Election Commission of India: Statistics released by the Election Commission; After SIR, 1.7 crore voters lost in 9 states

• Completed special intensive revision of electoral rolls in six states and some Union Territories
• This number came to approximately 197.5 million, a total decrease of 17 million voters
• The main reasons for exclusion from the electoral roll are death, permanent migration, multiple registrations or other eligibility issues

Election Commission of India- SIR: Special intensive revision of voter lists in six states and some union territories of the country has been completed. According to the data released by the Election Commission, the number of voters in nine states and Union Territories fell by more than 17 lakh during the process. According to figures released by the Chief Electoral Officer, the number of voters in the nine states and Union Territories of Gujarat, Puducherry, Lakshadweep, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Goa and Kerala before the SIR was launched was approximately 214.5 million.

After the release of the final voter list, this number came to approximately 197.5 million, a total decrease of 17 million voters. Most names were omitted in Gujarat. A total of 68 lakh 12 thousand voters were excluded from the list, bringing the total number of voters from approximately 50.8 million to 44 million, a decrease of approximately 13.40%. It is followed by Madhya Pradesh, where an estimated 3.425 million names were omitted, bringing the number of voters to 53.9 million from 57.4 million. In Rajasthan, 3.1 million voters were excluded, while in Chhattisgarh, 2.5 million voters were excluded. Other states also saw a significant drop in Rajasthan where 3.136 million voters’ names were omitted.

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What is the reason for exclusion of voters?

According to the Election Commission, the main reasons for exclusion from the electoral roll are death, permanent migration, multiple registrations or other eligibility issues. The commission said updating the electoral roll is an ongoing process and eligible citizens can still apply for additions, deletions or corrections.

This campaign is going on all over the country

Election Commission of India (Election Commission of India) is conducting a special revision campaign in many parts of the country. While the process has been completed in Bihar, it is currently underway in 12 states and Union Territories, involving approximately 600 million voters. Approximately 400 million voters across 17 states and five Union Territories will participate in the next phase.

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SIR issued in Uttar Pradesh, Bengal, Tamil Nadu

Data for West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu will be released by the end of this month, the commission said, adding that the next phase of the campaign, which is ongoing in 12 states across the country, will begin in April, where verification of voter rolls will continue across the country. Several changes were made in the schedule during this campaign. Like Bihar, political parties in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal have challenged the process in the Supreme Court. The Election Commission says that this campaign is being implemented to provide more accurate and up-to-date voter registration. In Assam, a special review process was adopted instead of SIR, which was completed on 10 February.