Female voters outnumber males in Manipur, draft electoral roll published

According to the draft electoral roll released on Thursday by the Chief Electoral Officer of Manipur, the number of female voters in the state for the upcoming Assembly elections is 55,437 higher than that of male voters. According to a report by The Hindu, Assembly elections in this conflict-torn state are to be held by March 2027.

Speaking with journalists in Imphal, the state's Joint CEO Lokeshwar Brahmachari Mayum stated that in the draft list, the number of female voters is 55,437 more than men. Along with this, the sex ratio in the state has been recorded as 1,057 women per 1,000 men. According to this data, there are a total of 19,94,357 voters in the state, including 10,24,735 female voters, 9,69,298 male voters, and 324 third-gender voters.

With the publication of this draft list, the special summary revision work of the photo electoral roll for all 60 Assembly seats in the state has commenced. January 1, 2027, has been fixed as the qualifying date for this process. Officials have requested voters to verify their names and details in the draft list. Voters can obtain this list from Electoral Registration Officers, Assistant Electoral Registration Officers, and Booth-Level Officers, or view it via the Chief Electoral Officer Manipur's website.

Lokeshwar Brahmachari Mayum further informed that the period for filing claims and objections will begin on November 12 and continue until December 11, 2026. It is planned to complete the disposal of these claims and objections by December 28, 2026, and the final electoral roll will be published on January 4, 2027. The office of the Chief Electoral Officer has also urged all eligible citizens to register their names and participate in this special summary revision.

According to the electoral roll statistics, the highest number of 63,251 voters have been recorded in the Henglep constituency, while Churachandpur ranks second with 55,946 voters. The lowest number of voters, 13,074, was recorded in the Tipaimukh area.