The Election Commission released Gujarat’s final electoral roll after the Special Intensive Revision, showing a total of 4.40 crore voters, with an increase of 5.6 lakh voters from the draft stage. The revision process began on October 27 and lasted over three-and-a-half months, involving tasks like form distribution, verification, and addressing claims and objections. Applications for voter name changes were accepted between December 19 and January 30, with decisions made by February 10 before the final roll publication.
The Chief Electoral Officer of Gujarat, Hareet Shukla, highlighted the timely completion of the revision process through collaborative efforts at various administrative levels. The final electoral roll now includes 4,40,30,725 voters, indicating a 1.29% rise from the draft stage. Door-to-door surveys were conducted by Booth Level Officers to update enumeration forms, identifying cases of deceased voters, relocations, and duplicate registrations.
Meetings were organized between Booth Level Officers and political party agents to address outstanding form submissions. The updated electoral roll will incorporate new photographs gathered during the revision. District-wise data revealed Ahmedabad with the highest voter additions at 1,53,234, followed by Surat and Rajkot. Surat led in voter name deletions, with Ahmedabad and Surendranagar also reporting significant removals.
