16.4% deleted in Haryana draft roll; 10.8% in Andhra Pradesh
Draft voter rolls in the Indian states of Haryana and Andhra Pradesh show significant deletions of 16.4% and 10.8% respectively. Election officials attribute these reductions to deaths, migration, and duplicate registrations, with a claims period open for genuine voters to re-enroll.
Why it matters
Large-scale changes to voter rolls are critical to democratic integrity and can significantly impact election outcomes and political representation.
Nearly 16.4% of the electorate in Haryana and 10.8% in Andhra Pradesh were excluded in draft voter rolls published for the two states Friday as part of phase 3 of special intensive revision (SIR).In Haryana, the total strength of electors in the draft roll was 83.6% of 2.1 crore at the start of SIR on May 14. Of those deleted in the enumeration phase, 3.7% (7.7 lakh) have been marked by booth-level officers as dead; 11.7% (24.1 lakh) as permanently shifted, absent or untraceable; and 1% (2 lakh) as enrolled at more than one place.
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