Jharkhand SIR: Over 43 lakh voters deleted in draft electoral rolls
The Jharkhand State Election Commission has removed over 43 lakh names from draft electoral rolls during a special revision process. Officials stated the removals were due to deaths, migration, or duplicate entries, and provided a window for eligible voters to reclaim their status.
Why it matters
Maintaining accurate electoral rolls is essential for democratic integrity, though large-scale deletions often raise concerns about voter disenfranchisement.
Almost 16.5% of Jharkhand voters’ names have been removed in the draft electoral rolls published by the State Election Commission on Wednesday (August 5, 2026) after the enumeration phase of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists.
Of the 43.6 lakh names that have been remioved, over 7 lakh are dead, over 14 lakh untraceable, and over 15 lakh have permanently shifted away from the State, Jharkhand Chief Electoral Office K. Ravi Kumar told journalists in Ranchi. Another 1.16 lakh voters refused to sign their enumeration forms and did not return them to the Booth Level Officers (BLOs).
“As many as 43,61,987 voters have been removed, falling under the ‘Absent, Shifted, Dead, or Duplicate’ (ASDD) categories,” Mr. Kumar said.
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