Uttar Pradesh recorded the highest net deletion of voters in absolute numbers at 2.04 crore after the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, followed by West Bengal at 83.86 lakh.
In percentage terms, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands had the highest net deletion at 16.6%, followed by Uttar Pradesh at 13.2%, and West Bengal ranked fifth with 10.9%.
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Lakshadweep recorded the lowest deletion both in absolute numbers (181) and percentage terms (0.3 %).
According to data shared by Election Commission of India sources, during the revision of voter lists in SIR phase II, as many as 67 lakh deceased voters and 1.28 crore duplicate voters were removed. The phase II, announced on October 27 last year, also identified 1.34 crore non-existent voters and 3.15 crore voters who had migrated.
