Tamil Nadu electoral roll revised, 97.37 lakh names removed

Tamil Nadu Chief Electoral Officer Archana Patnaik released the final electoral roll, deleting 97.37 lakh voter names under various categories. The state now has 5.67 crore voters, with 7.40 lakh young voters newly added after the SIR exercise

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Electoral Officer Archana Patnaik released the final electoral roll here on Monday and 97.37 lakh voter names were deleted under various categories.

The state now has 5.67 crore voters, she said.

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Addressing a press conference, Patnaik said that before the SIR exercise, the state’s electorate stood at 6.41 crore. Now, 7.40 lakh people in the 18-19 age bracket have been included in the electoral roll and 97.37 lakh voter names were deleted under various categories.

Continuous updation will be taken up with immediate effect, she added.