Tamil Nadu draft roll released after SIR, over 97 lakh voters deleted
Over 97 lakh voters have been deleted from Tamil Nadu’s draft roll released on Friday after the Special Intensive Revision.
The names of over 97 lakh voters have been deleted over several reasons such as migration, death, duplication, among others.
According to the data provided by the Tamil Nadu’s Chief Electoral Officer, 66.4 lakh people have been removed from the draft list because they have migrated, 26.9 lakh were found dead, and 3.98 lakh voters were found enrolled at multiple places.
It also said that enumeration forms have been collected from 5.43 crore voters, which makes for 84.81 per cent of the total voters in the state.
The office also said that as on December 19, 2025, “out of 6,41,14,587 electors, 5,43,76,755 electors have submitted their Enumeration Forms, reflecting overwhelming participation in the first phase of SIR.”
Apart from Tamil Nadu, Gujarat’s draft voter list was also released on Friday with some 73.7 lakh deletions.
According to the data provided by Gujarat’s Chief Electoral Officer, 18.07 lakh voters were deleted in draft roll as they were found dead, 51.86 lakh voters were deleted as they have marked “shifted/absent”, and 3.81 lakh voters were deleted as they were found enrolled at multiple places.