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The ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls successful Gujarat has revealed that much than 17 lakh deceased voters were inactive included successful the existing elector database crossed the State, a merchandise by the bureau of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) has stated.
According to the merchandise issued connected Thursday (December 4, 2025), the SIR workout started successful Gujarat connected November 4 with booth-level officers (BLOs) distributing enumeration forms successful their designated areas.
The run volition proceed till December 11.
"In the past 1 month, enumeration forms person been distributed to much than 5 crore voters registered successful the 2025 electoral roll. In astir of the 33 districts, 100 per cent of the organisation has been completed. Work connected digitising the returned forms is presently underway. So far, the digitisation enactment has been completed successful 12 retired of 182 assembly constituencies," it said.
These see Dhanera and Tharad of Banaskantha district, Limkheda and Dahod (ST) of Dahod district, Bayad of Aravalli district, Dhoraji, Jasdan and Gondal of Rajkot district, Keshod of Junagadh district, Mehmadabad of Kheda district, Khambhat of Anand territory and Jalalpore of Navsari district.
Dang territory is astatine the forefront successful this enactment with 94.35% digitisation of the counting forms, said the release.
"During this exercise, it was revealed that 17 lakh deceased voters were inactive included successful the electoral rotation crossed the state. More than 6.14 lakh voters were recovered absent from their addresses. It has been noticed that much than 30 lakh voters person permanently migrated," the merchandise said.
BLOs recovered much than 3.25 lakh voters successful the "repeated" category, which means that their names figured astatine much than 1 place, the merchandise stated.
