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Enumeration forms have been distributed to nearly 85 per cent of Meghalaya's 23.49 lakh electors as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls, according to the Election Department. Officials said that, as of Tuesday, enumeration forms had been distributed to 19,91,883 of the state's 23,49,645 registered voters, taking overall coverage to 84.77 per cent. The department also reported that 5,64,610 forms have been digitised, accounting for 24.03 per cent of the total electorate. West Jaintia Hills recorded the highest distribution rate at 98.94 per cent, followed by South West Garo Hills (97.77 per cent), North Garo Hills (95.12 per cent), South West Khasi Hills (90.37 per cent) and East Garo Hills (88.84 per cent). East Jaintia Hills led the state in di...

Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Monday said the Rajya Sabha MP from Meghalaya will play a critical role in raising the state’s key concerns at the Centre, while expressing confidence that MDA’s candidate James K Sangma has the numbers to win the election. Speaking after James Sangma filed his nomination, the chief minister thanked MDA partners for their unanimous support. “I would like to congratulate James Sangma for filing his nomination, and I would like to thank all the partners in the MDA for having unanimously and with consensus supported the candidature of James Sangma. Today, most partners were present during the nomination,” he said. On the prospect of other candidates, Sangma said the position would be clear once nominations close. “Regarding other candidates, we a...