Gujarat Releases First Draft of Electoral Roll After SIR, 73.73 Lakh Voters Deleted - Check Details

Ahmedabad: Gujarat on Friday released its first draft of electoral roll after Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, deleting over 73 lakh voters, bringing the tally of the total voters in the state

to 4.34 crore.The names of nearly 74 lakh -- 73.73 Lakh -- voters have been dropped from Gujarat's draft electoral rolls after the completion of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, pegging the total count of electors at 4.34 crore as against the 5.08 crore earlier, an official said on Friday.The draft electoral rolls were published by the Election Commission on Friday.

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What Was The Exact Number of Voters in Gujarat Before SIR Exercise

A total of 73.73 lakh voters were omitted from the electoral rolls after the exercise initiated by the EC to clean the rolls, state Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Hareet Shukla said."Before the publication of the draft electoral rolls, a total of 5,08,43,436 voters were registered in the state. After the publication of these rolls, the number of voters is now 4,34,70,109," he said.ALSO READ | Over 97 Lakh Voters Struck Off Tamil Nadu Rolls In Special Intensive Revision"During the SIR campaign, the names of a total of 73,73,327 voters have been removed from the draft eletoral roll," Shukla said.The names of voters in following categories were deleted in the draft electoral rolls -- deceased voters (18,07,278), absent voters (9,69,662), voters who have permanently migrated (40,25,553), voters registered in two places (3,81,470) and others (1,89,364), a release from CEO office said.ALSO READ | SIR in 3 States, 2 UTs: Why Over 1 Crore Electors Are Missing From Draft Electoral Rolls | ExplainedThe SIR exercise began in Gujarat on November 4 and ended on December 14.After the publication of draft rolls, objections and claims regarding them can be submitted to authorities till January 18, the EC earlier said.With inputs from PTI