JAIPUR: Rajasthan's latest draft electoral roll, published Thursday under the Special Summary Revision (SSR) 2027, has produced a fresh numbers puzzle. It records about 5.26 crore voters - about 11 lakh more than the 5.15 crore in the final Special Intensive Revision (SIR) roll published in Feb.But the number is still far below another official figure in circulation: State Election Commission's final electoral roll, which stood at 5.45 crore voters in early Oct.That leaves Rajasthan with three voter counts in less than a year - 5.15 crore in the final SIR roll, 5.45 crore in the SEC roll, and now 5.26 crore in the ECI-linked SSR draft. The latest figure sits between the two, but does not settle the central question: why official rolls for the same state show such wide variation. According to Chief Electoral Officer Naveen Mahajan, the SSR draft has 2,75,24,780 male voters, 2,51,42,052 female voters and 584 transgender voters. The qualifying date for the revision is Jan 1, 2027. EC has opened claims and objections from Nov 12 to Dec 11. The final roll will be…
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In short
Rajasthan's newly published electoral draft establishes a voter base of approximately 5.26 crore, landing between February's intensive enumeration total of 5.15 crore and October's local commission count of 5.45 crore. Chief Electoral Officer Naveen Mahajan noted that the latest figures account for over 2.75 crore male voters and roughly 2.51 crore female voters. The differing numbers reflect structural procedural variations, as intensive revisions mandate house-to-house form collections while summary revisions carry forward existing names with periodic updates. Public claims and objections will be accepted through mid-December before the list is finalized in January.
Key points
- The updated draft bridges previous discrepancies between the February intensive revision…: The updated draft bridges previous discrepancies between the February intensive revision list and the State Election Commission roll.
- Procedural variations explain the shift, contrasting door-to-door enumeration forms with…: Procedural variations explain the shift, contrasting door-to-door enumeration forms with summary roll rollovers and modifications.
- Eligible citizens who meet the 2027 age requirements must finalize submissions before the…: Eligible citizens who meet the 2027 age requirements must finalize submissions before the revised roll is published on January 4.