New Delhi: Around 58 lakh voters have been dropped from West Bengal’s draft electoral roll following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, constituting 7.6 percent of the state’s voters before the exercise.
The deletions, part of the second phase of electoral roll revision exercise, saw Rajasthan remove 41.84 lakh voters (7.6 percent of its voters before SIR) while smaller states and Union territories recorded deletions ranging from 2.47 percent to over 10 percent.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) Tuesday published the draft electoral rolls for West Bengal, Rajasthan, Goa, and Union territories, Puducherry and Lakshadweep.
Of the 58.2 lakh voters deleted in West Bengal’s electoral roll, 24.16 lakh (3.15 percent) were deceased, 32.65 lakh (4.26 percent) had shifted out of the state or were absent from their houses, and 1.38 lakh (0.18 percent) were found to have been enrolled at multiple places.
About 7.08 crore out of 7.66 crore voters had submitted their enumeration forms for the exercise.
Rajasthan saw 41.84 lakh deletions, with 8.75 lakh (1.6 percent) deceased, 29.6 lakh (5.43 percent) shifted or not found at their addresses, and 3.44 lakh (1.6 percent) enrolled at multiple places. A total of 5.04 crore voters submitted enumeration forms, compared to 5.46 crore electors before the exercise began.
In Puducherry, the deletions exceeded 10 percent, with over one lakh voters removed from the electoral roll of 10.21 lakh. The draft roll has 9.18 lakh voters.
Goa’s revised draft list saw one lakh fewer voters — 8.44 percent of the initial roll — reducing its electorate from 11.85 lakh to 10.84 lakh.
Lakshadweep recorded the lowest deletion rate of the five states and UTs, at 2.47 percent. According to the draft roll, 1,429 voters were removed from the count of 57,813.
Voters can access the draft voter lists online or through their local booth level officers (BLOs). Claims and objections can be filed from 16 December 2025 to 15 January 2026. The notice, hearing and verification phase will run concurrently till 7 February next year. Those whose names do not appear on the voter list can submit Form 6—the application form for new voters—along with requisite documents, either to their BLOs or online.
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