If SIR is done simultaneously across the country, names of 15 crore voters will be removed, who all can be included in the list?

New Delhi. The way 65 lakh voters' names were removed in the SIR being conducted in Bihar and there was no concrete challenge to it, it is being estimated that if SIR is conducted in the entire country, then the names of about 15 crore such voters can be removed who are either dead or have duplicate EPICs or have been transferred.

This estimate is also being made because during SIR in Bihar, the names of about ten percent of the voters have been removed from the voter list. Apart from a large number of dead, transferred and voters who have registered their names from two places, foreign nationals from countries like Bangladesh and Nepal are also included in this list.

How many voters are there in India?

At present, the names of about 100 crore voters are registered in the voter list of the country. The removal of names of such a large number of voters from the voter list is being estimated because in most of the states of the country, SIR had happened with Bihar 20 years ago i.e. between 2003 and 2005.

According to sources associated with the Election Commission, a situation like Bihar will be seen in other states of the country as well. Where a large number of voters included in the voter list are dead, transferred and those who have registered their names from two places. Among these, the number of such voters in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh can be seen to be more than in Bihar. The reason for this is both transfer and infiltration.

What was the number of voters in Bihar?

According to the commission, the number of voters in Bihar before SIR was 7.89 crores, whereas out of these, a total of 7.24 crore voters got a place in the draft list. That means 65 lakh of them were left out in the first round itself. Three lakh people have been given notice on the basis of doubtful citizenship. Sources claim that among the claims and objections made on the draft list, more than three lakh claims and objections have been made only to delete the names.

In such a situation, it is believed that more voters may be excluded from the draft list due to various reasons. According to an estimate, the names of about ten percent of voters may be removed from the existing voter list. However, this situation will become clear only after the final voter list is released on September 30.

Then there will be a big jump in voting percentage

According to analysts associated with the commission, while the implementation of SIR across the country will eliminate the errors in the voter list, it will automatically have an impact on the voting percentage. According to an estimate, if the names of about 15 crore people are removed from the voter list across the country, then there will be a jump of about ten percent in the voting percentage.