Overview
- Tamil Nadu’s draft roll lists 5.43 crore electors after 97.37 lakh deletions, including about 26.94 lakh deceased, 66.44 lakh permanently shifted or migrated, and 3.39 lakh duplicate entries.
- Gujarat’s draft roll stands at 4.34 crore after 73.73 lakh removals, with 18.07 lakh deceased, 40.26 lakh migrated, 9.70 lakh absent/non-traceable, 3.81 lakh multi-registered, and 1.89 lakh under other categories.
- The Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision used door-to-door verification by BLOs and BLAs, full digitisation of returned forms, and constituency-wise lists published for public scrutiny.
- District-level impacts in Tamil Nadu include about 14.25 lakh deletions in Chennai and 6.5 lakh in Coimbatore, with booth-wise ASD and duplicate lists posted online and at local offices.
- Claims and objections are open from December 19 to January 18, with hearings and disposal scheduled before mid-February; officials stress that deletions require notice and a reasoned order, with appeal rights, as political challenges continue in Tamil Nadu.