Names of 97.3 lakh persons were removed from the draft voter lists in Tamil Nadu as part of the special intensive revision of the electoral rolls. In Gujarat, 73.7 lakh names were removed.
Of the 97 lakh entries that were deleted in Tamil Nadu, 66.4 lakh had changed their residences, 26.9 lakh had died and 3.9 lakh had been enrolled in multiple places, data released by the chief electoral officer showed.
The deletion from the draft roll is provisional and citizens can object to their names being removed from the list. Citizens in both states whose names have been dropped from the list will be able to file their claims and objections till January 18.
There are 2.6 crore men and 2.7 crore women in the state’s draft list, the Deccan Herald reported.
Chennai recorded the highest drop of about 35% as names of about 14.2 lakh voters in the city were removed from the draft roll, the newspaper reported.
In Gujarat, the number of voters in the draft list fell to 4.3 crore from 5 crore.
Of the 73.7 lakh entries that were deleted in the state, 51.8 lakh had changed their residences, 18 lakh had died and 3.8 lakh had been enrolled in multiple places, data released by the chief electoral officer showed.
The revised enumeration period in Tamil Nadu and Gujarat ended on December 14.
Tamil Nadu is expected to head for Assembly elections in the first half of 2026, and Gujarat at the end of 2027.
The Election Commission on Tuesday published the draft electoral rolls for West Bengal. The names of more than 58 lakh voters had been removed from voter lists.
Besides Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and West Bengal, the special intensive revision of electoral rolls is underway in nine other states and Union Territories.
In Bihar, where the revision was completed ahead of the Assembly polls in November, at least 47 lakh voters were excluded from the final electoral roll.
Concerns had been raised after the announcement in Bihar that the exercise could remove eligible voters from the roll. Several petitioners also moved the Supreme Court against it.
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