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Announcing the completion of Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls successful Chhattisgarh, the Election Commission of India (ECI) connected Saturday (February 21, 2026) said that astir 2.35 lakh voters were added aft the claims and objections phase.
The process started connected October 27 past twelvemonth and the draught rolls were published connected December 23, 2025. In its connection connected Saturday (February 21), the ECI said that determination had been an summation of 2,34,994 voters successful the last database implicit the draught rolls published earlier.
Breaking up the numbers, the ECI said that determination were 21,230,737 voters successful the pre-SIR database and enumeration forms of 18,495,920 of them were received, which were digitised. This meant that 27 lakh voters were excluded successful the draught rolls implicit deaths, enrolment astatine aggregate places, alteration successful address, etc.
Following this, claims and objections for inclusion and removal of names successful the rolls and amendment to entries were submitted betwixt past December 23 and January 21 this year. Upon solution of these connected February 14, 2026, the full fig successful the last rolls went up to 18,730,914, a nett summation of 2,34,994.
Congress alleges ECI-BJP collusion
Questioning these numbers, the Opposition Congress enactment has accused that the ECI colluded with the ruling BJP to delete “lakhs of names from the voters’ list” and added that the names of those from Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and minorities were removed purposely from the rolls.
“The names of 25 lakh Chhattisgarh voters person been maliciously deleted. While deleting the names of those who died oregon moved distant aft matrimony is fine, the Election Commission and the BJP person colluded to deliberately delete a ample fig of SC, ST, and number assemblage voters. Complaints of fraud person been filed astatine respective polling booths crossed the State, but nary enactment has been taken,” said State Congress president Deepak Baij, adding that the Election Commission’s intentions successful this full process were unclear.
He said the BJP, done its workers, conspired to place Congress voters and get forged signatures connected Form 7 for deletion. Complaints person been filed successful galore locations, and the Congress enactment has besides filed complaints successful respective locations, but nary FIR has been registered against anyone yet, helium added.
