Overview

• Election Commission data show 68.6 lakh deletions and 21.53 lakh additions in the Special Intensive Revision, a net drop of about 47 lakh voters from the June 24 roll.
• District-level figures indicate all 38 districts saw declines, with the steepest falls in Gopalganj, Kishanganj and Purnia, while Patna’s electorate saw one of the smallest reductions.
• Analysts and opposition leaders highlight an unexplained gap of roughly 4.6 lakh between Form-6 inclusions logged by September 1 (about 16.93 lakh) and total additions reported (21.53 lakh).
• The BJP and the EC defend the exercise as a cleanup removing bogus entries as the Congress, RJD and Left allege mass exclusion of marginalised voters, with Congress vowing a CBI probe and the EC asserting no authorised party objections were filed.
• Following court-directed changes, Aadhaar was accepted and deletion reasons were to be recorded; district sources cited by e InIndian Express attribute most deletions to death, migration or duplication, and the Supreme Court review is scheduled for early October as continuous updation remains open until 10 days before nominations.