Guwahati, Nov 12 The draft electoral roll of Assam under the special summary revision exercise was published on Thursday with 2.52 crore names, around 2.19 lakh more than the list prepared after special revision of voters before the Assembly polls earlier this year.
The office of the Chief Electoral Officer said the total number of electors in the state was 2,51,76,910, according to the draft electoral roll. This comprises 1,25,87,650 men, 1,25,88,939 women and 321 third-gender electors.
The final electoral roll published on February 10 this year after the Special Revision (SR) recorded a total of 2,49,58,139 electors, with more than 2.43 lakh names deleted from the draft roll during that exercise.
“During the period of continuous revision, a total of 4,12,344 electors were added, while 1,93,573 electors were deleted, resulting in a net increase of 2,18,771 electors in the draft electoral roll,” a Joint Chief Electoral Officer said in a statement.
The Election Commission had conducted a Special Revision (SR) of electoral rolls for Assam instead of Special Intensive Revision (SIR). It was the first time that SR of electoral rolls was done in any state in the country, necessitated due to the special provisions of citizenship here.
(PTI News)
