Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 09:54am on 12 Apr 2026,Sunday India
The second phase of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) has removed over 7.2 crore names from voter lists across 12 states and one Union Territory. Officials said this is about 10 per cent of the total voters. Uttar Pradesh recorded the highest deletions, followed by Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. At the same time, nearly 2 crore new voters were added. The total electorate now stands at 45.8 crore, down from 51 crore earlier. Authorities said names were removed due to shifting, absence, or duplication. The exercise aims to remove “ghost voters” and make electoral rolls more accurate ahead of upcoming elections in several states.
