Rajasthan's local poll rolls have 30 lakh more voters than EC's final SIR list: Activist
In Rajasthan, a troubling disparity has emerged regarding the electoral rolls for local body elections, with the state election commission clinging to a voter list that dates back to January 2025. Activist Nikhil Dey ...
# Rajasthan voter lists show a gap of nearly 30 lakh names A difference of nearly 30 lakh names has emerged between voter lists used for Rajasthan local body elections and the Election Commission's final Special Intensive Revision (SIR) roll, according to activist Nikhil Dey. The comparison concerns urban local body and panchayat polls across 199 Assembly constituencies. The final SIR roll, published in February 2026, showed the electorate falling from 5.47 crore to 5.15 crore, with 44.28 lakh deletions and 12.91 lakh additions. The State Election Commission's local-election rolls contained about 5.45 crore names. Secretary Rajesh Verma said the local polls used the pre-SIR roll, last updated on January 1, 2025, because preparations began earlier. Dey questioned the use of the older list. The gap alone does not prove every disputed entry is invalid. **Source:** Times of India **Published:** 8 November 2026