New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) released draft electoral rolls for Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, and Chhattisgarh after completing a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, leading to the deletion of a large number of voter names.
The poll body said that over 22 lakh names have been removed from the voter list in Kerala following the electoral revision process. According to official data, more than 42 lakh names have been deleted from the electoral rolls in Madhya Pradesh, while over 27 lakh entries were dropped in Chhattisgarh.
The draft rolls were published days after the Election Commission released revised voter data for West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, where more than 1.55 crore names were deleted after verification.
The Election Commission said the Special Intensive Revision is aimed at improving the accuracy of electoral rolls by removing duplicate and ineligible entries, while ensuring that eligible voters have sufficient opportunity to correct or restore their names before the final lists are notified.
