Goa has recorded a net addition of approximately 31,800 voters following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, Chief Electoral Officer Sanjay Goel said on Thursday after publishing the integrated draft electoral roll.

Goel said around 42,000–43,000 voters have been added, while approximately 11,000–11,500 names have been deleted, taking the net increase in the electorate to nearly 31,800.

The CEO said the integrated draft roll, incorporating the mother roll and all subsequent supplements, has been published and copies are being provided to recognised political parties, polling stations, Booth Level Agents (BLAs) and Booth Level Officers (BLOs).

The claims and objections process will remain open from November 12 to December 11. Voters can submit applications through Forms 6, 7 and 8 for additions, deletions and corrections. All claims and objections are scheduled to be disposed of by December 28.

The final electoral roll, with January 1, 2027, as the qualifying date, will be published on January 4, 2027.

Meanwhile, clarifying the presence of two factions of the Revolutionary Goans Party (RGP) at the SIR meeting, Goel said the CEO's office had sent the notice to the party's last officially recorded address, based on the information available with the office.

He said the CEO's office was not the competent authority to decide which faction legitimately represents the party. That decision rests with the Election Commission of India (ECI), which has a designated cell to deal with recognised and Registered Unrecognised Political Parties (RUPPs).

Goel said any request for a change of address or related correspondence had been forwarded to the Commission, with a copy to the applicant. Until an official update is received, notices will continue to be sent to the address available in the records.

He advised the factions to approach the Election Commission in Delhi to resolve their differences, adding that the CEO's office had no role in deciding the party's leadership dispute.