The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Odisha has officially concluded, resulting in the removal of 20.56 lakh electors after extensive verification, according to Odisha Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) S Gopalan.
Key Breakdown of the Revision Process
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Starting Point: The exercise began on May 30, 2026, with an initial base of 3,13,99,000 electors.
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First-Phase Deletions: A total of 20,12,000 voters were removed for various reasons during the initial phase, broken down as follows:
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8,32,000 deceased voters
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8,08,000 permanently shifted voters
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2,00,000 absent voters
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1,58,000 duplicate entries
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Notices and Further Scrutiny: Following the draft roll publication on July 5, 2026 (standing at 3,13,87,034 voters), notices were issued to about 13 lakh unmapped voters and 45.37 million voters with logical errors. After hearings, 24,000 ineligible individuals were removed.
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Claims and Objections: Through Form 7 applications, another 20,000 entries were found to be correct and subsequently removed, bringing total post-draft deletions to 44,777.
Final Voter Statistics and Additions
Despite large-scale deletions, the overall voter count saw a net increase due to new additions:
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New Additions: The election office received roughly 2,74,000 Form 6 and 16,000 Form 8 applications, successfully adding 2,90,000 new eligible electors to the final roll.
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Final Electoral Roll Total: The updated state count now stands at 3,16,32,754 electors, which includes:
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1,61,30,000 males
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1,54,99,000 females
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2,774 third gender individuals
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Total Deletions: Cumulative deletions totaled roughly 20,56,000 (about 6% of the overall roll).
CEO S Gopalan noted that the intensive revision phase is now complete, and standard continuous updating has resumed. Citizens wishing to add, correct, or delete names can now submit Forms 6, 7, and 8 either online or directly through their Booth Level Officer (BLO).
