Jharkhand is processing claims and objections under its Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. Officials have urged lagging districts to accelerate disposals before the November 23 deadline.The Election Commission published the draft electoral rolls on August 5 after deleting 43.61 lakh names. (Representative Image)Ranchi,Nov 12, 2026 19:33 ISTJharkhand has completed hearings in 56.4 per cent of ‘no mapping’ cases, 79.63 per cent of ‘logical discrepancy’ cases and 98.67 per cent of cases in the ‘others’ category under the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, an official told news agency Press Trust of India.West Singhbhum recorded the highest disposal rates for ‘no mapping’ and ‘logical discrepancy’ cases at 97.99 per cent and 100 per cent, respectively.According to data released by the Chief Electoral Officer, 7,91,959 of the 14,04,033 cases in the ‘no mapping’ category have been resolved.

In the ‘logical discrepancy’ category, 36,23,189 of the 45,49,961 cases have been addressed.In the ‘others’ category, 1,59,50,081 of the 1,61,65,853 cases have been resolved, the data showed. Sahibganj, Palamu and Jamtara recorded the lowest disposal rates for ‘no mapping’ cases at 35.26 per cent, 36.05 per cent and 37.81 per cent, respectively.In the ‘logical discrepancy’ category, Palamu recorded a disposal rate of 61.45 per cent, Sahibganj 63.47 per cent and Pakur 64.96 per cent, placing them among the three lowest-performing districts, according to the data.

Chief Electoral Officer K Ravi Kumar stressed the need to speed up the disposal of pending cases across all districts, PTI reported. He directed districts reporting slower progress to prioritise these cases and resolve them within the stipulated period.The disposal of claims and objections under the revision exercise is underway in Jharkhand, with November 23 set as the deadline.

The Election Commission is scheduled to publish the final electoral rolls on November 30.The Election Commission published the draft electoral rolls on August 5 after deleting 43.61 lakh names. Jharkhand had 2.64 crore electors before the revision exercise.

The draft rolls contain 2.21 crore voters, including 1.08 crore women and 260 third-gender electors.Overall, most cases in the ‘others’ category have been resolved, while a substantial number of ‘no mapping’ and ‘logical discrepancy’ cases remain pending ahead of the November 23 deadline.- Ends