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Summary:

Gujarat is conducting a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of its electoral rolls. As of December 4, 2025, the exercise has uncovered significant discrepancies, including over 1.7 million deceased voters still on the rolls, 614,000 absent voters, 3 million migrated voters and 325,000 voters listed multiple times. The revision process, involving door-to-door enumeration and digitization, is ongoing and scheduled to continue until December 11. The work is under way to amend these discrepenacies.

News Article:

Gujarat Electoral Rolls Riddled with Errors: Over 1.7 Million Deceased Voters Discovered

Ahmedabad, December 5, 2025 – A Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Gujarat’s electoral rolls has revealed a concerning level of inaccuracies, with over 1.7 million deceased voters still listed across the state. The findings were released by the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) on Thursday, shedding light on the extensive work needed to ensure the integrity of the voter list.

The SIR, launched on November 4, involves booth-level officers (BLOs) distributing enumeration forms to registered voters. According to the CEO, more than 5 crore voters have received the forms and work on digitizing returned forms is underway. Dang district is leading in digitization of the counting forms with 94.35%.

In addition to deceased voters, the review has uncovered significant numbers of absent voters (over 6.14 lakh), voters who have permanently migrated (more than 30 lakh), and duplicate entries (over 3.25 lakh).

The SIR exercise is scheduled to continue until December 11.

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