Manipur chief Electoral Officer Arun Kumar Sinha in Imphal said Special Intensive Revision exercise as part of Phase-III in Manipur, with reference to July 1, 2026, as the qualifying date will start from Saturday.
Deputy Commissioner and District Election Officer (DEO), Imphal West, Mayanglambam Rajkumar Singh stated that the exercise is aimed at ensuring inclusion of all eligible electors while preventing inclusion of ineligible persons in the electoral roll.
The DEO informed that the preparation, training and printing phase of the SIR exercise commenced on May 20 and will conclude on May 29, 2026.
He informed that from May 30 onwards, Booth Level Officers (BLOs) will undertake extensive house-to-house visits across the district till June 28, 2026. During the same period, rationalisation of polling stations will also be carried out and completed, he added.
Singh stated that the draft electoral roll will be published on July 5, 2026. He informed that the period for filing claims and objections will continue from July 5 to August 4, while disposal of claims and objections will be undertaken from July 5 to September 2, 2026. The final electoral roll will be published on September 6, 2026, he added.
The DEO further stated that during the house-to-house visits, BLOs will distribute two copies of pre-filled Enumeration Forms to every elector. He went on to inform that electors may also download and submit the forms online through the official portal.Singh stated that BLOs will make at least three visits during the enumeration process. He emphasized that all electors who submit Enumeration Forms will be included in the draft electoral roll. Electors are also required to submit a recent passport-size photograph along with the Enumeration Form.
He further informed that the Election Commission of India has notified thirteen documents for verification purposes.
The DEO emphasized that no elector’s name will be deleted without providing an opportunity of being heard. He said that even after publication of the final electoral roll, electors will continue to have access to a two-level appeal mechanism, first before the District Magistrate and subsequently before the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of the State..
The DEO stated that special arrangements for internally displaced persons (IDPs) will be undertaken through the office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Manipur. Necessary assistance will be extended to persons residing in relief camps as well as those staying outside the camps.
The home secretariat in an RTI reply to Congress leader Hareshwar Goswami recently stated that a total of 58, 821 people were displaced till March 30 2026.
The RTI reply stated that since May 2023 around 217 people were provided ex-gratia, which was given to NoK (next of the kin).
As per the reply to the number of relief camps till March 10, 2026, stood at 174, while 3,000 prefabricated houses have been constructed by the Manipur Police Housing Corporation Ltd. “Around 7894 houses were permanently damaged, and 2,646 houses were partially destroyed since May 3, 2023.”
Over 260 people were killed, more than 1,500 injured, and over 60,000 people were displaced after the ethnic violence broke out between the Meitei and the Kuki Zo people on May 3, 2023, when a ‘Tribal Solidarity March’ was organised in the hill districts to protest the Meitei community’s demand for Scheduled Tribe.
