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Congress Alleges "Shah Instigated Removal" as 6.18 Crore Voters Deleted in SIR
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Moneycontrol•20-09-2026, 14:26
Congress Alleges "Shah Instigated Removal" as 6.18 Crore Voters Deleted in SIR
- •Congress claims 6.18 crore voter names deleted in the third phase of Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) across 12 states and two UTs.
- •Jairam Ramesh, Congress general secretary, dubbed SIR as "Shah Instigated Removal" and an "assault on the Constitution."
- •Allegations suggest the deletions disproportionately affect disadvantaged and deprived communities, with a 17% deletion rate.
- •An additional 5.43 crore voters face deletion risk, bringing the total deleted or at-risk to 32% (one in three voters).
- •States like Delhi (53.73%), Chandigarh (52.58%), and Telangana (48.90%) show high deletion/risk rates; Congress criticizes lack of public lists in BJP-ruled states.
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A staggering 32% or about one in three voters have either had their names deleted or face the risk of deletion across 12 states and two Union Territories during the third phase of the Special Intensive Revision.
Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh stated that 6.18 crore voter names have been deleted across 12 states and two Union Territories during the third phase of the revision.
Delhi recorded the highest risk proportion at 53.73%, followed closely by Chandigarh at 52.58% and Telangana at 48.90%.
