Mohali: The Special Intensive Revision (SIR)-2026 of electoral rolls in Mohali district has concluded with the final voter list containing 7,47,569 electors, down by 1,06,854 from the initial figure of 8,54,423.The final electoral rolls, released on Oct 12, also show an addition of 46,850 voters over the draft rolls published on Aug 13. However, despite these additions, the final count remains significantly lower than the district’s original electorate. The election department has not provided a detailed break-up of deletions, fresh inclusions and other factors behind the change.The revision exercise began on June 25, with 838 booth level officers (BLOs) carrying out door-to-door verification and collecting voter information till July 24. Political parties had deployed 3,160 booth level agents (BLAs) to assist in the exercise.The draft rolls published on Aug 13 contained 7,00,719 voters, including 3,62,751 men, 3,37,954 women and 14 third-gender electors. At the time, officials had reported that 84,795 voters could not be mapped, while 1,09,419 cases showed logical discrepancies requiring further scrutiny.Claims and objections were invited till Sept 12, following which electoral registration officers and assistant electoral registration officers examined the cases before preparation of the final rolls.Deputy commissioner-cum-district election officer Komal Mittal handed over the final electoral rolls to representatives of recognised political parties Monday. Hard copies with photographs and digital copies without photographs were provided to them.The final rolls are available with the BLOs concerned, electoral registration officers and the district election office. Citizens whose names are missing can apply for inclusion through Form 6 during the continuous updation process.BOX: Dera Bassi tops district in voter countDera Bassi: 2,79,857 votersKharar: 2,65,702 votersMohali: 2,02,010 votersCompared to the draft rolls, Kharar added 18,780 voters, Dera Bassi 18,775, and Mohali 9,295 electors.
