The People's Union for Civil Liberties revealed that over 26 lakh names removed from federal voter lists persist on Rajasthan's local electoral rolls. The analysis showed that these active registries include 3.2 lakh individuals marked as deceased by federal officials, with several districts retaining more than half of those dead entries. Additionally, the local rolls still list over 17.32 lakh voters who shifted residences and 1.83 lakh multiple registrations. State officials noted that voter counts have grown recently and that discrepancies were likely addressed during updates.
Key points
Discrepancies between federal and state voter registries have left millions of disqualifi…: Discrepancies between federal and state voter registries have left millions of disqualified voters active for local elections.
The State Election Commission list exceeds the federal roll by more than 32.72 lakh names…: The State Election Commission list exceeds the federal roll by more than 32.72 lakh names, representing a 6.4 percent difference.
Ongoing roll updates have failed to eliminate massive numbers of duplicate, absent, and d…: Ongoing roll updates have failed to eliminate massive numbers of duplicate, absent, and deceased entries across the state.
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JAIPUR: More than 26 lakh of the 41.65 lakh voters deleted by
Election Commission of India (ECI) in Rajasthan's draft SIR are still listed on State Election Commission (SEC) electoral rolls prepared for 2026 Panchayati Raj and urban local body polls, an analysis by People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), dated Nov 11, has found. The data studied includes SEC's second panchayat rolls supplement published up to Oct 12.
The findings have raised concerns about the accuracy and integrity of the electoral rolls in several districts. PUCL's district-wise assessment showed Baran has the highest share of ECI-deleted voters still appearing on SEC rolls at 83.1%, followed by Pali (81.8%), Jalore (81.5%), Bikaner (81.4%), Sirohi (80.5%) and Deedwana-Kuchaman (80.2%).
The analysis further reported that 3.2 lakh people identified as dead by ECI continued to be on SEC rolls statewide. Banswara recorded the highest proportion at 70.7% (23,185 names), followed by Sirohi at 67.5% (13,165), Baran at 61.4% (11,000), Churu at 55.8% (15,050), Jalore at 54.4% (12,164), Ajmer at 51.1% (18,713) and Bikaner at 50.8% (14,192). PUCL claimed in the seven districts,…
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