Kerala SIR Voter List: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday released the final electoral roll in election-bound Kerala after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. The total number of voters in the state stands over 2.69 crore, the data published the poll body showed.
How Voter Can Check His Name
The Election Commission of India shared a link, where a citizen in Kerala can check his name in the final electoral roll. One can visit: http://electoralsearch.eci.gov.in to check his name on the updated list. The poll officials held a press conference in Thiruvananthapuram to announce the release of the updated electoral roll.
8,97,211 Voters Removed After SIR
According to the EC, 8,97,211 voters were removed following the SIR exercise. The fresh electoral roll has 2,69,53,644 voters, compared to 2,78,50,855 prior to the commencement of the SIR in October last year. The total number of male voters is 1,31,26,048, female voters 1,38,27,319, and transgender voters - 277. The number of overseas voters in the updated roll is 2,23,558, while service voters stand at 54,110.
36.88 lakh voters were issued notices for hearing as part of the SIR proceedings, and 53,229 were excluded from the final list.
Meanwhile, the voter list of the State Election Commission, based on which the 2025 local body elections were conducted, had 2,86,07,658 voters. The ECI said an additional 4,01,368 applications for correction, inclusion and deletion were received between January 31 and February 16.
Aggrieved voters can approach them after the release of the final list for inclusion or deletion, the poll body said, adding that the final list will be provided to political parties for verification. Names can be added to the electoral roll till the last day of filing nominations for the assembly election, officials added.
(With PTI inputs)