{
  "id": 184845,
  "title": "Jharkhand SIR: Over 43 lakh voters deleted in draft electoral rolls",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/jharkhand-sir-over-43-lakh-voters-deleted-in-draft-electoral-rolls",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-05T17:05:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/jharkhand/jharkhand-sir-over-43-lakh-voters-deleted-in-draft-electoral-rolls/article71310282.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Over 43 lakh voters have been removed from the draft electoral rolls in Jharkhand after the initial enumeration phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), according to the State Election Commission. The removal, categorized under 'Absent, Shifted, Dead, or Duplicate' (ASDD), accounts for nearly 16.5% of the voter list. Of the 43.6 lakh names taken off, over 7 lakh are deceased, 14 lakh are untraceable, and 15 lakh have moved away permanently from the state. An additional 1.16 lakh voters did not sign their enumeration forms and did not return them to Booth Level Officers. K. Ravi Kumar, Chief Electoral Officer, stated that eligible electors whose names were on the 2026 roll but failed to submit the enumeration form can still be added back during the claims and objections phase from August 5 to September 4. The Election Commission of India is aiming to ensure all eligible citizens are included and ineligible electors are excluded from the electoral roll, with transparency at every stage. As of July 29, 83.51% of the 2.64 crore electors had submitted their enumeration forms, highlighting a high participation rate. The SIR process began on June 30, with enumerators conducting door-to-door visits across the state through August 29.",
  "summary": "Over 7 lakh dead, over 14 lakh untraceable, and over 15 lakh permanently shifted voters were recorded; around 1.16 lakh voters refused to sign the enumeration form; claims and objections phase from August 5 to September 4",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}