Names of over 52,000 voters deleted from Sikkim’s electoral rolls after SIR
Sikkim's electoral rolls were reduced by over 52,000 voters following a Special Intensive Revision process. The Election Commission identified logical discrepancies and ineligible voters, resulting in a final count of 418,467 eligible electors.
Why it matters
Maintaining accurate electoral rolls is fundamental to the integrity of democratic processes and fair representation.
A total of 52,551 electors were deleted from Sikkim's electoral roll during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), reducing the number of voters by around 11.16%, a statement said on Sunday (September 6, 2026).
The final roll has 4,18,467 eligible voters, compared with 4,71,018 in the pre-SIR voters' list, the Chief Electoral Officer's (CEO) office said in a statement.
The draft electoral roll released in July had 4,33,294 electors, of whom 3,61,159 or 83.35% were successfully mapped with their own or parents' electoral details from the previous qualifying roll or the last SIR.
Visual Story: Journey of India’s 1.5 Billion Headcount
The remaining 72,135 electors (16.65%) could not be mapped, it said.
Among the mapped electors, 52,384 were identified by the Election Commission's IT system as having "Logical Discrepancies".
Get smarter about the news
Sign up free for a feed built around what you actually care about, Dive Deeper research on any story, and the full text of every article.
Create free accountAlready have an account? Sign in