Chief Electoral Officer of Madhya Pradesh, Sanjeev Kumar Jha, said that no name that has been published in the draft list can be deleted by the ERO or the AERO without prior notice. Photo credit: X/@CEOMPElections
Over 42.74 lakh electors have been deleted from the draft voter list in Madhya Pradesh, published after the first phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the State, the Election Commission said on Tuesday (December 23, 2025).
Chief Electoral Officer of Madhya Pradesh, Sanjeev Kumar Jha, said that of the total 5.74 crore electors in the State, 5.31 crore submitted their enumeration forms during the SIR exercise conducted from November 4 to December 18. Around 42.74 lakh voters did not submit the document.
“Of these 42.74 lakh names, 8.46 lakh, or 1.47%, were found to be deceased, 31.51 lakh, or 5.49%, were either absent (from their given home address) or had shifted to other places, while 2.77 lakh people were found to be registered as voters in more than one place,” Mr. Jha said, adding that those left out can file claims and objections from December 23 to January 22.
The final electoral rolls will be released after January 22, he said.
“During the claims and objection period, any elector may file claims or objections for inclusion of eligible electors or deletion of ineligible names. A total of 230 EROs and 532 AEROs are in position to scrutinise such cases, including 725 AEROs additionally notified for SIR in Madhya Pradesh on December 22,” he said.
“The successful completion of this phase is the result of coordinated efforts of DEOs of all 55 districts, 230 EROs, 532 AEROs and BLOs deployed at 65,014 polling booths, supported by volunteers. Field representatives of all six national recognised political parties, including their district presidents, also actively participated, with as many as 1,35,882 booth-level agents appointed by them,” Mr. Jha said.
Mr. Jha said that no name that has been published in the draft list can be deleted by the ERO or the AERO without prior notice.
The Election Commission of India had announced the SIR in 12 States and Union Territories that began on November 4. The exercise has been completed in Bihar.
Published – December 23, 2025 10:19 pm IST
