Draft voter rolls released after SIR in 3 states, 2 UTs

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday published draft electoral rolls in three states and two Union Territories after the completion of the first phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), marking potential deletions largely in the 7.5%-10% range.

- Vrinda Tulsian

In West Bengal, which goes to the polls next summer, the SIR excised nearly 5.82 million names from the draft roll, as reported by HT on Sunday. This meant the potential deletions in the state with 76.6 million voters stood at around 7.6%, close t