SIR concludes in nine states and UTs, Gujarat records highest voter deletions

The special intensive revision of electoral rolls has concluded in nine states and Union Territories, with final voter lists published, NDTV quoted the Election Commission as saying on Saturday.

The states where final rolls have been released are Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Kerala and Goa. Among Union Territories, the exercise has been completed in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Puducherry and Lakshadweep.

Gujarat recorded the highest net deletion, with 68.1 lakh electors removed, NDTV quoted the Election Commission as saying.

The number of voters in the Western state has declined to 4.4 crore from 5.08 crore before the revision, a drop of 13.4%, the highest percentage decline among the states where final voter lists have been released.

In second place, with highest net deletions, is Madhya Pradesh with 34.2 lakh names removed from the voter list. The electorate in the state has reduced to 5.3 crore from 5.7 crore.

In Rajasthan, the number of voters has come down to 5.1 crore from 5.4 crore, a reduction of 31.3 lakh names

Chhattisgarh’s electorate declined by 24.9 lakh voters, Kerala’s by 8.9 lakh, and Goa’s by 1.2 lakh.

The voters in Andaman and Nicobar Islands dropped by 52,364, Puducherry by 77,367 and Lakshadweep by 206.

Unidentified officials were quoted as saying that the reasons for deletion included death,...

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