The Election Commission of India (ECI) released the draft electoral rolls of voters in Kerala on Tuesday after conducting the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), with over 24 lakh names removed from the rolls.
Kerala Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Rathan U Kelkar said the draft list has been uploaded on the Election Commission’s website, copies of which have also been shared with political parties.
As many as 2,54,42,352 voters have been included in the draft list, while the names of 24,08,503 electors were removed after the completion of the enumeration stage of the SIR. Of those removed, 6,49,885 are deceased voters, 6,45,548 were found untraceable, and 8,16,221 had permanently shifted from their registered addresses.
Additionally, 1,36,029 duplicate entries and 1,60,830 voters falling under other categories were identified and removed. Prior to the revision exercise, Kerala’s electoral rolls comprised 2,78,50,855 voters. The deletions account for 8.65 per cent of the total electorate.
CEO Kelkar, at a press conference here on Tuesday, said objections and complaints related to the draft list can be submitted till January 22, and the final electoral roll will be published on February 21. Around a thousand officials have been assigned to deal with the complaints, he added .
He further said that steps have been initiated to provide assembly constituency-wise voter lists to all recognised political parties to ensure transparency.
Eligible voters who do not find their names on the draft list are advised to promptly contact their respective Booth Level Officer .In cases of omission, individuals must submit an application to the District Election Officer. The window for filing claims and objections remains open until January 22, 2026.