Explainer: Why Fewer Voters Were Deleted in Odisha Compared to Several Other States

Explainer: Why fewer voters were deleted in Odisha compared to several other states

The draft electoral roll published on July 5 had 3,13,87,034 while the final roll, published on September 21, had 3,16,32,754 voters.

17.67 lakh names deleted from final voter list in Odisha

The final roll, however, has 2,45,720 more electors than the draft roll published on July 5, after claims, objections and applications for inclusion were proces

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BJD: 27 lakh voters ‘excluded’ from Odisha rolls during SIR - OrissaPOST

Bhubaneswar: The BJD Tuesday alleged that around 27 lakh voters were deliberately excluded from the electoral roll in Odisha and raised questions about the transparency being maintained in the conduct of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls. Addressing a press conference, BJD senior general secretary Bhrugu Baxipatra and general secretary Bijay Nayak strongly criticised the state’s BJP government. Odisha’s Chief Electoral Officer …