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When The Hindu spoke to several voters who had been marked as absent or shifted, many said they did not know about the deadline, September 23, or how to fill the form.
The number of voters challenging the deletion of their names from the electoral roll is significant as approximately 27 lakh voters were excluded on the ground of ‘logical discrepancies’, which would mean that a lion’s share of the 27 lakh voters may be contesting their exclusion
Vedika flags deletion of 44.89 lakh names, seeks public disclosure of deleted and notice-issued voters and more time for verification
"The draft electoral rolls published on July 4 contained 8,28,906 electors. During the claims and objections period, which ended on 2 September, 32,280 more names were removed while 39,243 voters were added, resulting in a net increase of 6,963 electors or 0.84% from the draft rolls, in the final rolls," Chief Electoral Officer Garima Gupta said
January 2026 alone accounted for more deletions than 11 months of 2025; officials say this was part of “continuous updation of rolls”; no separate list was published with reasons for the mass deletions
Mizoram final electoral roll includes 39,243 new voters while removing 32,280 names, marking an increase of 6,963 electors from the initial draft roll.
6.3% of Manipur voters’ names removed amidst Kuki-Zo fears of deletions due to conflict-related displacement; more women voters than men in Manipur; 11.2% of Sikkim voters’ names removed