An additional 2.4 lakh names were deleted in the final voter list in Assam as compared to the draft list in the special revision of the electoral rolls in the state, the Election Commission said on Tuesday.
The Election Commission had been conducting a special revision of the voter list in Assam, which is similar to the usual updates to the electoral roll. Assam is not among the 12 states and Union Territories where the poll panel is conducting the special intensive revision of the voter lists.
The state is expected to head for Assembly elections in April or May.
In the draft voter list released on December 27, the names of more than 10 lakh voters had been deleted after a house-to-house verification process. Of these, 4.7 lakh names had been removed because of deaths and more than 5.2 lakh voters were identified to have shifted from their registered locations.
There were 2.52 crore voters in the state, according to the draft list.
After the draft rolls were published, the citizens whose names had been dropped from the draft could file their claims and objections till January 22.
The final list released on Tuesday showed that Assam had 2.49 crore voters, which was a 0.97% decrease compared to the draft roll.
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