Nearly 8% of voters have been removed across nine States and Union Territories in the final electoral rolls published after the second phase of the special intensive revision (SIR).
While the final lists of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Andaman and Nicobar, Chhattisgarh, and Goa were published on Saturday (February 21, 2026), that of Gujarat were released on February 17 and Puducherry and Lakshadweep on February 14.
EC publishes final voters list for Chhattisgarh; SC-ST and minorities’ names deleted intentionally, alleges Congress
The combined number of voters in the nine States and U.T.s stood at 21,45,62,215 as on October 27 when the second phase of the SIR was announced following the completion of the exercise in Bihar. After the revision, the voter strength for these entities came down to 19,75,33,701 with net deletions of 1,70,28,514 or 7.93 %.
Final lists of West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu are yet to be published.
