Names of 1.70 crore voters deleted in 9 states and union territories

New Delhi: Large-scale changes have been recorded in the voter lists under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) campaign conducted by the Election Commission of India (EC). The total number of voters has decreased by more than 1.70 crore after the final publication of voter lists in 9 states and union territories, according to official data released on Saturday.

When the SIR process started on October 27 last year, there were a total of 21.45 crore registered voters in these states. After the final list was published, this number has come down to 19.75 crore. This list includes Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Kerala, Goa, Puducherry, Lakshadweep, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

How many names were removed in Gujarat?

According to the data, Gujarat saw the highest net reduction. Here the names of a total of 68,12,711 voters have been removed from the list. Here the names of a total of 68,12,711 voters were removed, due to which the total number of voters in the state has reduced from 5,08,43,436 to 4,40,30,725, which is a decline of 13.40%.

After this, a huge shortage was also seen in Madhya Pradesh, where names of 34,25,078 voters were left out of the list. The number of voters here has decreased from 5.74 crore to 5.39 crore. Similarly, the number of voters in Rajasthan has decreased by 31.36 lakh and in Chhattisgarh by about 24.99 lakh. The names of voters have decreased by 8,97,211 in Kerala and 1,27,468 in Goa.

Statistics of Union Territories?

Talking about Union Territories, names of 52,364 voters in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, 77,367 in Puducherry and 206 in Lakshadweep have been deleted. Election officials say this ‘net change’ reflects ineligible voters who have been removed from the rolls, adjusted for the number of newly added eligible voters.

SIR process going on in 12 states

This campaign of the Election Commission has not stopped yet. The process is currently being conducted in 12 states, out of which the SIR data for Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu is likely to be released by the end of this month. The Commission has also instructed the Chief Electoral Officers of the remaining states to start preparations. As part of the nationwide voter list verification drive, the next phase of the SIR process is scheduled to begin in April this year. However, the Commission has also assured that voter list updation is a continuous process and eligible citizens can still apply for correction or name addition.

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