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Punjab final voter list: 13.60 lakh names deleted, 7.97 lakh added
Punjab's final electoral roll was published on Monday, 12 October 2026, after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process. The number of voters dropped from 2,14,61,043 before the SIR to 2,01,00,727 in the final list, a net reduction of over 13.60 lakh names, according to data from the Election Commission of India.
The final list includes 1,03,76,026 men, 97,24,195 women and 506 third-gender voters. A total of 7,97,263 new voters were added, while 13,60,316 names were removed. Tv9hindi reports that 86,038 voters were found ineligible after notices were issued to 35,49,036 electors. Polling stations have been increased from 24,453 to 25,332, with Amritsar getting the most new booths at 106, says tv9hindi.
Aajtak adds that the SIR process began on 25 June 2026 under Election Commission directions. The draft list published on 13 August had 1,93,94,435 voters, against which the final list shows a 3.64 per cent increase. Officials said eligible voters still left out can apply through Form 6 online via the ECINET app or offline with Booth Level Officers.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Both tv9hindi and aajtak carry straight factual coverage of the final electoral roll publication, with nearly identical figures and no editorial slant. Tv9hindi leads with the net deletion figure and the total voter count, while aajtak opens with the 13 lakh deletion number and the 6.33 per cent decline from the pre-SIR figure. Both attribute the drop to death, permanent migration, absence or duplicate entries, and both report the same official explanation from Chief Electoral Officer Anindita Mitra. The coverage is uniform straight reporting. The key point for Punjab's political landscape is the net reduction of over 13.60 lakh voters ahead of the next assembly election, a figure that will now form the baseline for party strategies.
The Election Commission has said eligible voters left out can still apply through Form 6, leaving the door open for further additions before polling day.
Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
Sources (2): tv9hindi.com (neutral report), aajtak.in (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
