SIR: Enumeration phase ends, over 1.08 crore voters flagged
The enumeration phase for the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls has concluded, leaving over 1.08 million voters categorized as Absent, Shifted, Duplicate, Dead, or Others. Concerns have been raised by civil society groups regarding the accuracy of these classifications and the potential for voter disenfranchisement.
Why it matters
The integrity of electoral rolls is fundamental to democratic processes, and large-scale flagging of voters can significantly impact election participation.
With the enumeration phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in the State ending on Monday, over 1.08 crore voters remain under the Absent, Shifted, Duplicate, Dead, and Others (ASDDO) category and will not figure in the draft electoral roll scheduled to be published on August 24.
The overall ASDDO figure has fallen from 1.11 crore on August 5, a day after the list was made public, to over 1.08 crore on Monday, the last day of the enumeration phase. However, the decline has not been uniform across categories. The number of voters marked “dead” has increased from 16.30 lakh to 16.38 lakh, while those classified as “already enrolled/duplicate” have risen from 6.89 lakh to 7.07 lakh during the same period.
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