SIR done, over 97 lakh names dropped from Tamil Nadu’s draft electoral rolls
Tamil Nadu draft electoral rolls: The Commission emphasised that the draft roll published on December 19 is not final and that eligible voters whose names are missing can still be added.
ECI SIR Electoral Rolls: The Election Commission of India has urged voters to verify their details within the stipulated period to ensure that eligible electors are not excluded and ineligible names do not remain in the electoral rolls. (File) Tamil Nadu voter list 2025: A substantial number of voters did not appear in the draft electoral rolls published in Tamil Nadu on Friday, following the completion of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, according to data released by the Election Commission of India. The draft rolls, released at the end of the enumeration phase, show that enumeration forms were collected from about 5.43 crore electors, representing 84.81 per cent of the electorate as it stood at the beginning of the revision process.
The remaining electors were categorised under various heads, including migration, death, duplication and non-submission of forms within the prescribed deadline. According to the Commission’s state-level summary, 66.4 lakh electors (10.36 per cent) were marked as “shifted or absent,” indicating that Booth Level Officers were unable to locate them during repeated house-to-house visits or did not receive their enumeration forms. Another 26.9 lakh electors (4.20 per cent) were identified as deceased. Additionally, 3.98 lakh names (0.62 per cent) were found to be enrolled at multiple locations in the electoral rolls.
The Election Commission said that enumeration forms could not be collected in cases where electors had migrated to other states or Union Territories, were not found to exist at the listed address, did not submit the form by December 14, or were unwilling to register as electors for unspecified reasons. In cases of multiple enrolment, officials said the elector’s name would be retained at only one location.
The Commission emphasised that the draft roll published on December 19 is not final and that eligible voters whose names are missing can still be added. The claims and objections period will run from December 19, 2025, to January 18, 2026, during which any elector or recognised political party may seek inclusion of eligible names or deletion of ineligible ones.
Booth-wise lists of electors categorised as absent, shifted, deceased or duplicated are to be displayed at Panchayat Bhavans, urban local body offices and other designated public offices. These lists, along with reasons for non-inclusion, will also be made available online, the Commission said.
Reiterating procedural safeguards, the Election Commission said that no name can be deleted from the electoral roll without prior notice and a speaking order by the Electoral Registration Officer or Assistant Electoral Registration Officer. Aggrieved electors have the right to appeal under the Representation of the People Act, 1950, officials said.
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