Guj electoral rolls likely to decrease by 14.5% after SIR

THE DISTRICTS WITH THE HIGHEST PROPORTION OF POTENTIAL DELETIONS WERE SURAT, VADODARA, AHMEDABAD, BHARUCH, VALSAD

- HT Correspondent

The electoral roll in Gujarat could shrink by around 14.5% from 50.8 million to 43.4 million, after the special intensive revision (SIR), with the highest potential deletions in the urban hubs of Surat, Anmedabad and Vadodara, Election Commission (EC) data showed on Friday.

A district-wise analysis suggested that urban districts were somewhat more prone to potential deletions. The districts with the highest proportion of potential deletions were Surat, Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Bharuch, and Valsad, where the rolls might contract by 25.7%, 23.2%, 18.7%, 16.4%, and 16.3%, respectively.

The districts with the least potential deletions on the other hand — Dang, Narmada, Chhota Udepur, Tapi, and Gir Somnath, which might see the electoral roll contract by 5.5%, 7.4%, 7.8%, 7.9%, and 8%, respectively — were somewhat more likely to be rural.