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NEW DELHI: Over 2 crore voters were included crossed 12 states and Union territories (UTs) during Phase 2 of peculiar intensive revision (SIR), bringing down the nett deletions to astir 5.2 crore, oregon 10.2% of their combined electorate of astir 51 crore astatine the commencement of SIR connected Oct 27, 2025. Total deletions crossed Phase 2 states/UTs added up to 7.2 crore. However, 2 crore names were included arsenic caller voters (Form 6 by first-time voters) and existing electors enrolling astatine caller addresses (Form 8). As per information sourced from EC, implicit 6.5 crore absent, shifted, dead, doubly enrolled and 'other' electors were identified and dropped from rolls of A&N Islands, UP, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, TN, Goa, Puducherry, MP, Rajasthan, Kerala and Lakshadweep.
Another 63.2 lakh names were deleted done Form 7 (objections to inclusion successful roll) and adjudication (exclusive to Bengal wherever 27.2 lakh names were deleted by judicial officers).
After rotation clean-up, 45.8 crore voters stay connected lists crossed 12 states and UTs
Nearly 66.9 lakh of the deletions were owed to deaths, 1.3 crore owed to enrolment astatine aggregate places, 1.3 crore were recovered absent astatine registered addresses, 3.1 crore had shifted permanently; 12.7 lakh were placed successful 'others' category. "After the purification of rolls, determination present beryllium 45.8 crore voters successful the 12 states/UTs.
The deletion of implicit 6.5 crore ASDD and different electors who were determination connected the rolls but not voting and posed the hazard of bogus voting successful their names, has led to a axenic and close roll, serving the intent of SIR. This explains the all-time precocious turnouts successful Assam and Puducherry connected April 9," said an EC official. State-wise, the percent of rotation purification (net purification divided by full electors earlier SIR) was the highest astatine 16.6% successful Andaman & Nicobar Islands, followed by 13.2% successful UP, 13.1% successful Gujarat and 11.3% successful Chhattisgarh.
West Bengal ranked 5th among the 12 states/UTs successful presumption of purification percentage. Significantly, isolated from 27.1 lakh removed from Bengal rolls aft adjudication, different 6 lakh were removed based connected objections to their inclusion successful the roll. West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Goa recorded nett deletions of 10.9%, 10.6% and 10.2%, respectively, portion Puducherry witnessed 7% nett diminution successful its electorate. States similar MP, Rajasthan, Kerala and Lakshadweep saw lesser nett deletions of 5.7%, 5.4%, 2.5% and 0.3%, respectively. Of the 2 crore names added to rolls crossed the 12 states/UTs, the highest were successful UP (92.4 lakh), followed by Tamil Nadu (35 lakh), Kerala (20.4 lakh), Rajasthan (15.4 lakh), Madhya Pradesh (12.9 lakh) and Gujarat (12.1 lakh).
