Kamrup Metropolitan District Opens Draft Electoral Roll for Claims and Objections

Draft Electoral Roll Released

Guwahati, Dec 27: The Kamrup Metropolitan district administration has unveiled the draft electoral roll as part of the Special Revision process, allowing residents to submit claims and objections from December 27 until January 22, according to officials.

During a press briefing held at the Kamrup Metropolitan District Commissioner’s office, District Commissioner Sumit Sattawan, IAS, announced that special camps will be set up on January 3, 4, 10, and 11 to assist voters in submitting their claims and objections.

“We are releasing the draft today for special revision. The period for registering claims and objections will be open until January 22. Special camps will be organized on January 3, 4, 10, and 11,” Sattawan stated.

He also mentioned that all claims and objections will be resolved by February 2, with the final electoral roll scheduled for publication on February 10.

The administration reported a 1.63 percent increase in the number of voters compared to the previous electoral roll published on January 6, 2025.

Additionally, 105 new polling stations have been established, bringing the total to 1,218 in the Kamrup Metropolitan district, which includes 992 in urban areas and 226 in rural regions, distributed across 418 locations.

Providing details by constituency, the DC noted that the Dispur constituency has 1,21,180 male voters, 1,28,552 female voters, and 14 voters identifying as third-gender.

The overall electorate in the district now stands at 10,75,576, comprising 5,21,388 males, 5,54,151 females, and 37 third-gender voters.

Furthermore, the district includes 3,822 de-voters and 912 service voters.

Sattawan highlighted that a comprehensive house-to-house verification was carried out by Booth Level Officers (BLOs), covering 2,93,132 households.

During this verification, 24,163 deceased voters and 21,154 voters who have moved were identified.

In total, 45,317 voters were found to have either passed away or relocated and will not appear on the final electoral roll.

“No voters have been removed so far. We have only identified those who are deceased or have moved based on our verification,” he clarified.

Additionally, 14,700 eligible voters aged 18 and above were discovered to be unregistered during the survey.

Residents can submit claims and objections using Form 6 (for name inclusion), Form 6A, Form 7 (for deletion), and Form 8 (for corrections or address changes). These forms are accessible on the voters.eci.gov.in portal, through the Voter Helpline App, or via their respective BLOs.

Encouraging residents to verify their information, Sattawan urged individuals to check their names online by entering their state, constituency, polling station, and EPIC number.

“We ask all residents of the Kamrup Metropolitan district to carefully verify their names and reach out to us with any claims or objections within the designated timeframe,” he concluded.