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SIR voter-roll revision

Delhi and Maharashtra draft rolls take SIR draft-stage deletions past 13 crore

31 Aug 2026 · 2 outlets · 1 min read

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  1. In Delhi, 29.86% of electors were marked absent, shifted or 'other', 1.95% dead and 0.98% enrolled at more than one place.
  2. Other large draft cuts were in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (29.6%), Telangana (21.7%) and Andaman and Nicobar (20.6%).
  3. Assam, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir were left out of Phase 3 for now.

Draft electoral rolls published on 31 August 2026 cut Delhi's voter list from 1.45 crore to 97.53 lakh (32.8%) and Maharashtra's from 9.78 crore to 7.71 crore (21.1%). That took names left off draft rolls across three phases of the SIR to 13.37 crore, or 14.1% of pre-SIR rolls, according to ECI data compiled by The Indian Express. People wrongly left out had about a month to apply for inclusion before final rolls.

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The SIR has left 13.37 crore names off draft rolls across three phases.

Based on ECI data compiled by The Indian Express. These are draft-stage figures; final rolls can add names back after claims.

The Indian Express
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More than 47 lakh names were removed from Delhi's draft roll.

Said by Petitioners in the Supreme Court

The drop from 1.45 crore to 97.53 lakh is about 47.5 lakh, matching ECI data.

The Indian Express · The Hindu
In their own words

What each side says

Election Commission

Under the ECI's schedule, anyone wrongly left off a draft roll can apply for inclusion during the claims period before the final roll.

The Indian Express
Petitioners

A petition by activists Anjali Bhardwaj and Amrita Johri questioned the removals and asked the ECI to publish who got notices and the criteria used to flag them.

The Hindu
Honest gaps

Not yet known

  • ?How many of the people left off Delhi's draft roll will be added back in the final roll.
Who reported this

Sources

Left-leaning · 2

2 outlets across the spectrum. Leanings are a rough guide to who reported it, not a verdict on accuracy.

  1. The Indian ExpressSIR draft rolls see over 13 crore deletions so far, Delhi leads with 33% left out
  2. The HinduSupreme Court agrees to give 'precedence' in hearing plea against Delhi SIR

Spasht writes original summaries. Follow the links to read each outlet's own report. Revision 1.

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