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Voter lists in 17 states/UTs drop over 15% since 2024 Lok Sabha polls, draft rolls show
Draft voter lists published after the third phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) show the total electorate in 17 states and Union Territories has fallen by 15.7% compared with the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Maharashtra saw the largest absolute drop, while Delhi and Chandigarh recorded the steepest percentage declines, according to Election Commission of India data.
Voter lists in 17 states and Union Territories, where the third phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) has produced draft rolls, have shrunk by 15.7% since the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, data from the Election Commission of India (ECI) shows.
The cumulative number of electors in these states and UTs fell from 3,55,50,008 during the Lok Sabha polls to 2,99,30,115 in the draft rolls published after the SIR enumeration. That is a net reduction of more than 5.57 crore voters.
Maharashtra recorded the largest absolute loss, with 1,58,96,198 electors removed from the draft rolls, a decline of 17.08%. Delhi and Chandigarh saw the sharpest percentage drops, at 35.89% and 31.84%, respectively.
The ECI said that between the 2024 general elections and the cut-off date for the enumeration phase of SIR, these states and UTs had added about 57.75 lakh voters. The draft rolls are part of the ongoing revision exercise and may change before final publication.
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Voter lists in 17 states/UTs drop over 15% since 2024 Lok Sabha polls, draft rolls show
Draft voter lists published after the third phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) show the total electorate in 17 states and Union Territories has fallen by 15.7% compared with the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Maharashtra saw the largest absolute drop, while Delhi and Chandigarh recorded the steepest percentage declines, according to Election Commission of India data.
Voter lists in 17 states and Union Territories, where the third phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) has produced draft rolls, have shrunk by 15.7% since the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, data from the Election Commission of India (ECI) shows.
The cumulative number of electors in these states and UTs fell from 3,55,50,008 during the Lok Sabha polls to 2,99,30,115 in the draft rolls published after the SIR enumeration. That is a net reduction of more than 5.57 crore voters.
Maharashtra recorded the largest absolute loss, with 1,58,96,198 electors removed from the draft rolls, a decline of 17.08%. Delhi and Chandigarh saw the sharpest percentage drops, at 35.89% and 31.84%, respectively.
The ECI said that between the 2024 general elections and the cut-off date for the enumeration phase of SIR, these states and UTs had added about 57.75 lakh voters. The draft rolls are part of the ongoing revision exercise and may change before final publication.
- Enumeration Phase of SIR
- SIR latest news
- Special Intensive Revision
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