Tarun Karthick
Sri Vijaya Puram, 23 December 2025
The Chief Electoral Officer, Andaman and Nicobar Islands today announced the publication of the Draft Electoral Roll for the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, marking a key milestone in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Addressing a press conference at the Mini Conference Hall of the Secretariat here, the CEO outlined the progress of the revision exercise and detailed the procedures for claims, objections, and corrections.
The enumeration phase of the Special Intensive Revision was conducted from November 4 to December 18, during which Booth Level Officers (BLOs) visited every household across the islands. As part of the exercise, 3,10,444 enumeration forms were distributed, with BLOs assisting electors in filling the forms and mapping them with the previous 2002 electoral roll. Of these, 2,46,390 completed forms were successfully collected.
The CEO said the exercise was carried out with the active cooperation of recognized political parties and their Booth Level Agents. Based on the collected forms, the Draft Electoral Roll published on December 23 contains 2,46,390 electors.
The CEO explained that a total of 64,014 cases fell under uncollectible categories, which include:
- Dead voters: 9,191
- Shifted or absent electors: 51,906
- Electors enrolled at multiple places: 2,917
Lists of Absent, Shifted and Dead (ASD) electors have been prepared and made available on the CEO’s website for public scrutiny.
The claims and objections period will remain open for one month, from December 23 to January 22. During this period:
- Form 6, along with a declaration, must be submitted for inclusion of new voters, including all eligible citizens aged 18 years and above who were left out during enumeration.
- Form 8 is to be used for corrections in existing entries; no declaration is required for corrections.
- Form 7 can be submitted for objections to any entry in the draft roll.
All forms can be submitted both offline and online. Copies of the draft electoral roll have been handed over to recognized political parties, and the roll will also be displayed at all polling stations, where BLOs will be available to assist voters in verification.
The CEO disclosed that 25,407 electors could not be linked with the 2002 electoral roll and have been categorized as “unmapped”. Notices will be issued to these electors from December 23, followed by hearings up to February 14. Such electors will be required to submit any one of the indicative documents prescribed by the Election Commission of India to establish their eligibility. Notices will be served through BLOs, and final decisions will be taken by the Assistant Electoral Registration Officers based on documentary evidence.
The draft electoral roll and ASD lists have been uploaded on the CEO’s website.
For assistance related to inclusion, correction, or verification of names, electors can contact their BLO or call the voter helpline number 1950.
The CEO thanked recognized political parties, volunteers, Booth Level Agents, BLOs, and the media for their cooperation and sustained efforts over the past 40 days, emphasizing that public participation is crucial to ensuring a clean, accurate, and inclusive electoral roll for the islands.
