Guwahati: Nearly two lakh names were deleted, while over four lakh were added, resulting in a net addition of more than two lakh electors in Assam’s electoral rolls during the Special Summary Revision (SSR).The draft rolls published by Election Commission on Thursday recorded an electorate of 2.51 crore, with women marginally outnumbering men by 1,289 electors.The last final roll published in Feb this year ahead of assembly polls had recorded a total of 2,49,58,139 electors. During the period of continuous revision, a total of 4,12,344 electors were added, while 1,93,573 electors were deleted, resulting in a net increase of 2,18,771 electors in this draft roll.Assam was not covered under the nationwide Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise undertaken by Election Commission and instead was put under SSR. EC cited the fact that the state has a separate provision in India’s citizenship laws and the Supreme Court-monitored citizenship identification process through NRC has not concluded yet.Among the assembly constituencies, Dalgaon has the highest number of electors, with 3,25,746 electors, while Amri (ST) has the lowest, with 1,01,509 electors.The state has a total of 31,516 polling stations, with an average of 799 electors per polling station. Mankachar constituency has the highest number of polling stations, at 402, while Dotma (ST) has the lowest, with 147 polling stations.EC stated that the draft roll will remain subject to the prescribed process of claims and objections in accordance with the schedule and guidelines notified by Election Commission of India.Citizens can submit claims and objections, wherever necessary, in accordance with the prescribed procedures from Nov 12 to Dec 11. The final electoral rolls are scheduled to be published on Jan 4.The office of the chief electoral officer has appealed to all stakeholders, political parties and electors to actively participate in the revision process to ensure the preparation of an accurate, inclusive and error-free electoral roll.
