no immediate explanation for the shift.
Election machinery is moving to clear the backlog of disputed entries. Applicants who cannot prove their connection to the 2005 electoral roll will face hearings to produce documentation. Any person unhappy with an ERO ruling gets two shots at an appeal: first to the District Magistrate within 15 days, and then to the CEO within 30 days of that order.
Updated at 21st September 2026 at 1:50pm
The cleanup effort involved a massive administrative machine. Seventeen election districts deployed 44 EROs, 64 AEROs, 258 BLO supervisors, and 2,361 BLOs to verify the base. Political parties backed the process by fielding 3,758 booth level agents to monitor the field work.
District-level data reveals the scale of the paperwork backlog. As of September 13, Dimapur topped the state with 36,662 uncollectable enumeration forms, followed by Chümoukedima with 28,648 and Kohima with 24,234. Tseminyu reported the lowest number of outstanding forms at 1,142.
Officials in Wokha confirmed that 50,040 electors across the state are now flagged for formal hearings to settle disputed or missing documentation. The CEO reaffirmed that no name gets wiped from the final list without a formal inquiry and a speaking order issued by election authorities.
Updated at 21st September 2026 at 10:04pm
Electoral authorities warned that roughly 500,000 voters could face scrutiny as the state attempts to reconcile current entries with the 2005 electoral roll. Additional Chief Electoral Officer Awa Lorin confirmed that 36.64 percent of the electorate is currently flagged for either missing mapping data or specific anomalies. Electors failing to prove a connection to the 2005 base record through document production may find themselves dropped from the final list.
Lorin emphasized that failing to link to the 2005 records does not trigger automatic removal. Displaced voters have the opportunity to prove their status through hearings, which officials plan to hold at district headquarters or directly at the polling station level. These verification camps will run alongside the existing claims process through November 18.
Chief Electoral Officer Bhagyashree Banayat moved to calm privacy concerns regarding the enumeration process. She clarified that submitting Aadhaar details was strictly voluntary throughout the survey. She further stated that the election department is not seeding Aadhaar numbers into the electoral database, noting that the ID card alone does not serve as legal proof of citizenship.
Updated at 22nd September 2026 at 1:46am
The Chakhesang Baptist Church Council (CBCC) slammed the Election Commission of India for publishing the draft rolls on a Sunday. The council labeled the move a conspiracy to disrespect the Christian faith and accused government officials of staying silent while the Church faces interference. CEO Bhagyashree Banayat responded that the office had no choice but to follow the commission’s fixed schedule, leaving no room to defer.
District-level data shows the intensity of the purge. Dimapur led the state with 36,629 names scrubbed from the rolls, followed by Chümoukedima at 28,626 and Kohima at 24,178. Shamator saw the fewest deletions with just 642 names removed. Officials confirmed that 3,297 electors simply failed to return their enumeration forms, contributing to the overall count of uncollectable data.
The administrative strain is mounting as authorities gear up for massive verification hearings. Officials must now tackle the mapping crisis, where over 36 percent of the electorate faces scrutiny for anomalies or missing links to the 2005 base record. These hearings are set to move into district headquarters and polling stations, with the CEO’s office insisting that no names will vanish without a formal, documented inquiry process.
Updated at 22nd September 2026 at 2:18am
Nearly 500,000 voters now face a verification gauntlet as the state attempts to reconcile current rolls with the 2005 baseline. Additional CEO Awa Lorin confirmed that 9.33 percent of the electorate is currently categorized under 'no mapping,' while another 27.31 percent show specific mapping anomalies. Officials will issue formal notices to these individuals, requiring them to produce documented proof of their lineage or residency to avoid being struck from the final register.
District-level figures highlight the lopsided impact of the purge. Dimapur leads the state with 36,629 exclusions, representing over 29 percent of its pre-revision voter base. Chümoukedima follows with 28,626 removals, while Kohima recorded 24,178. On the low end, Shamator reported only 642 deletions, with Mon and Kiphire also showing minimal impact at under 4 percent of their respective electorates.
Election authorities have opened hearing camps at district and polling station levels to handle the backlog. While officials maintain that failure to link to the 2005 roll is not an immediate death sentence for one's voting rights, the burden of proof rests entirely on the elector. The window for these verification hearings, alongside the claims and objections process, closes on November 18.
Updated at 22nd September 2026 at 9:47am
District-level figures reveal the varying impact of the purge. Dimapur saw 36,629 exclusions, or 29.14 percent of its pre-revision base. Chümoukedima followed with 28,626 removals, while Kohima recorded 24,178. On the low end, Shamator reported only 642 deletions, with Mon and Kiphire also showing minimal impact at under 4 percent of their respective rolls. Other district tallies include Zunheboto with 15,113 exclusions, Tuensang with 9,032, Peren with 8,267, Mokokchung with 7,900, Wokha with 6,547, and Phek with 6,505.
Official records from Mokokchung district identified 7,900 uncollectable cases out of 156,302 pre-draft electors. In Tseminyu, the draft roll now sits at 23,104 electors, with 1,142 cases categorized as uncollectable after processing 24,246 forms. Tuensang processed 80,400 forms to reach a verified count of 71,368, leaving 9,032 cases unresolved.
The Election Department confirmed that the legal path for appeals is governed by Section 24 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950. While the ERO acts as the first point of contact, aggrieved parties can take their case to the District Magistrate within 15 days of a ruling, followed by a final appeal to the CEO within 30 days of the magistrate's order.
The department clarified that electors lacking a connection to the 2005 base records are not automatically barred from the final list. "If they are satisfied with your claim and your documents, then your name will continue to appear in the final roll," Additional CEO Awa Lorin said. The number of documents required for these hearings will hinge on the voter's specific date or year of birth.
Updated at 22nd September 2026 at 1:50pm
Election authorities disclosed the scale of the mapping crisis, confirming that 9.33 percent of voters fall under a no-mapping category, while 27.31 percent show specific mapping anomalies. This combined 36.64 percent of the electorate faces potential exclusion if they cannot link their current records to the 2005 electoral roll. The department confirmed that voters not present in the 2005 data can still qualify by proving their lineage to an ancestor who was listed at that time.
To manage the backlog, the Election Department is rolling out hearing camps at district headquarters and individual polling stations. The process for aggrieved voters follows Section 24 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950. A rejected applicant has 15 days to file an appeal with the District Magistrate and a further 30 days to challenge that decision before the CEO.
Addressing the Sunday publication controversy, the CEO office reiterated that the date was mandated by the Election Commission of India's fixed schedule, leaving no room for administrative delays. While the state-wide count settled at 12,06,457, officials clarified that 3,297 electors failed to return their enumeration forms entirely, adding to the uncollectable data pile.
Updated at 22nd September 2026 at 5:50pm
District-level breakdowns highlight the uneven impact of the purge. Dimapur, while leading in total deletions, saw its electorate drop to 89,074. Peren records indicate 53,859 total electors, split between 26,609 men and 27,250 women. In Zunheboto, the draft was released alongside representatives from the NPF, BJP, NPP, and INC, following a September 18 circular from DEO Dharam Raj.
Officials in Longleng and Tamlu pushed for active cooperation from Booth Level Agents to monitor the incoming data. Meanwhile, authorities in Kiphire and Pughoboto have confirmed that digital filing through the Voter Helpline App remains a primary route for those looking to fix discrepancies before the October 20 cutoff.
CEO Bhagyashree Banayat emphasized that while names flagged for multiple registrations will be consolidated into a single entry, voters have the final say on which location to retain. The department also confirmed that for those born after 2005, the documentation required to link to the base electoral roll will shift based on the voter's specific date of birth.
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