Over 33 lakh electors excluded from Haryana's electoral rolls in first phase of special intensive revision

Haryana's first phase of special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has concluded, resulting in over 33 lakh electors being left out. These exclusions are attributed to permanent relocation, absence, death, or duplicate entries. The draft electoral rolls are set to be published on July 31 and will be accessible on the official website and at designated publication centres. Haryana's Chief Electoral Officer, A. Sreenivas, reported that out of 2,06,55,000 electors, 1,72,71,361 forms were digitized, but 33,84,568 names could not be recorded for various reasons, including 13,75,278 shifted, 7,66,205 deceased, and 9,36,646 absent.

Key Points

  • Over 33 lakh electors were not recorded in Haryana's electoral rolls during the first phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR).
  • Reasons for exclusion include permanent relocation, absence, death, and duplicate entries.
  • The draft electoral rolls will be published on July 31 for public access.
  • The process involved 20,629 Booth Level Officers and digitization of over 1.72 crore forms.

Exam Facts

  • 33,84,568 electors were not recorded in Haryana's SIR phase 1.
  • Draft electoral rolls to be published on July 31.
  • Haryana's Chief Electoral Officer is A. Sreenivas.
  • 13,75,278 electors had shifted, 7,66,205 were deceased, and 9,36,646 absent.

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