Tirunelveli district loses 2.14 lakh voters during SIR; 6.82 lakh voters deleted in four southern districts

Tirunelveli district, which had 14,18,325 voters earlier the Special Intensive Revision of electoral roll, present has 12,03,368 voters aft deleting 2,14,957 (15.16%) absent, shifted, death, duplicate and treble introduction voters erstwhile the draught electoral rotation was published connected Friday.

The 5 Assembly constituencies of Tirunelveli territory viz. Tirunelveli, Ambasamudram, Palayamkottai, Nanguneri and Radhapuram had 14,18,325 voters including 6,91,026 men, 7,27,130 women and 169 different voters earlier the SIR was taken-up. During the SIR, the absent, shifted, death, duplicate and treble introduction voters were not included successful the electoral roll.

During SIR, 2,14,957 electors - 42,119 voters successful Tirunelveli, 42,501 voters successful Ambasamudram, 36,057 successful Palayamkottai, 54,260 successful Nanguneri and 40,020 successful Radhapuram – were recovered to beryllium absent, shifted, death, duplicate and treble introduction voters and hence they person been deleted from the draught electoral rotation released connected Friday by District Collector R. Sukumar.

“Claims and objections for including oregon deleting the voters tin beryllium submitted till January 18, 2026 with Form 6 and aforesaid declaration. These objections and claims volition beryllium uploaded successful the Chief Electoral Officer’s website truthful that everyone tin presumption it for raising objections, if any,” Dr. Sukumar said.

If immoderate of these voters taxable the claims oregon objections seeking inclusion of their names successful the electoral roll, it volition beryllium affirmed done tract verification and past included successful the electoral rotation with the concurrence of the governmental parties.

“As of now, the recognised governmental parties person been provided with the details of the absent, shifted, death, duplicate and treble introduction voters to get their concurrence earlier the merchandise of draught electoral roll,” Dr. Sukumar said.

The recognised governmental parties person been fixed the hard and brushed copies of the draught electoral rotation and the details astir deleted voters during SIR. While the voters tin cheque the draught electoral rotation with their Electors’ Photo Identity Card number, the governmental parties tin besides bash truthful to cross-check the deletion of voters.

Since the Election Commission of India has stipulated that nary polling booth should person much than 1,200 voters, the further voters person been moved to the nearest booth with lesser fig of voters oregon caller booths person been created successful the nearest place. Hence, 190 booths person been created successful the 5 Assembly constituencies of Tirunelveli territory portion 2 booths with lesser fig of voters person been annexed. After this exercise, Tirunelveli district, which past had 1,490 booths, present has 1,678 polling booths, Dr. Sukumar said.

Corporation Commissioner Monika Rana, District Revenue Officer M. Durai, Sub-Collector, Cheranmahadevi Ayush Gupta and others were present.

In Tenkasi district, 1,51,902 absent, shifted, death, duplicate and treble introduction voters of Sankarankovil (Reserved), Vasudevanallur (Reserved), Kadayanallur, Tenkasi and Alangulam Assembly segments person been deleted during SIR to permission 12,25,797 voters including 6,01,787 men, 6,23,852 women and 158 different voters successful the draught electoral roll.

The territory had 13,75,091 voters (excluding the officials connected predetermination duty) earlier SIR. After delimitation of the polling booths, fig of booths successful the territory has moved up to 1,680.

After SIR, Thoothukudi territory has 13,28,158 voters including 6,49,224 men, 6,78,752 women and 182 different voters arsenic 1,62,527 absent, shifted, death, duplicate and treble introduction voters person been removed from the electoral rotation of six Assembly constituencies – Kovilpatti, Vilaathikulam, Ottapidaaram (Reserved), Thoothukudi, Srivaikundam and Tiruchendur segments.

Before SIR, the territory had 14,90,685 voters including 7,27,512 men, 7,62,939 women and 234 different voters.

Kanniyakumari district, which had 15,92,872 voters including 7,92,064 men, 8,00,643 women and 165 different voters successful Kanniyakumari, Nagercoil, Colachal, Padmanabhapuram, Vilavancode and Killiyoor Assembly constituencies, present has 14,39,499 voters including 7,19,973 men, 7,19,386 women and 140 different voters arsenic 1,53,373 absent, shifted, death, duplicate and treble introduction voters person been deleted during SIR.

After the rationalisation of polling booths, Kanniyakumari district, which had 1,702 booths, present houses 1,914 polling booths – an summation of 212 booths, District Collector R. Alagumeena said aft releasing the draught electoral roll.

In all, 6,82,759 absent, shifted, death, duplicate and treble introduction voters person been deleted successful Tirunelveli, Tenkasi, Thoothukudi and Kanniyakumari districts during SIR.