After SIR in Punjab, 13.60 million names were dropped from the final electoral rolls

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The final electoral rolls of all 117 assembly constituencies were released on Monday (October 12, 2026) after the completion of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Punjab and the names of around 13.60 lakh people remained unrecorded due to permanent transfer, absence, death or duplicate entries.

Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Anindita Mitra said that as on 9 June 2026, Punjab had 2,14,61,043 registered voters, including 1,11,76,866 males, 1,02,83,478 females and 699 third gender voters. SIR started on June 25th. The number of voters increased from 1,93,94,435 in the draft list to 2,01,00,727 in the final list.

“During the door-to-door enumeration phase (June 25-August 3), Cabinet Level Officers (BLOs) circulated enumeration forms to registered voters and collected them. The draft voter list was released on August 13, 2026 with a total of 1,93,94,435 voters. Copies of their active voter list were handed over to state attorneys during voter submission and submission deadline objection,” said the CEO.

Ms. Mitra said that the phase of notification and disposal of claims and objections took place between August 13 and October 8, 2026. “And 86,038 of the 35,49,036 voters who were notified were declared ineligible after extensive verification and through exit orders.

The number of voters increased from 1,93,94,435 in the draft list to 2,01,00,727 in the final list, a net increase of 3.64%. The latest list includes 1,03,76,026 male, 97,24,195 female and 506 third gender voters,” she said in a statement.

“The final electoral roll of the special summary revision relating to service electors has also been released with reference to October 1, 2026 as the cut-off date,” she added.

Published – 12 Oct 2026 20:38 IST