Rajasthan SSR draft records 11L more voters than SIR list
What's the story
The latest draft electoral roll of Rajasthan, published under the Special Summary Revision (SSR) 2027, has recorded around 5.26 crore voters. This is nearly 11 lakh more than the number published in the final Special Intensive Revision (SIR) roll in February, which had a total of 5.15 crore voters. However, even this number is still lower than the State Election Commission's final electoral roll of early October that listed 5.45 crore voters.
Voter count
Discrepancy in voter counts leaves experts puzzled
Chief Electoral Officer Naveen Mahajan said the SSR draft includes 2,75,24,780 male voters, 2,51,42,052 female voters, and 584 transgender voters.
The qualifying date for this revision is January 1, 2027, with claims and objections open from November 12 to December 11 this year.
After completion of the revision process, the final electoral rolls will be published on January 4, 2027.
Roll verification
Difference between SIR and SSR
The SIR roll is a detailed verification process where booth-level officers conduct house-to-house enumeration.
Existing voters are provided pre-filled forms and must submit them for their names to be considered in the revised roll.
On the other hand, SSR starts with the last published final roll and generally carries forward existing voters without requiring them to prove eligibility again.
Voter verification
Voter rolls in 9 states expand by up to 3%
Not only Rajasthan, the voter rolls in nine states and union territories (UTs) expanded by up to 3% in the first draft published under the SSR.
The data was released on Thursday and showed a rise of electors between 0.1% to 3%.
The increase is compared to the final electoral rolls published during the SIR in 2025-26.
Numbers
Highest increases recorded in Rajasthan and Goa
Among the states and UTs, Lakshadweep saw a 0.1% increase in electors, while Puducherry recorded a 1.3% rise.
Kerala and Madhya Pradesh both saw an increase of 1.5%. Manipur's voter rolls expanded by 1.7%, and Bihar and Tamil Nadu by 1.8%.
Rajasthan and Goa had the highest increases at 2.22% and 3%, respectively.
ECI
SSR schedule for 6 more states and UTs announced
On November 4, the ECI announced the SSR schedule for six more states and UTs.
However, it is yet to announce a schedule for Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Nagaland, and NCT of Delhi as SIR is either going on or has recently been completed there.
The commission also said that Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, and Ladakh, where SIR has not started, will have their schedules announced later considering weather conditions.