# Congress claims 65,257 voters deleted in Dimapur electoral roll revision

2026-10-30T17:56:27+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk

Corroboration: 2 independent outlets

The Dimapur District Congress Committee (DDCC) has alleged that 65,257 voters were deleted from electoral rolls in five Assembly constituencies in Dimapur and Chümoukedima during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. DDCC President Kutoho Chishi said the combined electorate of Dimapur-I, II and III fell from 1,25,703 to 89,074, while Ghaspani-I and II dropped from 1,09,941 to 81,313. AICC Observer Banna Gupta accused the BJP-led central government of using the revision to manipulate rolls for political gain, claiming genuine citizens are being denied their constitutional right. He said the Congress will hold a protest rally at the Red Fort in New Delhi on November 1. Chishi asked affected voters not to panic, stating that Congress booth-level agents would help them submit claims and verify records.

## Indian Opinion Analysis

Both outlets report the same Congress press conference, but nagalandtribune.in frames it as part of a national campaign, adding Gupta's broader critiques of fuel prices, unemployment and privatisation, while morungexpress.com stays local, leading with the DDCC president's specific claim of 65,257 voters deleted in five constituencies. Nagaland Tribune includes the figure and the party's November 1 Red Fort protest, whereas Morung Express stresses the human impact, families settled since 2005 being asked to return to native villages. Neither outlet offers an official Election Commission response, leaving the core dispute about the SIR's scale and intent unresolved. Nagaland Tribune's wider political-economic framing gives the story national resonance, while Morung Express keeps the focus on local disenfranchisement.

## Coverage

Coverage: 2 sources, 2 government-critical
- morungexpress.com (government critical) <https://morungexpress.com/sir-stripping-urban-voters-franchise-ddcc>
  Local focus, no national economic critiques
- nagalandtribune.in (government critical) <https://nagalandtribune.in/aicc-observer-banna-gupta-alleges-large-scale-voter-deletions-under-sir-in-nagaland/>
  Frames deletions in national anti-BJP campaign

This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry.

Tags: Banna Gupta, Dimapur, electoral rolls, Indian National Congress, Nagaland
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