The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday (December 19, 2025) published the draft electoral roll for Gujarat as part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, underscoring what it described as an unprecedented level of public participation and transparency in the exercise.
The names of nearly 74 lakh voters have been dropped from Gujarat’s draft electoral rolls, pegging the total count of electors at 4.34 crore as against the 5.08 crore earlier, an official said on Friday (December 19, 2025).
A total of 73.73 lakh voters were omitted from the electoral rolls after the exercise initiated by the ECI 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.
“During the SIR campaign, the names of a total of 73,73,327 voters have been removed from the draft electoral roll,” Mr. Shukla said.
