74 lakh names removed from voter list in Tamil Nadu, final voter list released before elections

The process of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter list is going on one after the other in different states of India by the Election Commission. In the same sequence, the SIR process was conducted in Tamil Nadu also. Now the Election Commission has released the final voter list after SIR in Tamil Nadu. According to the information, more than 74 lakh names have been removed from the list in this final voter list. Let us know what information has come out in the SIR data.

Elections will be held in Tamil Nadu soon

On Monday, Tamil Nadu Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Archana Patnaik released the final voter list after the completion of the Election Commission’s SIR process in the state. According to the final voter list, more than 74 lakh names have been removed from the list in Tamil Nadu. Let us tell you that assembly elections are also to be held in Tamil Nadu soon. The Election Commission can announce the election dates in the state in the month of March. In such a situation, removal of names of such a large number of people from the voter list is being considered a big incident.

What is the number of voters?

Before the start of the SIR process in Tamil Nadu, the number of voters on October 27, 2025 was 6.41 crore. At the same time, according to the final voter list of SIR which came out on 23 February 2026, the number of voters in Tamil Nadu has reduced to 5.67 crores. In such a situation, there are indications that more than 74 lakh names have been removed from the voter list in the state. Voters who have objections to the final voter list can contact the authorities after the release of the final list for addition or deletion of names. The final roll will also be shared with political parties by the Election Commission.

Which seat has the maximum number of voters?

According to the release issued by the Chief Electoral Officer of Tamil Nadu, the voter list includes 2.7 crore men, 2.8 crore women and 7,617 voters of the third gender. Shojchinganallur assembly constituency in Chengalpattu district of the state has the highest number of 5.36 lakh voters. At the same time, the assembly constituency with the least number of voters is Harbor where there are 1.16 lakh voters.

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