The photo electoral roll of the 60 assembly constituencies of Manipur were published on Sunday, with the state recording 19,60,620 total voters amid the growing sensitive demand for updated National Register of Citizen (NRC) before Census exercise.
The centre has deferred Census exercise of Manipur following several demands of civil bodies of different communities that the NRC updated before the Census. The deferment of Census exercise decision was followed a high-level meeting chaired by Union home minister Amit Shah. “Census is a periodic exercise conducted by the government, and there is nothing inherently objectionable about it.
Manipur (CEO), the final photo electoral roll of the 60-assembly constituency of Manipur was published in compliance of the instruction of the Election Commission of India, according to a press note issued by chief electoral officer. Following the Centre’s decision Ministry of Home Affairs on September 5, 2026 has issued a gazette notification for deferment of Census exercise in Manipur in. The notification signed by registrar general of India and Census commissioner Mritunjay Kumar Narayan said that “In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 and section 17A of the Census Act, 1948 (37 of 1948) read with rules 6A and 6D of the Census Rules, 1990, the Central Government hereby defers the houselisting operations for Census 2027 for the State of Manipur and for that purpose, hereby makes the following amendment in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Home Affairs number S.O. 99(E), dated the 7th January, 2026 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), dated the 7th January, 2026. However, when it comes to the NRC in Manipur, the use of 1951 as the base year raises serious concerns and creates a cloud of uncertainty,” Kuki-Zo Council (KZC), a Kuki Zo apex body spokesperson Ginza Vualzong said.
The notification further said that “after the words ‘in all States and Union territories in India’, the words and brackets ‘(except the State of Manipur till further declaration)’ shall be inserted.
