The names of 13.6 lakh persons were deleted from Punjab’s final voter list published on Monday following the special intensive revision of electoral rolls, The Hindu quoted the state Election Commission as saying.
The number of voters in the state reduced to about 2.01 crore from 2.14 crore before the exercise began, The Times of India reported. This amounts to a decrease of about 6.3%.
However, the electorate increased from 1.94 crore in the draft roll published on August 13 to 2.01 crore in the final list, marking a net increase of 3.6%, Punjab Chief Electoral Officer Anindita Mitra said.
Punjab is among the 19 states and Union Territories where the voter roll revision is being carried out in the third phase of SIR.
Mitra said 35.4 lakh electors were issued notices during the verification process. Of these, more than 86,000 were marked ineligible.
The final rolls also include more than 7.9 lakh newly added voters, The New Indian Express reported.
The exercise began in the state on June 25 and the draft rolls were published on August 13, followed by a period for claims and objections, and hearings on disputed entries until October 8.
The next state elections in Punjab are expected to be held early next year.
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