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The Election Commission of India held a high-level meeting in Kochi to review poll preparedness for the upcoming Kerala Legislative Assembly elections, with election dates expected within a week.
Across the state, 95 out of 140 constituencies recorded a decline in voters, while 45 saw an increase
7.40 lakh new voters in the 18–19 age group were added to the rolls.
The Kerala State Election Commission has released the final electoral roll, totaling 2,69,53,644 voters after a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) by the Election Commission of India, which resulted in a net deletion of 8,97,211 names compared to the previous roll. While 53,229 names were removed for specific reasons like death or relocation, the SIR process is ongoing, with over 400,000 applications for new inclusions, deletions, and corrections received between January 31 and February 16, some of which will be reflected in a supplementary roll. Voters whose names have been deleted can appeal the decision in a two-stage process before the District Election Officer and Chief Electoral Officer, and new applications for inclusion can be submitted until the nomination deadline; citizens are encouraged to verify their names and details on the SEC website, which also provides access to the Absentee, Shifted, Dead (ASD) list and polling station information.
Following the three-month Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise conducted by the Election Commission of India, the number of voters in the state stands at 2,69,53,644.
SC allowed ECI to publish final voters list on February 28
Kerala's final draft voter list stands at 2,69,53,644, with a potential increase of about one lakh by February 21.
The remaining 40 crore voters will be covered in the 17 states and five UTs included in the upcoming phase.
The SIR draft list of the Election Commission of India (ECI) had 2,54,42,352 voters.
With Alappuzha becoming the first district in Kerala to complete all procedures, including hearings, Ernakulam and Thiruvananthapuram are leading in terms of the highest number of constituencies that have completed the process, with 14 each.
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