As many as 9.8 lakh voters have been deleted from the electoral rolls since the commencement of the elector mapping process ahead of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Odisha.

“Approximately 9.8 lakh deletions have been carried out by the Electoral Registration Officers since the commencement of the elector mapping process. However, a substantial number of complaints have been received regarding wrongful deletion of names, including cases where electors were found to be present and instances where Booth Level Officers had neither conducted field visits nor carried out proper verification prior to deletion,” the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) wrote to the Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) on April 18.