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Final Electoral Roll under SIR 2026 Published in Sikkim
Gangtok, September 7: Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Sikkim, Mr Raj Kumar Yadav, IAS, today addressed a press briefing on the Final Electoral Roll under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Electoral Rolls, 2026, at the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Baluwakhani. The briefing was held in the presence of the Secretary, Printing and Stationery Department and the Observer for Gyalshing and Soreng districts, Mr AB Karki, IAS, and officials of the Election Department.
The Special Intensive Revision of Electoral Rolls, 2026, was conducted in Sikkim in compliance with the instructions of the Election Commission of India, with July 1, 2026, as the qualifying date.
Before the commencement of SIR, the State had a total of 4,71,018 electors, comprising 2,35,572 males, 2,35,444 females and two third-gender electors.
As part of the SIR exercise, Enumeration Forms (EFs) were generated and distributed to all existing electors through Booth Level Officers (BLOs) across the State. Of the total forms distributed, 4,33,242 (91.99 per cent) were received back, while 37,737 (8.01 per cent) were not received. The electors whose forms were not received were identified under the categories of Deceased, Absent/Untraceable, Permanently Shifted, Already Enrolled/Duplicate and Others. The category-wise breakup comprised 10,837 deceased electors, 8,648 absent/untraceable electors, 14,603 permanently shifted electors, 2,396 already enrolled/duplicate electors and 1,253 under other categories.
The draft electoral roll was published on July 5, 2026, containing 4,33,294 electors, comprising 2,18,507 males, 2,14,785 females and two third-gender electors. Of the total electors in the Draft Roll, 3,61,159 (83.35 per cent) were mapped with their own or their parents’ electoral details of the previous qualifying electoral roll/last SIR, as applicable, while 72,135 (16.65 per cent) remained unmapped. Among the mapped electors, the Election Commission's IT system identified 52,384 cases of Logical Discrepancies (LD).
A total of 1,24,519 notices were issued under the unmapped and Logical Discrepancy categories. Following due notice and hearing, 16,485 electors were found ineligible and deleted, while 324 electors were deleted on submission of Form 7 due to death or shifting, resulting in a total deletion of 16,809 electors during the claims and objections period.
During the Claims and Objections period from July 5 to August 4, 2026, a total of 2,052 claims for new inclusion were received in Form 6, 16,867 objections were received in Form 7 and 1,549 claims for correction/shifting were received in Form 8. Following due verification and disposal of the claims, objections, notices and cases relating to unmapped and discrepant electors, 1,982 electors were added and 16,809 electors were deleted from the electoral roll.
Accordingly, the Final Electoral Roll of SIR 2026 comprises 4,18,467 electors, including 2,12,534 males, 2,05,931 females and two third-gender electors. The net change in the electorate is 14,827, representing a 3.42 per cent decrease from the Draft Electoral Roll.
The Final Electoral Roll has been prepared after due consideration of claims, objections, notices, hearings and verification processes prescribed by the Election Commission of India. Decisions relating to unmapped electors and cases of Logical Discrepancies were taken by the concerned Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) and Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs) after issuing notices, conducting hearings and collecting requisite documents and BLO undertakings, as per the provisions and facilities available through ECINET.
The Final Electoral Roll has been made available on the website of the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Sikkim, from September 6, 2026, and is also available for public inspection at all Polling Stations and the offices of the EROs/AEROs. Copies of the Final Electoral Roll will also be provided to recognised political parties as per the prescribed procedure.
For ease of access, the CEO’s office has provided a QR code and online link to download the Final Electoral Roll. A separate QR code and link have also been provided to access the AC-wise list of ASDD electors and electors deleted during the Claims and Objections period. The Final Electoral Roll relating to Service Voters, with July 1, 2026 as the qualifying date, has also been published through the prescribed QR code and online facility.
As per the Final Electoral Roll, the State has a total of 625 Polling Stations, as against 572 before the commencement of SIR. 53 new Polling Stations were created prior to the publication of the Draft Electoral Roll, taking the total number of Polling Stations during the Draft and Final Roll stage to 625.
The briefing also highlighted the status of appeals against decisions of the Electoral Registration Officers. Any person aggrieved by an ERO’s decision may prefer an appeal before the competent appellate authority within the prescribed period under Section 24 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950, read with Rule 27 of the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960.
As of September 6, 2026, a total of 111 online appeals were received at the DEO level, of which 91 were responded to and 20 were pending hearing. A total of 103 offline appeals were also received, with 96 responded to and seven pending hearing. District-wise, Gangtok recorded the highest number of online appeals with 54, followed by Namchi with 24, Soreng with 13, Mangan with nine, Pakyong with seven and Gyalshing with four.
At the CEO level, which serves as the second appellate authority, 42 offline appeals were received, of which six were disposed of and 36 remained pending hearing as on September 6, 2026. No online appeals had been received at the CEO level.
The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Sikkim, has appealed to all eligible citizens to verify their names and particulars in the Final Electoral Roll to ensure that their details are accurately recorded. Citizens can check their enrolment status through the CEO Sikkim website or by downloading the ECINET App and searching with their EPIC number.
The completion of SIR 2026 marks an important step towards maintaining an updated and accurate electoral roll in the State, with citizens being encouraged to verify their electoral details and exercise their democratic rights.
The Special Intensive Revision of Electoral Rolls, 2026, was conducted in Sikkim in compliance with the instructions of the Election Commission of India, with July 1, 2026, as the qualifying date.
Before the commencement of SIR, the State had a total of 4,71,018 electors, comprising 2,35,572 males, 2,35,444 females and two third-gender electors.
As part of the SIR exercise, Enumeration Forms (EFs) were generated and distributed to all existing electors through Booth Level Officers (BLOs) across the State. Of the total forms distributed, 4,33,242 (91.99 per cent) were received back, while 37,737 (8.01 per cent) were not received. The electors whose forms were not received were identified under the categories of Deceased, Absent/Untraceable, Permanently Shifted, Already Enrolled/Duplicate and Others. The category-wise breakup comprised 10,837 deceased electors, 8,648 absent/untraceable electors, 14,603 permanently shifted electors, 2,396 already enrolled/duplicate electors and 1,253 under other categories.
The draft electoral roll was published on July 5, 2026, containing 4,33,294 electors, comprising 2,18,507 males, 2,14,785 females and two third-gender electors. Of the total electors in the Draft Roll, 3,61,159 (83.35 per cent) were mapped with their own or their parents’ electoral details of the previous qualifying electoral roll/last SIR, as applicable, while 72,135 (16.65 per cent) remained unmapped. Among the mapped electors, the Election Commission's IT system identified 52,384 cases of Logical Discrepancies (LD).
A total of 1,24,519 notices were issued under the unmapped and Logical Discrepancy categories. Following due notice and hearing, 16,485 electors were found ineligible and deleted, while 324 electors were deleted on submission of Form 7 due to death or shifting, resulting in a total deletion of 16,809 electors during the claims and objections period.
During the Claims and Objections period from July 5 to August 4, 2026, a total of 2,052 claims for new inclusion were received in Form 6, 16,867 objections were received in Form 7 and 1,549 claims for correction/shifting were received in Form 8. Following due verification and disposal of the claims, objections, notices and cases relating to unmapped and discrepant electors, 1,982 electors were added and 16,809 electors were deleted from the electoral roll.
Accordingly, the Final Electoral Roll of SIR 2026 comprises 4,18,467 electors, including 2,12,534 males, 2,05,931 females and two third-gender electors. The net change in the electorate is 14,827, representing a 3.42 per cent decrease from the Draft Electoral Roll.
The Final Electoral Roll has been prepared after due consideration of claims, objections, notices, hearings and verification processes prescribed by the Election Commission of India. Decisions relating to unmapped electors and cases of Logical Discrepancies were taken by the concerned Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) and Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs) after issuing notices, conducting hearings and collecting requisite documents and BLO undertakings, as per the provisions and facilities available through ECINET.
The Final Electoral Roll has been made available on the website of the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Sikkim, from September 6, 2026, and is also available for public inspection at all Polling Stations and the offices of the EROs/AEROs. Copies of the Final Electoral Roll will also be provided to recognised political parties as per the prescribed procedure.
For ease of access, the CEO’s office has provided a QR code and online link to download the Final Electoral Roll. A separate QR code and link have also been provided to access the AC-wise list of ASDD electors and electors deleted during the Claims and Objections period. The Final Electoral Roll relating to Service Voters, with July 1, 2026 as the qualifying date, has also been published through the prescribed QR code and online facility.
As per the Final Electoral Roll, the State has a total of 625 Polling Stations, as against 572 before the commencement of SIR. 53 new Polling Stations were created prior to the publication of the Draft Electoral Roll, taking the total number of Polling Stations during the Draft and Final Roll stage to 625.
The briefing also highlighted the status of appeals against decisions of the Electoral Registration Officers. Any person aggrieved by an ERO’s decision may prefer an appeal before the competent appellate authority within the prescribed period under Section 24 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950, read with Rule 27 of the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960.
As of September 6, 2026, a total of 111 online appeals were received at the DEO level, of which 91 were responded to and 20 were pending hearing. A total of 103 offline appeals were also received, with 96 responded to and seven pending hearing. District-wise, Gangtok recorded the highest number of online appeals with 54, followed by Namchi with 24, Soreng with 13, Mangan with nine, Pakyong with seven and Gyalshing with four.
At the CEO level, which serves as the second appellate authority, 42 offline appeals were received, of which six were disposed of and 36 remained pending hearing as on September 6, 2026. No online appeals had been received at the CEO level.
The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Sikkim, has appealed to all eligible citizens to verify their names and particulars in the Final Electoral Roll to ensure that their details are accurately recorded. Citizens can check their enrolment status through the CEO Sikkim website or by downloading the ECINET App and searching with their EPIC number.
The completion of SIR 2026 marks an important step towards maintaining an updated and accurate electoral roll in the State, with citizens being encouraged to verify their electoral details and exercise their democratic rights.
