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Manipur Final Voter Roll Released With 19.60 Lakh Electors

9/6/2026

Center

Election Commission Finalizes

The Election Commission released Manipur’s final electoral roll on Sunday, listing 19.60 lakh voters across 60 assembly constituencies.
The roll records 308 third-gender electors, marking their inclusion in the state’s voter list.
The revision reduced the list by 6.33%, after starting with 20.93 lakh electors recorded on May 18 2026.
96,985 claims filed between July 5 and August 4 were processed, adding 56,871 electors and deleting 30,650.

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Election Commission Publishes

The Election Commission released Manipur’s final electoral roll on Sunday, listing 19.60 lakh voters across 60 assembly constituencies.
Community groups warned that deleting 1.32 lakh names could disenfranchise displaced Kuki-Zo residents from the 2023 ethnic conflict.
The roll lists 1,006,962 women and 953,350 men, a 1,056-to-1,000 female-male ratio.
Election officials processed 96,985 claims, adding 56,871 electors and deleting 30,650 from the draft roll.

Blindspot

Community groups and leaders warned that the deletion of 30,650 names, including 1.32 lakh displaced Kuki-Zo residents, could disenfranchise them after the 2023 ethnic conflict.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Left-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Center-leaning coverage.

History

Historical Context

In 2014, the Supreme Court of India delivered the NALSA judgment, legally recognizing a third gender and ordering their inclusion in electoral rolls. The Court directed the Election Commission of India to add at least 300,000 third-gender citizens nationwide, a figure later reflected in the 2022 voter database. Manipur’s 2026 final roll, listing 19.60 lakh voters and 308 third-gender electors, mirrors the Court’s mandate while also trimming 6.33% of names amid post-2023 Kuki-Zo displacement concerns. The precedent underscores ongoing legal pressure on Indian authorities to balance demographic accuracy with minority enfranchisement, shaping future electoral reforms.

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Election Commission Finalizes

The Election Commission released Manipur’s final electoral roll on Sunday, listing 19.60 lakh voters across 60 assembly constituencies.
The roll records 308 third-gender electors, marking their inclusion in the state’s voter list.
The revision reduced the list by 6.33%, after starting with 20.93 lakh electors recorded on May 18 2026.
96,985 claims filed between July 5 and August 4 were processed, adding 56,871 electors and deleting 30,650.

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